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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1997
Page
4
Veteran actor Ernest Borgnine longtime honorary Grand Clown of Milwaukee's Great Circus Parade donates 50000 to the annual event. His wife Tova is a ringmaster for the parade, which draws hundreds of thousands to downtown Milwaukee each summer.
Five days of heavy rains caused floods and mudslides across Minas Gerais, Brazil, killing 54 and leaving about 16,000 homeless. Rivers overflowed and power failed as towns reported contamination of drinking water and people seeking refuge in churches and schools.
In Chattanooga Tennessee ACT officials probe how an ACT booklet reached four city teachers before the October test date. Barbara Hyde resigned as test administrator after ACT officials cited responsibility for securing copies and proper distribution. Elizabeth Gaines, the city schools assistant superintendent, had an advance copy and provided it to four teachers at local high schools.
President Vaclav Havel married Dagmar Veskmova in a civil ceremony at Prague district hall. Veskmova, 43, is a noted Czech theatre actress. It is both their second marriages. Havel recently recovered from cancer treatment and lung surgery and has been out of work since December.
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