Relief effort climbs back after rough start for hay aid
Dan Miller reports a Cedar Rapids effort to ship donated hay to Donaldson South Carolina hit delays as bales spilled near LaPorte City and at the Five Seasons Center exit. National Guard crews helped reload while Warren Transport funded the shipping and the C 141B finally departed with relief freight for drought stricken Southeastern farmers.
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Air National
Glenn Kersten
Cedar Rapids
South Carolina
Kersten
LaPorte City
Donaldson, S.C
Waterloo
Five Seasons Center
National Guard
Sioux City
Dubuque
Air Force
Donnelly
Warren Transport
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson honeymoon voyage begins
London reports Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson boarded the royal yacht Britannia for a five day honeymoon cruise through Portugal’s Azores. The couple wed at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony that captivated the world as the red haired bride started married life with the second son of Queen Elizabeth II.
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London
Prince Andrew
Britannia
Portugal
Azores
Atlantic
Sarah Ferguson
Elizabeth II
Westminster Abbey
Royal wedding recounted as Andrew weds Sarah in Westminster Abbey
The ceremony drew 500000 spectators in London with bugle calls and bells as Andrew and Sarah became Duke and Duchess of York. Queen Elizabeth conferred the Duke of York title before vows, raising Andrew’s pay from 30000 to 75000 dollars. The couple departed for a Britannia reception after a televised, panickedly proud royal procession.
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Westminster Abbey
Andrew
Sarah
Duchess of York
Elizabeth
Duke of York
Robert Runcie
Canterbury
Bank robbery suspect nabbed in motel room
Rick L. Pettebaum 18 of Earlville was arrested about 8 30 am in Room 8 of the Oakwood Motel Geneseo Indiana after law officers traced a stolen LeClaire pickup to the site following a Tipton bank heist. Agents found 3800 dollars in cash in the room.
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Chris Manahan
Metro-Iowa
Iowa
FBI
Rick L. Pettebaum
Earlville
Oakwood
Geneseo
Pottebaum
LeClaire
United Federal Savings Bank
Tipton
Davenport
Spe
Stan Chapman
John Wellman
Genesee Police
Henry County
Llt
Illinois State Patrol
Pettebaum
Chapman
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Shultz hints joint sanctions against South Africa
Secretary of State George Shultz signaled possible U S European sanctions in September if Pretoria fails to open negotiations to end apartheid. He kept Senate testimony tight on a policy many labeled insufficient while clashing with Senator Biden over the moral stance and negotiations approach.
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Washington
George Shultz
Reagan
South Africa
Pretoria
Congress
Shultz
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joseph Biden
D-Del
Biden
United States
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
11A. S. Africa
Bias charges over entry price at Cedar Rapids nightspot
Gazette reporters found Club Metro in Cedar Rapids charging black patrons a $6 cover while whites paid $1. Blacks could avoid the higher price by buying a $100 membership card, a policy refuted by owner Jeff Macho who cites it as a preventative measure. Two black men filed discrimination complaints with the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission.
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Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Jeff Macho
Macho
Our politicians know how to run the government
The piece argues that the reality is not the policy but the terrain it operates on. It critiques the practical obstacles and political dynamics shaping governance, warning that success hinges on managing the ground beneath policy aims.
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