Baseball scores from major leagues on schedule night
Brewers beat Tigers 6 to 2 and Blue Jays defeated Twins 5 to 3 in ten innings. White Sox won 5 to 2 over Royals while Yankees faced Rangers and Red Sox, Athletics and Orioles versus Angels were listed as late games.
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Canney Leaves Cedar Rapids Mayoral Post for PMX Job
Ex mayor Don Canney begins a new career at PMX Industries after twenty two years leading Cedar Rapids. His first day features a morning meeting with PMX vice presidents as reported on page 1B.
Two mayoral hopefuls file papers in Cedar Rapids race
Larry Serbousek and P T Larson filed nomination papers Monday to seek Cedar Rapids mayor, aiming to be the first new mayor in 23 years. They join Bob Schorg as official candidates for the open post vacated by Don Canney. Streets Commissioner Wayne Murdock is also expected to file.
Iowa Faces Growing Budget Gap Says Official
A state official warned on Monday that Iowa's budget deficit could reach 30 million dollars by June 30. Dennis Prouty, director of the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, said revenue lagged far behind projections. Details on page 3B.
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Dennis Prouty
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Memorial tassel brings back memories of Steve Moser
A 14 year old Steve Moser was killed in a 1988 Wisconsin car crash after his family moved from Watkins. A graduation tassel found on his headstone by a friend revived memories of innocent times and reflections on loss. Column by Dave Rasdal.
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Wisconsin
Watkins
Steve Moser
Steve
Dave Rasdal
Primary election opens in Tomorro for voters across races
Polls open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in today’s primary featuring contested U.S. House and Senate nominations plus Iowa state and county races. Check with your county courthouse for polling locations and see Wednesday Gazette for complete coverage.
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Senate
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Hinzman calls for tougher Iowa sex offender laws
Gary Hinzman urged tightening Iowa sex offender laws after Dee Jay Radeke, a 28 year old Cedar Rapids truck driver with prior sex offense convictions, allegedly abducted and forced a 7 year old girl to perform oral sex. Radeke appeared in court with a $1 million bond on first degree kidnapping charges, facing a life prison term if convicted.
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Dee Jay Radeke
Iowa
Gary Hinzman
6Th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services
Radeke
Cedar Rapids
Hinzman
Gazette
John McIvor
David Grinde
Student feels countryless after Yugoslavia split
Zlatan Muminovic, a 17 year old exchange student from Sarajevo living with a Marion family, told graduates he feels without a country amid Bosnia Herzegovina secession and Yugoslavia’s breakup. He says the U S is the only country he feels safe in. The piece notes Serbia Montenegro, Milosevic, UN sanctions, and regional fighting as context.
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Zlatan Muminovic
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Zlatan
Bosnia
U.S
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Brenda McMillin
Marion
Paramount
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Serbia
Montenegro
Slobodan Milosevic
Retraining puts ex Farmstead workers in jobs
A two year two million dollar retraining program at Kirkwood Community College helped 470 displaced Farmstead Foods workers. Sixty eight percent secured new jobs in Eastern Iowa, with an average wage of seven dollars thirty cents per hour.
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Farmstead Foods
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Iowa
Connie Aldridge
Aldridge
Hawkeye
Arrest in 1978 Bob Crane killing linked to John Carpenter
Authorities announce the arrest of John Henry Carpenter, 64, in Carson California for first degree murder in the 1978 death of Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane in Scottsdale Arizona. Blood and tissue samples tied Carpenter to Crane's fatal shooting as he visited Crane days before the murder.
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John Henry Carpenter
Scottsdale Ariz
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Carpenter
Maricopa County
Ariz
Richard Romley
Scottsdale
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