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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1989
Page
2
A satirical news item describes the Bush Quayle inauguration festivities funded largely by anonymous corporate donations. It portrays parade floats including a Homeless float and a costly defense contractor display valued around 1.75 billion, with mocking coverage of sponsors and consumer branding throughout the event.
A 100 acre memorial forest near Cushing Minnesota funded by Vietnam veterans groups and individuals was saved from a bank foreclosure sale after Fruth Companies Inc Brainerd contributed 5400 dollars toward the 6033.53 required. Organizers plan to place the land in a trust to prevent future encroachment.
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced a consumer fraud suit in Polk County against Watson and Hughey Co. of Alexandria Va. and allied groups for soliciting nationwide under look-alike charity names. More than 100,000 pieces of mail were seized along with a $90,000 bank account. investigators say most donations return only a few cents to the charities.
Cedar Rapids police veteran John Erger seeks immediate reinstatement as administrative assistant chief after being demoted from No 2 post in December. He argues Civil Service status mandates reinstatement when no formal charges were filed within 14 days of appeal. Authorities dispute jurisdiction and note ongoing litigation.
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