21 Jan 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1989
Page
1
Police swept a several block downtown Cedar Rapids area shortly after 2 a.m. Friday responding to complaints by angry merchants. The incident followed other city events and local concerns, with no injuries reported.
A lighthearted note advises parents to laugh at themselves as their children do, encouraging humor in family life and daily interactions.
Fireball sightings across Iowa followed a Soviet rocket booster reentry. NORAD and the National Weather Service confirmed space debris burned up over the mid Mississippi River Valley with a flat reentry path. Observers in Cedar Rapids Fort Madison and Spencer reported meteor-like breakup around 8 p.m.
George H W Bush becomes the 41st U S president in a sunny inaugural parade before about 300000 cheering Americans. He vows to make it better and urges bipartisanship while urging a spirit beyond possessions. Reagan departs California after brief farewell remarks.
Witness James Brems testified he did not see Evan Paul strike a blow during the fight that preceded the Aug. 16 shooting death of Donald Cope at the Vickers gas station lot in Cedar Rapids. Brems said Cope yelled and kicked Paul then Cope approached and struck Paul before a gunfire was heard.
A 14 member committee proposes letting AFDC recipients keep full benefits for six months after finding work and then taper benefits over 18 months with graduated wage-based cuts. The plan also allows part time work without benefit loss and adds job training for nonpayers of child support.
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