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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1988

Page

2

What conservatives aim to conserve in politics and media

The author questions what conservatives seek to preserve, criticizing press criticism of the military and discussing environmental policy, political figures, and urban transit schemes. He cites Yazov, the EPA, and a proposed trolley link between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, then details a New York City experience and urban safety concerns.

Cedar Rapids Don Canney Iowa City C.R Czech Village

Riverside Cryonics Debate Over Frozen Head Sparks Probe

Public support for freezing bodies clashed with medical skeptics as Alcor officials faced questions after Dora Kent’s head was severed for cryonics. Riverside coroner demanded autopsy. investigation touched on legality and effort to revive through future technology while noting multiple frozen heads and bodies across firms. Kent’s son Saul defended the chance of revival, while regulatory actions remained unresolved.

Alcor Michael Darwin Riverside County Medical Christopher Leanders John Gill State Cemetery Board Gill Kent Saul Cryonics Robert Ettinger Kent Life Extension Revolution Life Extension Foundation Hollywood Fla FDA Brad Stone Dora Kent

Stallone denial ends engagement rumors with debutante

Publicist says Stallone will not wed Carnelia Guest, noting he was in Washington to receive a Touchdown Club award from President Reagan and would escort Guest, a 24 year old once called debutante of the decade by Life. The reports originate from New York society writers.

Rocky New York Society Sylvester Stallone Carnelia Guest Paul Bloch Washington, D.C Stallone Washington Reagan Life Magazine Bob Reba McEntire Bob Hope L.A Nashville Tenn

Gunman kills Dallas officer as crowd shouts instructions

In Dallas an officer, John Chase, 25, was fatally shot when a suspect, Carl Dudley Williams, 34, grabbed the officer's .44 caliber gun during a traffic stop. Witnesses recalled crowd members shouting shoot him as the assailant fled and was later killed by off duty officers. Chase had recently switched to day shift to spend time with his bride of three months. The investigation noted no clear motive amid criticism of city leadership over police safety.

Dallas John Chase Carl Dudley Willos Parkland Memorial Hospital Melitha Johnson Prince Chase Williams Vicki Hawkins Ms. Hawkins Carl L. Williams Joanne Eaton

Oil Spill Reaches Cincinnati Water Shutoffs Put in Effect

The one million gallon diesel spill from Ashland Oil reached Cincinnati as intake valves closed to protect 850,000 residents. Water reserves cover four to five days. dilution reduced contaminant levels from 180 to about 1 milligram per liter. Officials say no major health risk, though grocers sold bottled water amid concern.

Cincinnati Ohio River Pittsburgh Cincinnati Water Works Hamilton Butler Warren Dennis Davis Davis Sala Ashland Oil Co Monongahela River Ohio Valley Peter A. Tennant Ohio River Valley Water Association Davis Kentucky

Opera patron dies after plunge during Macbeth

An 82-year-old Bulgarian voice coach Bantcho Bantchevsky died after leaping from an upper balcony at the Metropolitan Opera House during the second intermission of Macbeth. Authorities ruled the death a suicide, noting multiple internal and external injuries.

New York Metropolitan Opera House Bantcho Bantchevsky Bulgaria Opera House Bantchevsky Ellen Borakove Giuseppe Verdi Johanna Fiedler Metropolitan Opera Fiedler

Jewish museum opens in Moscow apartment

In a fifth floor Moscow apartment a small informal Jewish folk museum opened during a Sunday gathering. Erika Rosenberg, 37, moved into her son's room to house the collection of photographs and objects. The exhibit honors Holocaust memory and marks the first such Soviet era private museum since 1961 Ts.

Moscow Erika Rosenberg Rosenberg Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Chlenov Soviet Union State Museum of Tbilisi Georgia Chlenov Josef Begun Begun Israel

Tallest snowman rises at Sierra Winter Carnival

In South Lake Tahoe Calif the Great Sierra Winter Carnival built a 50 foot 10 1 2 inch snowman using earthmovers dump trucks and conveyor belts. The five story frosty figure styled after the Ghostbusters marshmallow man took two weeks to erect and may surpass the Guinness record as organizers plan to submit proof of height.

South Lake Tahoe Calif Carnival Oguineves Carnival Phil Weidinger

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