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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1992
Page
3
Several former Soviet republics request Peace Corps volunteers to teach business setup, pollution cleanup, and English. The agency aims to send 500 volunteers to the Commonwealth of Independent States in two years, said Director Elaine Chao.
A National Safe Workplace Institute report ranks California first for workplace safety and Arkansas last, with New Jersey Illinois New York and Massachusetts also high. The study also notes Iowa at 20th and lists Wyoming New Mexico Kansas and North Dakota near the bottom. Separately Iraq said it would free two American businessmen jailed in Baghdad for illegally entering from Kuwait after arrests on December 6.
More than 23000 in ticket receipts from a rap stars benefit basketball game at City College were found. Officials questioned the event's beneficiary AIDS groups said they had not heard of the AIDS Education Outreach Program. Puff Daddy's lawyer said funds would be turned over to the city until rightful claimants are identified.
Americans prepared for New Year activities as 1991 ended with celebrations and cautionary notes. Key spots like Queen Mary and Spruce Goose in Long Beach offered packages from 45 to 200 dollars per person while Southern California venues reported strong New Year Eve demand despite economic worries. Hollywood reservations and events drew notable names and high priced tickets reflecting festive mood.
In Placentia California a bank branch was surrounded after a botched robbery left a gunman inside with as many as 28 hostages. A second suspect possibly died or was shot during a freeway pursuit near Los Angeles. FBI and SWAT surrounded the Bank of America with a satchel possibly containing explosives.
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