Oelwein Firm Fire Heavily Damages Local Employer
Firefighters battled a blaze at one of Oelwein's largest employers last night. Fire damage was extensive and details are provided on page 1B.
16 Jun 1993
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1993
Page
1
Firefighters battled a blaze at one of Oelwein's largest employers last night. Fire damage was extensive and details are provided on page 1B.
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A Monticello grocery pulls all Pepsi and Diet Pepsi cans after a customer found a syringe in a can. The FDA is investigating similar reports across at least nine states with no confirmed contamination in manufacturing. Pepsi says no recall planned and no injuries reported.
President Clinton defended U.S. air strikes in Somalia against warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid and warned action if U.N. peacekeepers are attacked in Yugoslavia. He urged potential Bosnian air strikes, touted economic gains, and backed Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court confirmation.
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