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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1988
Page
2
A 31st wedding anniversary trip to New York prompts reflections on shifting city life. The writer recalls rising costs in Manhattan, scarce affordable housing, and a less welcoming vibe amid gentrification, contrasting past charm with modern pressures.
Reverend Jerry Falwell announced that Liberty University in Lynchburg Virginia will require random drug screening for all 6,000 students with faculty and administrators volunteering to be tested including Falwell himself. Separately in California actress Deborah Raffin has a temporary restraining order against Steven Inwood, who is ordered to stay away from Raffin and her husband Michael Viner amid death threats.
Lifestyle page notes Shellie Fraddin suggesting dating ideas in a grocery store. She says love can blossom among fruits and vegetables if one reads clues in shopping carts, and even if romance does not bloom, shopping gets done.
The University Bookstore at the Iowa Memorial Union readies for its annual surge. Hundreds of books tower seven feet high and twenty cash registers stand ready as shoppers descend. In two weeks normal operations resume.
Students decorate dorms and off campus apartments with abundant items creating a cozy cluttered space. The emphasis is on comfort and personal expression rather than minimalism. Local lifestyle column notes the busy but homey vibe of student rooms.
Former secretary of agriculture Bob Bergland notes little has changed in farming since biblical famine. He argues modern programs such as acreage set aside rely heavily on predicting weather conditions.
General manager Tom Dwyer leads the new Collins Plaza Hotel and Convention Center opening quietly next month. Dwyer started as a busboy and brings experience to ensure a solid operation. Money, page IC.
Film legend Lauren Bacall avoids sentimentality and remains smart and funny, noted for her blunt honesty. She has just completed her 20th movie, many regarded as classics, as Leisure highlights.
A May Parade health note warns that skipping proper meals in the late afternoon causes a fatigue dip around 4 o clock. It cautions that boosting with coffee or soda may worsen the effect and harm overall energy.
The Gazette presents a lifestyle directory on page 6F detailing clubs and lodges in the C R area. The feature highlights local social groups and meeting locations for readers seeking community and activities.
New York City's South Street Seaport emerges as a prime tourist destination with nautical vistas, diverse shops, restaurants, and museum ships highlighted for visitors seeking leisure and culture.
FIDE President Florencio Campomanes demands a formal apology from world champion Garri Kasparov for remarks about the federation. He cites Kasparov's threats and insults and asks the General Assembly to consider the matter at the Nov 26 session in Salonica during the 1988 Olympiad.
Nearly 500 representatives of community and church groups met at a South Side church to back a black candidate in Chicago’s mayoral special election. The meeting excluded nonblacks and highlighted fears of a white victory if blacks split votes.
In Tuscola Illinois a 77 year old woman died and four others were injured when a driving test car smashed through the exam station wall. Driver Pearl Kamm 43 of Atwood said her foot slipped from the brake to the gas. Examiner Mary Jo Fitzgerald was treated and released. Victim Sandra Warnes 43 of Longview died at the scene. Others hospitalized or treated include Donna Stutz Wanda Orton and Robert Matteson.
A New York judge approved Glenn Randall’s 4.2 million bid to buy Claredon Court, the 21 room oceanfront Newport mansion once home to Claus and Sunny von Bulow. The estate includes a three story main house, an 18 room carriage house, three fountains and a pool.
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