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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1989
Page
2
A columnist argues rail is safer and more efficient than flying for most trips between major cities. He cites airport delays, congestion, and aging fleets, urging phased rail links from Boston to Washington and San Diego to San Francisco to reduce air traffic and pollution.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401. Subscription rates include carrier and motor route options and mail plans with regional pricing and restrictions.
In Boston on New Year’s Day the L Street Brownies, a mixed-age club, plunge into 25 degree air and 29 degree water. Veterans like Jerry Collins and Joe Alecks describe the icy swim as healthful and refreshing while Peter Jurzynski notes the harbor’s clear waters.
Florida sues Heart Chek of Sarasota claiming the fingertip blood cholesterol test requires clinical laboratory licensing under a 1967 statute. Heart Chek argues the law is outdated and not intended for screening tech. The case could shape regulation for the growing in-store health screening industry.
French icon Yves Montand welcomed his first child Valentin Giovanni Jacques with girlfriend Carole Amiel in Nice on New Year’s Eve. The 9 pound baby was born at a private Riviera clinic as Montand, 67, spoke of joy and new responsibility while noting he had no children from his marriage to Simone Signoret.
Anchorage festival on Feb 24 25 will mix rock gospel and dance with politicians from both nations. Eddie Money is booked while Soviet rocker Stas Namin proposed the event and will perform for free with Camas and the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce co sponsoring. Namin grandson of a Soviet politician, began amid Brezhnev era and now tours as a state supported artist under Gorbachev era reforms.
Arlene Thompson, a 66 year old cinnamon roll maker at the Center Cafe in Spencer Iowa, won the Iowa Lotto jackpot of 700000 dollars. She plans to travel to Des Moines to claim the prize and uses a mix of regular numbers and computer picks.
Florida Lottery officials said five winning tickets were sold for this week's 27 million Lotto prize. Two of the five came from the same Largo retail location near St. Petersburg. Lottery Secretary Rebecca Paul called the double win extraordinary.
In Des Moines the motor fuel tax rose two cents Sunday, completing the second half of a staggered increase. Gasoline now 20 cents per gallon, gasohol 19 cents, diesel 22.5 cents, and LPG 20 cents. Funds support the state road building program.
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