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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1993
Page
1
Supporters of two couples in a custody case for a 2 year old girl held separate rallies Wednesday as lawyers prepared to present oral arguments before Michigan's highest court. Details on page 2B.
The City Council received petitions urging a reduction of Maggie Jensen's $58,956 executive assistant salary. Details on page 1B.
Barry Davis a former Prairie High School athlete and University of Iowa champion wrestler will become Wisconsin's head wrestling coach. Details on page 1C.
Britain's largest long distance firm agrees to pay 4.3 billion dollars for a 20 percent stake in MCI Communications Corp. The deal includes Cedar Rapids employees and expands transatlantic telecom ties. Details on page 50.
A humor item notes how traffic congestion and excess cars provoke environmental complaints. It playfully links smog and emissions to everyday driving, hinting at the irony of crowded streets and polluted air.
Walford venue Hofer's Danceland Ballroom grows as country music boosts line dancing crowds. The club also hosts big bands and ballroom nights, with weekend crowds shaping the scene according to Friday Gazette notes.
Three Benton County Jail escapees were arrested after a vehicle stopped in Sunset Hills Missouri for a mud smeared license plate. Jeffrey Spencer 23 of Vinton Donald Brown 39 and Michael Diller 23 of Marshalltown were involved, tied to a home robbery and identified by local police.
Mexican police uncover a lighted concrete reinforced tunnel stretching about 1500 feet from a Mexican warehouse near Tijuana airport area to Otay Mesa in San Diego. Investigators tie the passage to Joaquin Guzman and traffickers amid a manhunt following Cardinal Posadas Opampo’s death.
The Gazette reports Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co finds heating degree days 14 percent above the 10 year average as a cool spring drives gas use. Despite a mild December and January, February through May stayed cooler and wetter than normal, raising bills earlier but spring bills appear lower.
The FDA will bar new shipments of about 30 nonprescription products including Cigarrest Bantron Tabmint Nikolian and similar brands effective December 1. Nicorette and doctor prescribed aids remain available. The agency cited lack of proven effectiveness and noted possible trials for lobeline sulfate and silver acetate.
Navajo Nation President Peterson Zach says Western medicine has limits and the tribe will call on Navajo medicine people to help analyze a flu like illness that has killed 13 people tied to the Navajo Reservation. Investigators from state and federal agencies continue questioning contacts of victims.
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