Clinton inaugurated as 42nd president of United States
William Jefferson Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd president before a crowd of about a quarter million. He pledged renewal and change while acknowledging economic and foreign policy challenges, promising sacrifice and national reform.
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Audrey Hepburn Dies at 63 in Switzerland
Oscar winner Audrey Hepburn died Wednesday in Switzerland at age 63. A U N spokesman in New York announced the death, noting her early career in Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffanys and her later humanitarian work feeding the world’s hungry.
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Harding Presto group shines in Cedar Rapids Youth feature
Eight members of Harding Middle School chamber group Presto gain recognition in Cedar Rapids in Youth Plus on page 30. Storm pounds Northwest Power leaves nearly 200000 customers without power after winter storm hits Pacific Northwest. coverage on page 11C-.
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Train of Thought Lacks a Locomotive for Clear Reasoning
A humorous remark notes that following a thinker’s chain of reasoning is pointless if there is no actual locomotive to guide the process. The quip contrasts mental steps with a missing physical engine to emphasize impracticality.
American rock ballet Billboards premieres in Iowa City
The Joffrey Ballet performs the first full length Ameri can rock ballet Billboards with music by Prince at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City. The event headlines a weekend in Friday's Gazette.
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Ice storm in Eastern Iowa leaves driver critically injured
An Eastern Iowa ice storm caused rapid freezing rain that left roads slick and a Montana semi driver, Arwin Morey, 39, of Missoula, Montana, critically injured in a two vehicle crash about three miles west of Colesburg in Delaware County on Highway 3 near Twin. Local official LeRoy Soukup described the storm as the slickest and fastest he has seen in 43 years on the job.
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Driver rear-ends car then crashes on Cedar Rapids hill
A driver hit Dennis Payne of Colesburg around 1 p.m. near C.R. school Bridges Park, pushing Payne’s car into a ditch. The semi fled about a quarter mile before Morey lost control, veered into a ditch, and struck a cement culvert. Morey, not wearing a seatbelt, was cited.
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University basketball star dies in crash with snowplow
Chris Street 20 a University of Iowa forward died at the scene after his car collided with a Johnson County snowplow on Highway 1. His girlfriend Kimberly Vinton 20 was injured. the plow driver Charles Pence 28 was uninjured. The crash occurred after the two left the Highlander Inn following a team event.
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Wounded husband suspected in his wife's death
Robert Wemark of Ridgeway is the prime suspect in the death of his wife Melissa Wemark of Decorah. Melissa, 32, was found dead, and Robert, 51, was seriously injured with stab and gunshot wounds. Police recovered bloody clothes near Spirit Lake and investigated autopsy results. Local authorities, including Winneshiek County Attorney Karl Knudson, are handling the early stages of the case.
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