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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1995
Page
2
Mike Royko argues the baseball stoppage is a local labor dispute blown into a national emergency by President Clinton. He mocks federal overreach, contrasts past city strikes, and urges firm leadership while noting entertainers and owners profit from the fault lines of a stalled season.
Cody McGannon a fourth grader from Gladstone Missouri received a pardon from Governor Mel Carnahan after writing seeking amnesty for being grounded Cody wanted to play football with friends and said the punishment kept him from normal activities The governor granted the pardon after a handwritten letter dated January 19 1995 and a faxed reply the same day noting the pardon was granted
House Majority Leader Dick Armey faced criticism after referring to Democratic Rep. Barney Frank with a slur during an interview. Armey apologized on the House floor calling it a slip of the tongue, while Frank acknowledged the remark was not intentional but not fully accepted as accidental.
The Smithsonian emptied more than 100 pounds of nude photographs and negatives from the National Anthropological Archives at a Suitland Maryland museum office. Yale demanded destruction to protect graduate privacy.
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers at City Carton 4250 Sixth St SW or at nearby recycling sites. The notice mentions price figures: $3.55 and $3.90.
The Cedar Rapids Boat Sports and Travel Show runs 5 p.m. Thursday February 2 through Sunday February 5 at the Five Seasons Center. The Gazette urges readers to call 398-8313 with complaints about accuracy, fairness, or completeness of reports.
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