18 Jan 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1989
Page
1
A lighthearted item notes a pun about crossing a snake with a rabbit creating an adder that multiplies, aimed to amuse readers. The snippet captures a quick humor moment in the paper’s humor column.
A drifter in combat fatigues opened fire with an AK-47 at Cleveland Elementary in Stockton, killing five children and wounding about thirty before killing himself. The gunman Patrick Edward Purdy, 24, had an extensive criminal history with no clear motive, and witnesses described chaotic scenes as pupils fled. Purdy had recent ties to Stockton area towns including Lodi and Sandy, Oregon.
The second day of rioting over a police shooting saw seven shot, one fatally, as looting and vandalism spread from Overtown to Liberty City. Police cordoned a 130 block area, arrested about 56, and urged residents to stay indoors while Mayor Xavier Suarez called for calm and strict enforcement.
Linn District Judge L Vern Robinson ruled that the public’s right to peaceful homes outweighed the economic gains of Hy Vee’s Center Street project. Neighbors argued the City Council acted arbitrarily in rezoning to permit a larger supermarket, stopping construction and delaying 80 to 100 potential jobs.
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