30 Dec 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1988
Page
1
Roger Ebert lists top films of 1988 while noting a disappointing year for musical theater. The Traveling Wilburys receive attention among rock highlights, and Miles From Home is cited as a flop in the year’s arts scene.
University of Iowa coach Hayden Fry jokingly claims credit for shaping Roy Orbison's vocal style in a light feature. The page notes on other crimes and local matters across Cedar Rapids including rural livestock theft fears and a child endangerment charge.
Cartoon caption jokes about using your head while avoiding a place that eats drinks and talks too much. The line implies social satire on gossip and overtalkative environments with a light humorous twist.
The Census Bureau reports mixed gains and losses across regions for 1985 to 1988 with a 3 percent national rise to 245.8 million. California adds 1.8 million residents, Texas slows, and Iowa drops from 2.87 to 2.83 million, while the Midwest shows a net 1.2 percent rise amid uneven state changes.
A government commission urged closing 34 military installations including five large Air Force bases and the Army's second-largest basic training site. It also proposes shuttering 52 housing units in 13 states and partially closing five facilities while adjusting missions at 54 others.
Fort Des Moines, mothballed since 1946, is named for sale of government land including 10 boarded-up buildings. The commission says the sale and partial closing will not affect jobs, per an Iowa official in Des Moines.
Iowa City reports rising flu activity expected after Christmas break with University of Iowa virology chief Dr Norman Swack noting schools and grammar classes can seed spread. Vaccination is urged as the best defense against influenza. Please turn to 11A: Flu.
An armed man from Iowa held eight hostages at Possibilities beauty salon in Omaha. He released four women and kept four others at gunpoint as police negotiated. No shots were fired.
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