14 Jun 1993
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1993
Page
1
After lingering storms the Grant Wood Art Festival drew 7,000 attendees in Stone City. Rain soaked East Iowa with weekend storms and new storms formed Sunday across the state. further details on page 1B.
A Des Moines woman was crowned Miss Iowa USA 1994 at the Five Seasons Hotel on Sunday. Sarah Olson of Cedar Rapids finished as first runner up. Details on page 6B.
The Phoenix Suns won Game 3 in Chicago 129 121 after triple overtime to trim the Bulls lead to 2 1 in the NBA Finals. Key performer Kevin Johnson logged 62 of 63 minutes.
The joke notes that the school of experience ends with graduation being death, humorously implying life’s lessons come too late to benefit the graduate.
A Gazette Food Plus piece notes a daughter grew up seeing her mother drink chocolate syrup straight from the can. The column offers creative recipes for chocolate lovers, illustrating a family habit that shaped the narrator’s palate.
A landmark study found that highly intensive blood sugar control in 13 to 39 year olds with insulin dependent diabetes significantly delays blindness kidney and nerve disease and slows progression versus standard therapy. The trial involved 1441 participants across 29 centers including the University of Iowa College of Medicine and was announced at the American Diabetes Association meeting in Las Vegas.
Washington Post reports rising support for reform of the asylum system amid images of Chinese migrants ashore in New York and findings of smuggling rings. Sen. Edward Kennedy plans a bill to broaden officer powers and speed claims, with three House bills under review and INS proposing mandatory detention to deter frivolous applicants. More than 200 Chinese rescued from the Golden Venture were sent to Virginia and Pennsylvania facilities due to full New York detention centers.
Defense Minister Kim Campbell, 46, of Vancouver won the Progressive Conservative leadership on a second ballot, defeating Environment Minister Jean Charest 1,817 to 1,630 and set to lead Canada into a late summer or fall national election. Mulroney will step down within about a week to 10 days.
Norma Westbrook, a Rockwell International administrative assistant from Marion, woke to paralysis in January and was transported to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Doctors at Mercy Medical Center tested for polio and meningitis as she recovered and hoped for a diagnosis.
Washington – About 1 million letters to President Clinton and family are stored at the Washington Navy Yard. White House spokeswoman Lorraine Voles said the volume is not in the millions and that daily mail averages 38,000 after prior higher rates. A White House source said the mail skewed negative compared to early weeks.
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