Baseball Scores Across Leagues and Late Games
Yankees beat Brewers 5 to 1 and Orioles defeated Angels 9 to 1. Tigers topped Twins 4 to 3 while Red Sox edged Athletics 5 to 4 and White Sox downed Blue Jays 6 to 3. Rangers won 6 to 2 over Royals as Indians played Mariners late. Reds overwhelmed Phillies 7 to 1. Expos lost 6 to 0 to Braves. Cardinals and Astros, Cubs and Padres, Pirates and Dodgers, Mets and Giants all listed as late games.
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Cedar Rapids School Levy Renewal Expected
Cedar Rapids public school officials expect voters to renew the building maintenance and equipment levy on September 8. The levy has funded operations for 18 years. Details appear on page 1B.
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Miss Iowa Reigns as Miss Teen USA
Ja mie Salinger of Altoona Iowa was crowned Miss Teen USA in Biloxi Mississippi The CBS telecast was not live and Hurricane Andrew forced pageant officials to tape two endings with Miss Oklahoma or Miss Iowa winning to surprise viewers.
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Andrew Lashes Louisiana Coast As Hurricane Andrew Moves Inland
Hurricane Andrew battered the Louisiana coastline with 140 mph winds after devastating south Florida. Grand Isle was underwater while New Orleans experienced gale force winds. a tornado touched down in LaPlace destroying nine houses. At least 17 deaths were reported in Florida and the Bahamas with billions in damage estimated in south Florida.
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Rose McDuffie
Six Teens Trapped In Waterfall Sewer Rescue In Waterloo
A sudden downpour turned a dry Waterloo sewer tunnel into a white-water river trapping six teenagers. Alicia Masciotta 17 was saved by firefighters as five friends climbed out through a manhole. The rescue happened near Liberty Park with call at 1 38 p m. Shane Kahl er 14 and Isaac Borton 18 described the fear and near miss as Alicia swept away.
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Julie Lynch
Ben Stapella
Rains from Lester hit Iowa with strong winds and damage
Rains from Tropical Storm Lester drenched Eastern Iowa Tuesday with remnants causing heavy rainfall and 68 mph winds at Oelwein. Across Linn County and towns like Center Point and Prairieburg, trees downed and power outages affected hundreds, but no injuries were reported.
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Colleen Dykes
Bridegroom's pricey suit earns none of the notice
A lighthearted quip playfully critiques a groom who spends lavishly on a new suit that goes unremarked at the wedding. The joke centers on a bachelor’s fashion folly and the social aim of understated style.
Columbus's voyages reshaped world history and science
The article notes Columbus as a better sailor than geographer who aimed to reach the East by sailing west, a bold but flawed plan that altered global history. It highlights reflections in Health & Science in Thursday's Gazette.
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Freedom Fest earns $4.8 million economic boost in 1992
Mount Mercy marketing students report a 1992 Freedom Festival economic impact of 4.8 million with 83,474 attendees across 290,012 total event visits. Attendance rose 20 percent from 1991 while citywide impact increased a third.
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