25 Feb 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1988
Page
1
Page 1B lifestyle item notes new burgundy and gold rugs helping restore a historic 1908 mansion. Additional briefs cover changes at Bishop’s stores, investor role in thrift restructuring, and state-funded economic aid for Decorah Waverly and Waterloo firms.
A playful gag ponders a science blending cosmology with cosmetics to reveal the makeup of the universe, joking about the beauty of cosmic matter and the imagined field of galactic makeup trends.
Cedar Rapids officials deny a certificate of occupancy for 309 Fifth Ave SE for Ryan Montague's planned adult bookstore. The 4 0 vote cites nearby Geneva Tower and other sites as school functions within 450 feet, while noting the area’s commercial zoning.
Ray Iben 34 returns home from a dental visit to find his front yard filled with two tons of concrete. His brother Bud drove a yellow 1977 Plymouth Volare into the yard and a Ready Mix Concrete truck dumped the load. The prank owner valued the concrete at 161 dollars and calls it a birthday joke that went too far.
A legislative study finds 376 of the expected jobs from 24 CEBA funded firms have not yet materialized. About two thirds of recipients did not create all promised jobs within 12 months. Rep. Richard Running calls the results unsatisfactory and questions if CEBA achieves lawmakers' intent.
Richard Gere film shot in Eastern Iowa will be titled Miles from Home replacing The Farm of the Year. The announcement came from Ira Deutchman of Cinecom shortly after the decision, noting the plot centers on two characters fleeing foreclosure across Iowa.
The Supreme Court unanimously limits emotional distress claims by public figures against parodies and satire. The ruling protects even pornographic spoofs as First Amendment speech, overturning a $200,000 Falwell verdict and affirming strong protections for free expression in political and social discourse.
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