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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1994
Page
1
Center Point and Washington Township will share a volunteer fire department run by an independent agency easing a monthlong dispute. Details on page 1B.
President Clinton will come to Iowa in December to discuss issues facing rural America and the upcoming farm bill. Details on page 2B.
A Michigan judge awarded custody of 3 year old Maranda Ireland Smith to the father after the mother enrolled in college classes and sent her to day care. The paternal grandmother will provide care while the father works and studies. Details on page 2A.
Business owners from Des Moines and across Iowa voiced worries about child care and health care to the head of the Small Business Administration during a Tuesday meeting. Details on page 60.
About 7 500 bikers are expected in Marion as RAGBRAI riders funnel into the city on Thursday. City officials urge drivers to plan routes in advance to avoid traffic congestion.
A trip to a Chicago NAACP convention left a lasting impression on two Cedar Rapids teens. The Youth Plus feature in Thursday's Gazette explores what they learned and how it shaped their views on civil rights and community involvement.
U S officials plan at least 2000 troops to set up a relief network in Kigali to assist returning refugees from camps in Zaire. A joint relief headquarters will form with U N participation as the operation expands beyond initial hub plans at Entebbe.
Chicago based study reports over 6.6 million elderly Americans not in nursing homes receive dangerous or inappropriate medications annually. Drugs may cause falls, fainting, cognitive decline, and in rare cases bone marrow toxicity, risking memory loss and balance. Co author Dr Steffie Woolhandler notes exposure harms but urges medical consultation before stopping any drug.
Cedar Rapids police and the FBI investigate the late night theft of an ATM from Sun Mart Food Store on J Street SW. The Farmers State Bank machine, valued at 10000 dollars, may contain more than 15000 dollars and was taken between 10 45 p m Sunday and 5 50 a m Monday. This is the third such Cedar Rapids Marion crime in 15 months with no arrests.
Gazette report says a duck crossing Edgewood Road south of the Cedar River bridge partly caused a five vehicle crash Monday. Vicki Edinger 39 was charged with failure to maintain control after her van rear ended Nikki Mayfield’s car, sending it into oncoming traffic and triggering three more collisions. a witness said the duck was struck and killed.
The Whitewater hearings opened with Democrats challenging Republican claims while Rep. Jim Leach warned there is more to the story. Lloyd Cutler denied ethical violations by Clinton officials, but Leach and Rep. Gonzalez pressed for continued inquiry amid heated exchanges and calls to “put up or shut up.”
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