13 Jul 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1989
Page
1
A brief page note highlights salespeople studying Dale Carnegie courses while dance teachers engage with a Dance Caravan program. The item frames both groups as professionals expanding skills through organized training segments.
Author W P Kinsella hopes the film Field of Dreams based on his Shoeless Joe novel will promote Iowa. The note appears on page 2A. The piece mentions a Fourth Annual World’s Biggest Beach Party and a beach event involving a $379 gold bar.
The 16th Avenue Bridge of the Lions will open Saturday with completion of a key local crossing project. Officials note the event comes as a note of progress for Linn County residents amid ongoing water and burn restrictions discussions.
A corporate shake-up at Quaker Oats Co. will reduce 29 salaried positions in Cedar Rapids affecting administrative and support staff. The move comes as part of broader restructuring aimed at improving efficiency and profitability.
Hall of Fame left handed pitcher Ron Guidry announces retirement ending a career tied to the New York Yankees teams that won the 1977 and 1978 World Series titles. He ends a storied era in major league baseball.
The report notes that recent floods in the South could ease drought conditions for Iowa corn producers, suggesting potential relief in crop yields and farmer finances as farmers monitor weather impacts.
A light humor piece warns against people who need to let off steam describing steam as hot air that is all wet and silly. The brief joke pivots on wordplay about temperature and moisture.
Indian Creek Nature Center director Richard Patterson warns that watering lawns keeps soil moist and soft, attracting moles and their prey. He notes pests surface when lawns are watered and urges residents to stop watering to allow ground to harden as the grass should be dormant this season.
A Black Hawk County judge dismissed gambling and other indictments against four Waterloo policemen and two others after ruling the grand jury procedures were improper. Judge Joseph Keefe said the defendants did not receive impartial consideration and the grand jury lacked sufficient information to return the indictments. The case arose from two sessions in which jurors were recalled and told to disregard earlier testimony.
President Bush praised Hungary for moving toward economic and political freedom during a four day swing through Poland and Hungary. He pledged to grant most favored nation trading status and seek 25 million dollars in new aid to spur a free market. A border fence snippet Hungary removed drew praise as a symbol of Europe’s division ending.
In Luxiol near Besancon a farmer named Christian Dornier drove through a village killing 14 people with buckshot and injuring 10 before being captured. The victims included his mother and sister as police and hospital officials confirmed the toll amid a makeshift village morgue.
New York City drug treatment officials warn a smokable blend of crack and heroin, called crank or speedball, is gaining traction among chronic abusers. A survey of nearly 100 users found 37 percent had tried the mix, which lengthens the crack high and eases the crash, signaling heroin's renewed appeal.
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