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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1990
Page
2
The Gazette columnist Mike Deupree collects reader confessions of odd meals from ketchup on cottage cheese to a horror d'oeuvre with peanut butter and horseradish. He includes corrections and a lighthearted note about future updates and apologies.
The University of Iowa death penalty study cited in McCleskey v Kemp shows white victims receive death more often than black victims in Georgia. Supporters push the Racial Justice Act to curb racially discriminatory outcomes while opponents say it overcontrols. The debate highlights prosecutors influence and the absence of a federal standard.
Daniel Levitas, an activist tracking hate groups for the Center for Democratic Renewal in Atlanta, warned at a Des Moines forum that the 1980s marked a step backward for civil rights with greater acceptance of white supremacist groups. He noted hate crimes widened to include blacks, Asian Americans, Jews, gays and lesbians as the movement grew more organized and more perpetrators appeared as ordinary people.
In Waterloo authorities investigate an arson fire that left Tony Carr and Donald Jones in critical condition. The pair were likely asleep in a running car on Logan Avenue when flames were set from the outside. A neighbor helped free one victim before firefighters arrived, and investigators consider arson likely with no suspect named.
The Gazette corrects an editing error from a Sunday story that misidentified Dr Mildred Jefferson of Boston as pro choice when she is against abortion. The paper notes it will publish corrections or clarifications as needed. Phone numbers for responses are provided.
HBO swept the ACE Awards earning 31 top honors for 1989 1990 works including Murderers Among Us The Simon Wiesenthal Story. The wins spanned a live telecast on 12 networks and a Friday dinner presentation. HBO matched its 1989 tally of 35 ACE Awards.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette details subscription prices for carrier and mail delivery with weekly and annual rates. It lists the mailing address P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and notes AP content rights and carrier service limits.
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