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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1989
Page
2
A readable fragment notes Peter Jennings as a gentle father who faces the dilemma of fame and being spied upon. Page ID appears, with unspecified context.
Donald Fink of Cedar Rapids recalls his first airplane ride as a teenager and explains how that early thrill turned into a lifelong love of flying.
Spike Stae bler, after periods living in Hawaii Australia California and the Orient, decides to return to Cedar Rapids as noted on page 22A.
A dispute inside the Manson home in Cedar Rapids has persisted for over 18 months with no end in sight. The ongoing conflict continues to draw attention on page 20A.
Myra Williams recalls her 1957 marriage at age 13 to her second cousin Jerry Lee Lewis. The feature reflects on family ties, a controversial union, and the lasting imprint of that choice as she writes today.
Mike Deupree questions road signage and traffic habits in a light column. He laments Baby on Board signs while proposing informative back window signs and suggests more logical responses to slow drivers. He notes left lane blockers and calls for measured punishment, previewing weekly Gazette columns.
A four year old Cedar Rapids girl, Kimberly Bankey, fell from a dock at the Bledsoe Ferry Access and drowned in 15 feet of water near the Lake of the Ozarks. Divers recovered her body about 6 pm after the fall Friday while the family camped at Truman State Park. She was pronounced dead on arrival at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
The national Elks Club faces legal challenges to its all male, mostly white membership. Critics contend voting practices bias against Black applicants, while written rules ban women from joining.
A newspaper note reports that moonshiners in Appalachian regions cultivate marijuana in rural woods. The piece discusses rising demand and domestic growth, highlighting farmers in the Appalachian states as notably productive in this booming cannabis market.
Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport faces a drop in charter passenger business since Van Dusen Airport Services won the fixed-base operator contract on Feb 1, 1988. Critics say service is down and some customers must go out of town for charters, while Van Dusen and officials defend progress and limited equipment.
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