24 Jul 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1989
Page
1
Iowa's sole horse track enters a grand reopening under new management as readers are urged to consider continued funding. Mike Deupree comments appear on page 2A discussing whether state support should sustain the track's operation.
Last week's crash of a United DC-10 in Sioux City marks the worst crisis faced by United's chairman. Inflation strains workers' compensation insurance nationwide as people report rising costs.
A Coe physics professor shares his viewpoint on the scope of Americans rights to free speech. The brief page 4A commentary analyzes constitutional protections and public discourse.
Curt Byrum captured a one stroke victory in the $700,000 Hardee s Golf Classic on Sunday. Mark Calcavecchia ended five years of American frustration and won the British Open.
A humorous observation notes that in a buffet line many people act self serving. The quip hints that hunger and selection bring out competitive behavior in diners.
A national MGAP-AP poll shows 59 percent favor legal abortion and 36 percent oppose, with 63 percent wanting abortion legal if the Supreme Court overturns its 1973 ruling. The survey of 1,163 adults conducted July 7–16 has a plus-minus three point margin.
A trio of owners Randy Vogel Richard Rice and Walt Hill cherish their 1963 Ford Falcon convertibles as warm weather weekend drivers. They keep drives limited to family and close friends, with Hill joking his three sons would drive them if needed.
Charles Brownlee, a Kenosha man who won 380000 in the Illinois lottery in 1986, was sentenced to three years in prison and four years probation on felony counts and a misdemeanor. His attorney said the windfall led to drug relapse, bad investments, and reliance on questionable friends after he donated about 80000 to charity.
Investigators used infrared cameras to scan cornfields for pieces of United Airlines Flight 232’s shattered tail engine near Sioux City. Doctors warned survivors may take years to recover from the crash that caused loss of hydraulics and a fiery airport collision. NTSB spokesman Ted Lopatkiewicz said teams aim to recover more wreckage 60 miles from the crash site as investigators interview crew members.
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