Century Moment Alarm Prompted by 12 34 56 on 7 8 1990
A rare time marker arrives Sunday when the clock reads 12 34 56 on 7 8 1990. The moment is described as a one day in a century numerical alignment inviting attention.
06 Jul 1990
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1990
Page
1
A rare time marker arrives Sunday when the clock reads 12 34 56 on 7 8 1990. The moment is described as a one day in a century numerical alignment inviting attention.
C R transit officials may revise a plan to trim some early morning bus runs to save money. Details on page 2A.
Winifred's Restaurant in Cedar Rapids won the $3,000 People’s Choice award at the five day Freedom Festival Bar-B-Que Roundup. Ribs and pork awards went to Luter's Catering and Fries BBQ & Grill with Best Western Longbranch placing second. first places in ribs and pork paid $2,250 each and runners-up $1,250.
State budget director Pat Cavanaugh says the projected $40 million deficit for the current fiscal year is clearly manageable without across the board program cuts. Details on page 15B.
Zina Garrison of the United States defeats Steffi Graf to advance to her first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon. The upset marks a historic breakthrough for American tennis in a high stakes match at the world famed championship.
A humorous quip notes a baby tantrum ends when a caregiver exits the room, labeled as leaving the scene of the cryin.
Cedar County residents clash over booking The Wildcats, a Milwaukee based women wresting group, for the Tipton fair on July 12. Tom Walsh contests the event as inappropriate for a county fair while Fair Board President Jim Cary defends it as family entertainment and not degrading despite wage concerns.
NATO foreign ministers approved a draft communique inviting the Warsaw Pact to sign a mutual non aggression agreement. The 20 paragraph proposal also invites Soviet leader Gorbachev and other Warsaw Pact leaders to address a NATO gathering in Brussels later this year. It calls for diplomatic military liaison and aims to eliminate nuclear artillery shells by reciprocal steps. The document also outlines a shift in NATO strategy calling nuclear weapons last resort while not ruling out their possible use.
The Bush administration rejected major new anti poverty programs after weighing a dozen broad options. The Domestic Policy Council said they are to improve current efforts instead, citing cost and political concerns. Confidential notes mention possible actions like large scale community intervention and expanded tax credits.
An Iowa Christian Science Church spokesman says the involuntary manslaughter conviction of a Boston couple for not seeking medical care will not alter church members practices. Rita Swan of CHILD Inc. urges state lawmakers to repeal religion based exemptions, arguing parents must seek medical advice for children.
Authorities seized more than 600000 dollars in cash and about 1% pounds of cocaine in a federal drug trafficking investigation involving three Mexicans in Iowa and Texas. The cash was counted and displayed by officials in Des Moines as a record seizure.
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