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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1996
Page
1
Olympic notes report Australia upset the United States in softball with a two run, 10th inning homer ending the Americans' winning streak. Columnist Hlas discusses Jenny Spangler's debt to Carl Lewis and a pairing of two fast friends.
A massive blast near a main stage at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta injured hundreds as police and emergency crews flooded the downtown area. Witnesses described rivers of blood and the tower lighting the stage as the blast struck around 12 15 a.m. no fatalities were immediately confirmed and the cause remained under investigation.
Ten years after the 1986 Great Peace March, about 300 to 400 former walkers plan a reunion at the Jolly Roger Campground north of North Liberty Iowa from August 3 to August 11 The gathering will transform the site into Peace City for 1996 with music on August 10 and attendees from across the United States Canada Mexico Germany and New Zealand among others The event aims mainly at reminiscence with a focus on world peace but no set schedule of events was announced.
East Iowa churches revamp children summer activities to fit busier lifestyles. Page 8B offers details. Tory Amos wowed Cedar Rapids Paramount Theatre fans with her quirky style last night. Review on page 2B.
Investigators say radar and recovered black boxes support a bomb as the crash cause, while NTSB and FBI remain cautious. Evidence points to an initial explosion destroying equipment and rupturing fuel tanks, with debris fields and underwater engine finds cited amid witness accounts of a rising object.
Cedar Rapids officers from SRT and Metro Narcotics seized a 5-foot 45-pound lizard with a diapered child present at 511 18th St SE. Police also seized under an ounce of marijuana, 23 guns, and live chickens. Residents Paul Floyd and Jennifer Wilson were charged with possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. the lizard and chickens were placed in city care.
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