31 Jul 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1991
Page
1
Cecil Gates recalls Pearl Harbor as he tours a 34 foot replica of the battleship at Sageville. The display aims to teach children about the bombing during a brief community visit lasting several days.
The National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs leader shared her view of a new world order at a regional meeting. Details are on page 3B.
Steve Godar of Marion shed 100 pounds with a computer program for dieters. Details appear in Neighbors magazine.
A Cedar Rapids native and AP reporter tracks a Soviet Jewish family seeking a better life in Israel. The story follows their hopes, challenges, and decisions as they navigate emigration and resettlement, with details continued on page 8A.
The Bush administration moves toward a policy allowing foreigners infected with AIDS to visit the United States while prohibiting permanent residence. The plan would settle a seven month old dispute between the Justice Department and the Health and Human Services over excluding aliens with HIV.
A light joke notes how everyone keeps to a schedule even lumberjacks who must log their time. The quip plays on time tracking and workplace discipline with a playful twist.
U.S. District Judge David Hansen was nominated by President Bush to a new seat on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Mount Vernon resident said he is honored and noted the Senate must confirm the nomination.
Riverside authorities probed the deaths of Dene Muller of Kalona and Jay Kempf of Wellman found near a dead end county road. A pickup and a gun were found at the scene as autopsies were planned to determine the causes of death. The victims, longtime locals who knew each other, were identified by relatives and investigators.
President Bush moves to grant the Soviet Union most favored nation trading status to cut tariffs and integrate Moscow into the global economy. The move, to be sent to Congress under fast track, would lower Soviet tariffs from about 34 percent to 6.7 percent and form part of a broader U S Soviet trade agreement with open market access and non discriminatory standards.
In Moscow Iowa population about 300 ignores Soviet summit news as locals go about daily life. George McCoy notes neighbors rally to help when needed. town named by settlers from other Muscatine County towns. Soviets visited in 1988 during a peace walk and some University of Iowa visitors stop by the Moscow Post Office to mail letters home.
Lawler resident Sheryl Mulder feared losing a diamond cross pendant worn by the bride’s guest at a Wegner wedding. After the 4 month old puppy Quincy swallowed the cross, veterinarians used a laxative and X rays showed the item in the stomach. The pendant, a 30 year old heirloom, was retrieved just hours before the ceremony.
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