Baseball scores from a busy league night
Tigers 4 Blue Jays 3. Indians 7 Orioles 5. Red Sox 4 Yankees 3 in 10. Royals 7 Twins 5. Cubs 2 Cardinals 1. Giants 3 Reds 2. Mets 5 Expos 2. Braves 9 Dodgers 8. Astros 11 Padres 0. Pirates 6 Phillies 5 in 12. Brewers at Athletics, ChiSox at Mariners, Rangers at Angels late.
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Public forum on Cedar Rapids mayor race gathers 11 candidates
A Gazette sponsored public forum tonight will host a record 11 Cedar Rapids mayoral candidates. The event starts at 7 PM in the basement armory of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, with page 1B carrying details.
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Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Amtrak Push Targets Chicago to Omaha Rail Run
A Senate committee approved a bill to provide up to 1 million dollars to cover first year operating losses for a Chicago to Omaha Amtrak line via Cedar Rapids. The plan would not affect the existing southern Iowa route. Details on page 4B.
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Chicago
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Iowa
McGwire Power Surges As A's Slugger Reclaims Power
Mark McGwire hits 23 homers this season to reaffirm status among baseball's top power hitters for the Oakland Athletics. Details on page 1C.
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Oakland Athletics
Mark McGwire
Transcendental Brain Atlas Party Promotes EEG Screening
The Natural Law Party led by John Hagelin proposes EEG brain scans for all political candidates to assess suitability for office. Hagelin says the EEG could determine if a person is capable of serving as president.
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Touts
Eegs Fairfield
John Hagelin
Natural Law Party
Today’s Chuckle on Dirty Politics
A compact breezy item mocks repeated political redundancy and the cycle of campaign rhetoric. The piece lampoons officials and pundits for endless appearances and slogans.
Omorro’s America’s Sea Becomes Gulf of Mexico Trash Dump
The Gulf of Mexico, while appearing clean at first glance, is revealed to be heavily polluted with garbage. The article notes widespread trash impacting marine life and renders most Gulf fish unsafe to eat.
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Gulf
Health & Science
Gazette
Seizure of Maclin's car shifts Cedar Rapids prostitution case
Cedar Rapids police target the out-call network by seizing a key car used by prostitutes under the state forfeiture law. Lt. Larry Greco, head of the Vice Narcotics Unit, pursues a crackdown that could disrupt the long-running method of arranging illegal sex trades.
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The
Police Department
Inactivity Costs Iowa Thousands in Health and Work Loss
Iowa health officials using a CDC formula estimate about 29 000 adults aged 20 and over die annually due to sedentary lifestyles. The Healthy Iowans 2000 Task Force aims to boost activity as part of a 1990s health plan and notes benefits including lower absenteeism and reduced medical costs.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
ES Moines
Iowa
State Department of Health
National Centers For Disease Control
Tim Lane
State Department of Public Health
Weinberger indicted in Iran-Contra case
Former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger was indicted on two counts of perjury two counts of false statements and one count of obstructing the Iran Contras inquiry He headed the Defense Department 1981 to 1987 and faces up to five years in prison per count plus fines indictment filed five years into the independent counsel probe as Poindexter and North had their convictions overturned on immunity taint grounds
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Oliver North
Congress
Bush and Yeltsin Agree Drastic One Third Nuclear Cuts
Presidents Bush and Yeltsin unveiled an 11 year accord to cut long range nuclear weapons to about one third of current levels and remove silo based Russian missiles. They cited a new post Cold War partnership guiding the agreement reached after months of talks led by Baker Kozyrev.
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Yeltsin
Washington Post
Washington
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U.S
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Malcolm Toon
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Soviet Union
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Andrei Kozyrev
White House
Brick mailbox pillars may be removed to ease hazards
Cedar Rapids officials consider halting ornamental brick mailbox pillars on public property after traffic safety concerns. City staff cite vision obstruction and snowplow damage, with removal possibly financed by homeowners or installers. residents weigh impacts on home improvements.
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Lonnie Zingula
John Kenyon
Cedar Rapids
Jacquelyn Herr
Janet Pl
Herr
Cally
Mel Meyer
Meyer
Wayne Murdock
Matt Tippie
David Ct
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