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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1997
Page
2
In a Maine whale watching excursion off Bar Harbor, dense fog and rough seas caused mass seasickness. Aboard a 200 seat catamaran, two thirds of passengers vomited despite warnings and a few saw only a blurred puffin. The columnist notes the ordeal, refunds, and personal discomfort.
The Gazette will ride out Labor Day with shorter hours. Missing papers line Cedar Rapids 398-8333 or 1 800 397 8333 until 11 a.m. Monday and Iowa City 319 339 3150 until 9 a.m. The newsroom opens to the public at 4 p.m. Monday for obituaries and news items to appear Tuesday morning. Advertising offices close Monday and reopen 8 a.m. Tuesday. National updates available via City Line numbers. Some coupons are omitted today due to the holiday change.
Hoffa urged former President Jimmy Carter to monitor the rerun of Teamsters elections overturned over alleged fundraising abuses in Ron Carey’s campaign. He accused monitor Barbara Zack Quindel of lax supervision and called for Carter to ensure a fair vote.
About 60 distinguished figures from Nobel laureates to journalists gather in Prague at the invitation of President Vaclav Havel and Elie Wiesel to review humanity and propose future alternatives. Participants include the Dalai Lama Thor Heyerdahl Shimon Peres F W de Klerk Wole Soyinka Has san Leila Shahid and Ted Koppel. Some notable absences include Bill Gates Mother Teresa Nelson Mandela Alexander Solzhenitsyn Toni Morrison and Henry Kissinger.
The Gazette highlights using soybean ink and recycled newsprint to support agriculture. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton, 4250 Sixth St. SW, or nearest recycling site.
To place an ad or inquire about your account call Cedar Rapids 398-8222 or Iowa City 339-3165 Toll Free 1-800-397-8222 Hours Weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Classified Mover Cedar Rapids 398-8234 Toll Free 1-800-397-8234 Monthru Thurs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri 8 a.m. to 5:30 Sat 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Ads before deadline appear in this index. Late-breaking news page numbers may change.
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