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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1986
Page
2
A husband and wife spar over where to mount a neon beer sign Morland gave for his birthday. The couple cites design logic, landmarks, and past disputes as they navigate taste, compromise, and daily domestic chaos while Morland’s friendship and his nickname lore surface.
Universal Travel failed to secure 150 reservations for two Concorde trips to London, with 85 booked by July 18. Those who prepaid will be refunded. The agency will try again within a year, hoping better promotion yields enough interest.
AP issued a correction after reporting wrongly that a Los Angeles woman found in a schoolyard was slain by a serial killer tied to 16 other deaths. Lt. John Zorn said police had not connected the death to the killer though the case is under investigation.
A sunny spell and record heat contributed to a deadly weekend on Iowa roads with twelve deaths, state traffic safety officials said. The report appears in Iowa Today on the 4A page alongside other briefs on politics and local notes.
A referendum of 587 pilots approved keeping the National Hot Air Balloon Championship in Indianola through 1988, with 359 voting against and 312 undecided. The event, opening Friday, will launch from a new 155 acre site and bring revenue via parking fees and concessions, amid other festivities.
A government study shows 770,355 births to unmarried mothers in 1984, 21 percent of all live births, with teen birth rates at record lows. The rise in unwed births reflects more unmarried women and delayed marriages, while older women have more first births.
Phillip Dean Cross a 33 year old Cedar Rapids man employed as an engineer at Rockwell Collins was arrested on a warrant and charged with two counts of third degree sexual abuse involving a 14 year old girl. He is held on an 11500 bond.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Subscription rates listed include carrier and mail options, with restrictions on areas served and postal changes directed to The Gazette Company.
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