08 Jun 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1989
Page
1
A Marion minister vents after his son wins a cigar and drug paraphernalia at a carnival event. The same page notes partial loss of the Field of Dreams baseball field on Page 2A.
A city official proposes a tuition reimbursement program for Cedar Rapids police officers. The suggestion aims to ease training costs and attract recruits as part of ongoing workforce initiatives.
Giants outfielder Kevin Mitchell wows crowds with a dominant showing on the field. The energy centers on his powerful hitting and security at the plate fueling team momentum.
A light humor item notes that chain letters are not new and riffs that even medieval knights wore chain mail. The brief uses a playful connection between chain mail and modern chain letters.
A Surinam Airways DC-8 on approach to Paramaribo crashed in dense fog, killing 169 aboard and leaving 13 survivors. Among the dead were Suriname’s army chief of staff, air force commander, and operations captain, with several high-profile passengers unaccounted for.
The act features three to four mules diving from a 30 foot ramp into a six foot pool during the All Iowa Fair June 14 to 18. City Veterinarian Dr. Russell Anthony urges cancelation or a hold on the act citing animal welfare concerns. The Florida based show run by Tim Rivers has toured nationwide since 1957 and is USDA licensed.
U S embassies order dependents to depart as hundreds of armored trucks flood central Tiananmen Square. The 27th Army, linked to the crackdown, is feared responsible for thousands of deaths and the city remains encircled.
House Ways and Means Chair Dan Rostenkowski signaled possible openness to a capital gains tax cut to spur growth and revenue, but he rejected a permanent 15 percent rate and dismissed talk of a 20 percent top rate. He noted his blue collar base would see cuts as aid to the affluent.
A Republican National Committee communications director Mark Goodin resigned after a smear memo attacking House Speaker Thomas Foley circulated. President Bush reprimanded Atwater over the document and the White House condemned the attack.
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