20 Dec 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1989
Page
1
A 600 pound Tulsa man pursues weight loss through surgery at University Hospitals as part of ongoing medical efforts. The item appears on page 2A of the edition.
Ag Secretary Clayton Yeutter warns the 1990 farm bill should center farmer input, stressing the need for a strong farmer say in shaping policy. The report notes ongoing debate among lawmakers and agribusiness groups.
AT&T plans a 300 million dollar reduction in long distance rates, a move expected to lower toll costs for customers nationwide. The announcement appears on page 6B.
Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets welcome back Barry Stephens to the lineup today as fans anticipate his return. Nike will supply Iown with special basketball uniforms for Saturday's Duel in the Desert. Robin Yount accepts a $9.6 million offer from the Brewers.
A brief humor note jokes that wealth once drew sin but is now treated as a miracle. The quip implies changing moral attitudes toward riches and money in a light, period-tinged voice.
Statewide temperatures plunge with 16 to 25 below zero in eastern Iowa and a high near 5 below. Cedar Rapids logged 7 below as Iowa nears its fourth coldest December on record. Climatologist Harry Hillaker notes a statewide average of 13.6 degrees this month, 10.7 below normal, with forecasts calling for continued extreme cold into week’s end.
The piece notes a stretch of eleven days with below normal winter temperatures and warns of more subzero air. It cites Washta Iowa as the lowest on record at 47 degrees below zero on January 12 1912 and compares freezer temps to polar conditions while urging readers to put the chill in perspective.
Federal investigators probe possible white supremacist links to four bombs tied to racial rulings. A bomb at the Jacksonville NAACP office failed to detonate, a third device was found in Atlanta, and two exploded. victims include Judge Robert Vance in Alabama and Savannah alderman Robert Robinson. Investigators seek connections to 11th Circuit rulings and unnamed white supremacist figures.
In Manchester Rita and her nine children 15 to 4 face their first Christmas without Kenneth who died at 44 from an apparent heart attack. The family will keep plans as arranged and celebrate despite the tragedy.
Cedar Rapids City Council to name newcomers Tom Aller and F James Bradley to replace Don Gardner and Robert M L Johnson on the airport commission. Gardner, who resigns to gain time for travel, served since 1974 with multiple reappointments. Johnson, 68, was up for reappointment but was not chosen.
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