Baseball Scores From National League Dish Eight Games
Reds beat the Giants 7 to 5 and Phillies defeated the Pirates 4 to 2. Dodgers fell 0 to 1 to the Astros. Expos topped the Mets 4 to 1, Cubs won 7 to ? against the Cardinals, and Padres also posted a 7 to 1 score in their game.
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Center Point butterfly hobby becomes species protection drive
A Center Point man has turned his hobby into a serious mission to protect rare butterfly species. Details on page 1B.
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Center Point
Perry mulls independent May bid for Linn County Board
Linn County Supervisor Ken Perry who finished third in the primary weighs an independent run to stay on the board. He accuses top vote getter James Houser of using questionable tactics in the race. Details on page 3B.
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Linn
Ken Perry
Perry
James Houser
Bulls victory party turns riotous in Chicago
Chicago fans flooded streets after the Bulls clinched the NBA title. The celebration deteriorated into violence with arson looting and arrests exceeding one thousand as authorities struggled to restore order overnight.
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Bulls
Chicago
Couple Wed at 7-Eleven in Slurpee Themed Ceremony
Gina and Stuart Scott wed inside a Detroit 7-Eleven where they met. Guests sipped Slurpees and coffee as the bride walked the snack food aisle. The store stayed open for the ceremony with 20 guests and a judge officiating. Rice was donated from the shelf for the customary toss.
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Gina
Stuart Scott
Todays Chuckle: kid gloves or mittens and clips
A light humor note contrasts handling people with kid gloves against using kid mittens and mitten clips for tougher cases. The playful line riffs on gentleness vs firm handling.
Learning exchange boosts Iowa student ties
Liz Pearce-Burton of Runcorn England helps arrange an exchange at the University of Iowa to bring American and foreign students together to learn about and from each other as neighbors in Wednesday's Gazette.
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Liz Pearce-Burton
Runcorn
England
University of Iowa
Gazette
Water surplus drives Waterloo sale as Cedar Rapids faces limits
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City residents may see lawn watering limits despite Waterloo’s excess capacity. Cedar Rapids pumps 45 million gallons daily, near 42 million during a peak 24 hours in 1991, while Waterloo can pump 53 million. A limestone geology fed by wells boosted Waterloo’s supply for industrial growth and sales to nearby towns.
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Metro-Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Iowa
Cedar
Waterloo
Reed Craft
Waterloo Water Works
Deere & Co
Des Moines
Sioux City
Hutchins resigns from Iowa Senate amid budget talks
Hutchins, Iowa Senate majority leader since 1985, will quit before June end, delaying budget negotiations as party leaders clash. He cited no current lobbying plans but preserves option after leaving office. Critics call move a setback to ethics reform efforts and state governance.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Senate
Bill Hutchins
Jack Rife
Durant
Hutchins
Terry Branstad
Audubon
Sen
Jim Lind
Waterloo
Lind
Republican Party
Will Lynch
Iowa
Schwarzkopf Surges as Undeclared Candidate in Polls
A Times Mirror survey of 3,517 adults shows retired Gen Norman Schwarzkopf leading a three way race for change with 29 percent, edging Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton at 27 percent and trailing Bush at 35 percent, suggesting demand for strong leadership over experience.
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Ross Perot
Times Mirror Center For the People & the Press
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Arkansas
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Texas
Probation expected in fatality plea in Linn County case
Cedar Rapids youth Joseph Drish 17 admitted delinquent act of homicide by vehicle in a May 6 pedestrian death. He faces about 11 months probation and public service under a plea, with a July 15 disposition hearing and a six year license revocation.
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Linn County
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Drish
Regis High School
Grady
Rebecca Belcher
Eisbach
Patricia
AIDS bias dies with son and asks for compassion
Carol Quandahl recalls their son Eric 29 who died after AIDS exposure from blood transfusions before 1985. He was not a homosexual nor an IV drug user. The family travels from Decorah to tell his story to urge openness about the disease.
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Iowa
Bureau
Decorah
Carol Quandahl
Quandahl
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Eric
Quandahls
Carol
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Ester
Minn
Iowa City
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