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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1993
Page
1
A tight budget forces 14 employees, including five certified public accountants, to be laid off from the Iowa Auditor’s Office. The layoffs take effect Friday. Details on page 5B.
It was 100 years ago tonight that Ella Lizzie Addie Effie and Jessie Cherry first performed in Marion. Their ensuing career was described as "so bad it was good" with details on page 1B.
The company that planned to relocate to Iowa City but withdrew provides a five thousand dollar gift to the city's economic development fund. The story references further details on page 5C.
Ivan and Nona Walker return from vacation to find their farmhouse destroyed by a fire on Tuesday. The loss interrupts their California trip, with details appearing on The Back Page, 14C.
Rockwell Collins enforces a smoke free policy with workers now required to smoke outside. The change, resisted by some employees, marks a broader move by the company to ban smoking on site. Details on page 2B.
Comic actor Howie Mandel improvised his way through hecklers in Cedar Rapids last night drawing laughs from the crowd. He even wove in a quip about a gunshot wound to the chest while performing punchlines for about 1,901 attendees.
A light humorous note observes that the grass on the other side of the fence could look greener because it is AstroTurf, a playful take on artificial turf.
Harding Middle School students are drawn to chamber music by Presto, a group presenting soothing sounds distinct from rap rock or heavy metal. The event is featured in Youth Plus in Thursday's Gazette.
In Washington Bill Clinton pledged to inject a spirit of innovation into government and warned of daunting global crises. He addressed a large crowd after visiting Kennedy grave sites, prepared for a 11 a.m. CST oath as the 42nd president with Al Gore sworn in as vice president.
University of Iowa Hawks forward Chris Street, 20, died at the scene after his car collided with a Johnson County snow plow on Highway 1 near the Highlander Inn in Iowa City. Passenger Kimberly Vinton, 20, was hospitalized in stable condition. snow plow driver Charles Pence, 28, was shaken but unharmed.
Organizer Steve Gander says he will not run the World's Biggest Beach Party this year and invites local groups or private interests to take over on March 1 if there is no local interest. The event, held on his land four miles south of Williamsburg, has paid out over $100,000 to local groups since 1986. Corine Wardenburg of the Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce says it is too early to give up and is exploring options to keep it going.
Don Snenicka, linked to three to four armed robberies in the Cedar Rapids Iowa City area, was found dead Tuesday afternoon in Room 227 at the Red Roof Inn Cedar Rapids. Police say he shot himself. investigators found syringes and drug paraphernalia in the room.
PMX Industries of Cedar Rapids won a $295,000 order to supply cupro nickel strip for nickels to the Denver Mint. The 832000 pounds of strip will ship from April through October as PMX completes 18 months of qualification and security requirements. Additional bids and potential future contracts were noted as PMX competes with Olin Brass.
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