23 Jan 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1989
Page
1
Settling in with ease at 668 Saint Cloud Rd. details unclear. The item lists a 2016 crown for San Francisco tied to a milestone called the Superdrive Drive of the decade. It reads like a sports feature or column teaser with uncertain specifics.
Columnist Donald Kaul argues John Thompson used intimidation to press the NCAA, while Arthur Ashe comments on Prop 42. The piece appears in 2A alongside other opinion items on college sports and reform.
A playful note describes a couple who imitate birds for amusement. He mimics birds with zest while she watches closely, creating a lighthearted domestic vignette that blends humor and affection.
Officials say an eastbound train clipped the front of Donald Cowger's car as it edged onto the tracks near Fir Avenue SE. Passenger Sonia Janey, 29, was killed. Cowger, 31, was hospitalized in critical condition. Eyewitnesses dispute the engineer's account while investigators review evidence including tan paint on the locomotive and car parts on the train. The crossing had no lights or gates.
Iowa faces a third mild winter in a row as January nears record warmth, while drought persists into 1989 and snow remains scarce. Climatologist Harry Hillaker notes parts of the state may set a winter without measurable snow, with below normal snowfall and above normal temperatures continuing.
More than 900 people gathered Sunday in Moscow to nominate Andrei Sakharov for a seat on the new Congress of People's Deputies representing Moscow. He would run both for Oktyabr District and the city as a whole, facing Boris Yeltsin and a Politburo member. Memorial organizers led the event at the House of Filmmakers.
Hazel Brooks, at 71, bought the cafe across from her Manchester apartment after it closed for two months. In 18 months she rebuilt it into a social hub with home cooking and a loyal line of customers. Her staff, including Shelley Watters, cite homemade pies soup and cooking as the draw. playful insults and family banter mark daily life at the cafe.
Ted Bundy, awaiting execution in Florida, confesses to additional Idaho killings and reaffirms nine more slayings in Washington and Colorado. Officials say one Idaho case seems possible, another unclear. Supreme Court death-penalty stay decisions loom as relatives react.
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