14 Jan 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1991
Page
1
Cheryle Watts Mitralsky promotes volunteer advocates to speak up and ask tough questions. The group aims to stand in the gap between community needs and government services, as noted in Accent page SB.
A Des Moines pastor speaking to Cedar Rapids audience last night urged young people to pull together and serve together to make the stream of peace come alive. Details on page SB.
In Vilnius Soviet and Lithuanian officials declared a curfew after a dawn attack by Red Army paratroops that left 13 dead. A temporary truce formed around the parliament as fears grew of a larger raid, with Latvia and Estonia signaling similar tensions and U S officials warning of possible moves against independence efforts.
Ed Barrett reports three people traveling in a late-model Toyota Corolla were shot on Interstate 380 last night. The car struck the 16th Avenue SW overpass and halted in the median around 10:20 p.m. Police found blood on the driver and passenger seats. a potential fourth person may have fled. Details remain sketchy.
U N secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar met Saddam Hussein in Baghdad for over three hours seeking peace in the Persian Gulf. Saddam urged continued readiness to fight Kuwait as Bush warned that war is possible, with a Jan. 15 deadline looming and Perez de Cuellar stating he cannot reveal talk details.
In Oakland California veteran keeper Lorne Jackson 55 was attacked by three African elephants in a one acre compound at Knowland Park Zoo. Witnesses say the 10,500 pound elephant Smokey struck him with a leg or trunk causing head and chest injuries and his death within an hour.
The Gazette touts soybean ink paper production and urges readers to recycle by dropping newspapers in boxes at City Carton located 4250 Sixth St SW and Econo Foods at 1800 51st St NE.
A light item notes an upcoming salt shortage as more products require a grain of salt for use. The playful line suggests everyday caution in consumption and humor about seasoning in daily life.
More than 200 residents attended the Cedar Rapids Islamic Center forum as panelists warn the Mideast crisis may hinge on oil. They discuss dangers of warmaking rhetoric and urge continued negotiations despite calls for action.
Issam Ahmad, a Kuwaiti escapee in Bahrain, says rising civilian resistance and civil disobedience emerge as intelligence harassment and killings persist. He cites an 85 percent chance Saddam Hussein will not leave Kuwait, asserting force may be needed despite public reluctance for war.
Full page color graphic in The Gazette outlines the Persian Gulf area with maps of the region, military deployments and possible air targets. It compares forces and notes Iowa troops’ involvement along with a calendar of key dates and climate data for Mideast nations in the gulf crisis. Save for future reference.
Iowa lawmakers face over 7 million dollars in projected costs for this session, up from 5.6 million in 1990, due to longer duration and higher salaries. House salaries rise to 318,100, with 1.2 million of Senate costs tied to its 50 members. Special sessions could add 25,000 in the House and 10,748 in the Senate.
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