07 Dec 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1989
Page
1
The founders of the University of Iowa International Writing Program receive Hungarys top cultural honor. The item notes recognition for the program and its leaders, highlighting international literary achievement and cross cultural impact.
Neighbors oppose a proposed Hy-Vee store in Cedar Rapids saying the area could be desecrated. The notice appears on page 10A with additional arts coverage. The Joffrey Ballet's Nutcracker at Hancher is praised as better than ever in the Review on page 10A.
A new McDonald’s restaurant is planned near the Sycamore Mall in Iowa City. Page 7C reports the proposal details and location context while page 1C notes strong fan interest in the Jan 3 Iowa UNI basketball game at the UNI Dome with 22,727 in attendance. Iowa coach Tom Davis remarks on preferring opponents he dislikes less than Johnny Orr.
A light feature notes musicians aiming for wider recognition. The short item hints at ambition and public attention in the arts scene today.
A lone gunman targeted female students at the University of Montreal engineering school, killing 7 in two rooms and wounding 12 others before his death. Police say he acted alone after shouting a feminist insult and separating men from women. One officer learned his daughter was among the dead.
Rebels abandoned their Makati stronghold seven days after a coup attempt and marched 14 miles back to Fort Bonifacio amid mixed signals on the crisis. The government said the operation was finished but rebels still controlled Mactan Air Base in Cebu. At least 79 killed and 570 wounded. evacuation of about 1,800 foreigners occurred as Aquino declared a state of emergency.
President Bush faced criticism from Iowa farmer advocate David Ostendorf who said the White House has ignored family farmers during his first year. Ostendorf argued the administration remains convinced the farm economy is improving as rural hardship persists.
A two vehicle crash on I 380 tied up northbound lanes between the Cedar River and Seventh Street for about an hour Wednesday as one driver suffered a seizure. Michael Thompson 28 of Marion caused the crash. Gregory Breese 20 and Brian Butz 23 were injured lightly. Thompson was hospitalized in fair condition. no charges were filed due to medical cause.
Richard Acton, a Rhodesia raised Oxford graduate and Iowa historian, is to be named Lord Acton and become the first Iowa native to sit in the British House of Lords. He will take the title next Thursday at 8 30 a.m. Iowa time. He is married to Patricia Nassif of Cedar Rapids and has spent years researching Iowa for Palimpsest. The article notes Iowa’s standing in his life and career.
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