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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1990
Page
1
Three teams led by C R Jefferson vie for state titles as Clear Creek and Jesup join in after strong regional showings. The page notes matchups, key players, and expected tight contests across divisions.
King Juan Carlos reportedly dove from his yacht in Palma de Mallorca to reach two Spanish sisters after their small sailboat capsized in heavy seas. He pulled them aboard his rubber boat, towed the vessel to port, and alerted naval authorities who issued thanks.
In her forthcoming autobiography Now You Know Kitty Dukakis recounts drinking rubbing alcohol and not realizing it was poisonous. The account, reported by the Boston Sunday Herald and Boston Globe, draws on family and friend sources and covers her struggles with alcohol and diet pill addiction.
The Gazette highlights its use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint to encourage readers to recycle. Readers are urged to drop newspapers in boxes at City Carton on Sixth Street SW and at Noetridge pool parking lot at 42nd and Council in NE.
A lighthearted quip questions the idea that an apple a day keeps doctors away if the fruit has chemical soil pesticides and wax coatings. This witty line suggests concerns about modern farming and produce treatments.
The Meyer family farm near McGregor Iowa hosts an old tale of a 1843 paymaster and two guards allegedly hiding 63 000 dollars in gold coins in a cave at Gold Mine Farm. Despite many searches the 530 acre dairy property remains unfound and the family shows little interest in seeking the treasure.
Prime Minister Arthur Robinson said he would resign and call early elections if rebels free him and about 30 hostages while violence and looting rage through Port of Spain. Reports cite at least 27 killed with fires and explosions as stores and factories are looted and a downtown district suffers millions in damage.
Reported Friday, hundreds of rebels with automatic weapons seized control of broadcast facilities and Parliament. Government radio said the rebels hoped for a settlement with Robinson and sought immunity from prosecution. A journalist inside the Parliament said Robinson and Justice Minister Selwyn Richardson were shot in the leg. Health Minister Emmanuel Husin treated them.
In Des Moines the first of four debates between U S Senate candidates Tom Harkin and Tom Tauke ended with双方各执胜论. Harkin supporters said he clearly won while Tauke backers claimed a draw. The discussion covered defense foreign policy crime drugs and abortion emerged as a contrast on a woman's right to choose.
In Moscow and Perm crowds queue for hours as the worst cigarette shortage in decades fuels strikes and vandalism. Officials blame summer plant repairs and shortages of paper, foil, glue, cotton filters, and Bulgarian imports, while some smokers resort to butts and tea leaves.
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