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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1990
Page
2
The Gazette announces a new Daily Planner page on 2A providing daily events, TV reminders, road updates, and tips. It also expands national and world news in section A and introduces Iowa Today with local features and photos. Obituaries move to 2B and Sports Plus appears daily in sports.
Chuck Wilson works as a fund raiser for Telecom USA for colleges and universities. He says his success shows disabled people can accomplish as much as anyone. Neighbors magazine.
Convicted murderer Murl McMullin of Cedar Rapids was critically injured Monday after being struck by a staple gun fired to the head at the Iowa Men's Penitentiary in Fort Madison. Details on page 4B.
The Consumer Advocate office recommends denying most of an 11.5 million dollar rate increase proposed by GTE North Inc. of Grinnell. Details on page 6D.
The Fat Freedom Eskimo Pie Sandwich uses Simplesse fat substitute and features two fat free wafers with a Simplesse filling. The product will be tested in Iowa Illinois Missouri Indiana Arkansas and Tennessee starting Tuesday.
A light column notes making buckskin jackets may not pay much yet offers fringe benefits for crafts folk and hobbyists. The piece plays on a playful twist about fringe items and practical returns.
Gas prices in Iowa reached a statewide tie with a 1981 record at 1.38 for self serve regular unleaded. Officials say prices may stabilize briefly but are expected to rise again while national oil prices fall. The price includes 29.1 cents in state and federal taxes.
The Associated Press reports Saddam Hussein promised to free women and children among foreign captives. Meanwhile 47 Americans returned home while others mourned leaving loved ones behind. Baghdad calls Kuwait a province of Iraq as White House condemns the move.
Severe tornadoes swept across northern Illinois near Plainfield and Joliet killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 280. Four fatalities occurred at an apartment complex in Crest Hill with bodies found in a cornfield and adjacent wreckage. Rescue workers described extensive destruction and ongoing fears of higher totals.
Emotions ran high as a dike break near Olin sent water into fields and yards. Volunteers and residents dug in with sandbags after 6 30 p m as high water forced helpers from Stanwood Morley Anamosa Oxford Junction Mechanicsville and beyond. Gov Branstad declared multiple counties state disaster areas over flooding on the Turkey and Wapsipinicon rivers with millions in damage.
Police link two more bodies to the Gainesville killings of four women students near the University of Florida. Victims include Christina Powell 17 and Sonya Larson 18 as investigators pursue one or two suspects amid similar methods and a growing fear.
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