Baseball scores around the majors and standings update
In early results the Yankees blanked Kansas City 6 to 0 while Boston beat Detroit 8 to 5. Cleveland and Chicago White Sox tied 5 to 4. Texas routed Toronto 16 to 12 with Baltimore defeating Milwaukee 3. Oakland at Seattle and Minnesota at Los Angeles were listed as late. Braves won 4 to 3 over the Giants, Expos topped the Phillies 7 to 2, Cubs beat the Mets 3 to 1, Pirates downed the Cardinals 2 to 0, Astros prevailed 5 to 1 over the Reds, Padres at Dodgers delayed.
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Five Arrested After Cedar Rapids Fight With Gunfire
Five people were arrested after a fight on the southeast Cedar Rapids side escalated to gunfire. Police and sheriff’s cars converged, then moved to Bever Avenue SE from Fourth Avenue and 15th Street SE. Details on page 1B.
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Pierce Elementary Converts Library to Computer System
Pierce Elementary School completed converting its card catalog to a computerized system with help from supporters. The update updates library access and cataloging efficiency, with further details on page 1B.
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Pierce Elementary School
Freon Venting Law Starts Today
A new rule makes venting Freon into the air illegal starting today. Offenders face penalties but may receive a warning first. Details are on page 5C.
Ozzy Osbourne Adapts to Cedar Rapids Show
No bats to bite Ozzy Osbourne shifted to traditional stage tricks to please the Cedar Rapids audience. The review notes a more conventional performance style in Monday’s concert.
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Cedar Rapids
Today’s Chuckle Notes Busy Business Realities
A light column humorously notes that constant work without balance limits progress in modern business. It underscores the need for downtime and managed pace amid corporate demands and fast market changes.
Tomorrow blood test drives bone marrow registry sign up
A University of Iowa program invites people to join a bone marrow donor registry with a simple blood test. It emphasizes giving someone life even though finding a match resembles a lottery. Health and Science in Thursday's Gazette.
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Rainfall critical to corn yields in Iowa drought
Des Moines report notes Eastern and Southern Iowa farmers reduced yields 10 to 40 percent as drought continues. Over the next two to three weeks rainfall will be decisive for corn development, with many fields now expecting 100-120 bushels per acre instead of 150-180. Governor Branstad calls the period critical.
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Iowa farmers expect worsening economy in ISU poll
ISU researchers report 49 percent of 2370 Iowa farmers foresee a worsening agricultural economy in five years, the gloomiest outlook since 1986. Only fewer than one in five are optimistic about the sector, though they feel better about their own families’ fortunes.
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Iowa Adopts Broad New Laws Across Tax, Safety and Conduct
The new Iowa laws take effect today covering a 1 percent sales tax increase to 5 percent, criminalizes stalking, raises handicapped parking fines to 50 dollars, and requires headlights to be dimmed at 1000 feet and 400 feet when following. Bar venues cannot employ minors for live acts to arouse patrons, sailboarders gain life jacket exemptions, and bats join protected non game species. Massage therapists must be licensed, hunters face 100 dollar fines for leaving usable portions, and illegal wild animal trade is prohibited. Local governments may seek Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection to restructure involuntary debts, and health care virus transmission protections are outlined for providers and patients.
Mass evacuation after chemical spill hits Duluth area
A benzene based chemical leaked when 14 freight cars derailed in Superior. About 50 000 residents fled in Minnesota and Wisconsin as toxic vapor blanketed the region. Rain helped dissipate the cloud and authorities lifted Duluth and Superior orders by afternoon with a 30 square mile zone remaining restricted.
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EC nations sign long debated cut in farm subsidies
In Luxembourg 12 EC states reached a long debated overhaul of the Common Agricultural Policy cutting subsidies to 10 million farmers. Cereals prices fall 29 percent beef 15 percent, with compensation via income support for farmers who leave production.
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Gerry Kiely
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Louis Mermaz
Pro-choice rally protest signals on Iowa City streets
Gazette photographer Lisa Powell captures Michelle Robinson of Iowa City listening to pro-choice speakers near downtown Iowa City. The rally protests a Supreme Court decision permitting more abortion restrictions and backs a Congress bill to ban such limits.
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Michelle Robinson
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Gifts to Reduce the Public Debt
The Gifts to Reduce the Public Debt fund accepts cash and bequests to cut the national debt. Established 1961 after Sarah Vaughan Clayton sought a way to aid debt reduction, the program now draws about 1.5 million annually and has moved 20 million dollars through the Bureau of Public Debt. Donations range from loose change to large gifts, including a 1 million prize from Ronald Reagan’s 1985 inaugural funds.
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Sarah Vaughan Clayton
Peter Hollenbach
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Hollenbach
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