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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1990
Page
1
A Deupree column on page 2A explores dark secrets from the dinner table and notes some readers admit unusual tastes. The U of I study at the center of debate over discrimination in capital punishment is also on page 2A.
Iowa lawmakers anticipate a lively session with sharp debate over school truancy measures and smoking in public places as reported on page 7A.
Accent reports a strategy shift amid water scarcity arguing conservation over drilling additional wells. Page 9A outlines community and policy considerations.
Denver makes its third trip in four years to the Super Bowl to face the defending champion San Francisco 49ers. Purdue snaps the Iowa women's basketball team’s 46 game home winning streak, ending a long unbeaten run at home.
On page 12B the back page recounts how Northern California’s landscape and residents still bear the marks of the nation’s costliest earthquake, detailing ongoing aftereffects and impacted communities.
The Gazette prints with soybean ink and uses recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle by dropping newspapers in City Carton boxes at 4250 Sixth St SW and at the former fire station on 42nd and Council streets NE.
In Hollywood humor, the bit says you discover your true calling by dialing your message machine. The joke riffs on self discovery through a voicemail prompt and plays on career fate via a simple tech task.
Congressional Democrats vow to trim the Defense Department outlays in fiscal 1991 amid Bush administration resistance to tax increases. They seek to divert freed funds to domestic programs or deficit reduction as the Cold War eases. Leaders like Rep. Barney Frank say cuts to SDI and the B 2 could finance campaign promises without raising taxes.
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. widow Coretta Scott King addressed a national audience at the University of Iowa Memorial Union and Cedar Rapids gathering praising nonviolent action for freedom. She urged a triumphant nonviolent decade in the 1990s amid satellite feed delays from Ebenezer Baptist Church Atlanta.
The White House shifts from NASA to National Academy of Sciences and Aerospace Industries Association to explore cheaper ways to reach the Moon and Mars. Panels will study ideas including inflatable ships and robot assembly, while NASA still evaluates and develops its own plans. Officials cite NASA cost estimates around 400 billion dollars over three decades.
The AP reports Marlboro and Budweiser logos appear in Sega arcade titles like Super Monaco GP and Power Drift. Philip Morris and Anheuser Busch deny authorization and Sega plans removal while callers warn of teen smoking risks.
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