18 Jun 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1991
Page
1
A Cedar River rescue saved William Kidder after his pickup plunged over a dike Monday morning. Two eyewitnesses spotted the crash and alerted authorities, enabling responders to reach him before he drowned.
The capture of an Orlando man who fled Cedar Rapids authorities over 17 years ago does not ease the aunt of the 1973 December sodomy victim’s pain. Details on page 1B.
Payne Stewart, after a 10 week layoff due to a neck herniation, returns to competition and wins the U S Open before a large gallery. The victory follows his earlier joke that his game needed WD-40.
In western Norway near Stavanger, burglars broke into a military warehouse Monday and returned five cases of ammunition and four anti tank rockets they had stolen the day before. A note left with the items criticized the depot security saying sorry if there is any damage to the material you really must improve the security on the door.
A lighthearted item notes photographers crowding close to celebrity funeral scenes. The piece contrasts media attention with mourners and the solemn atmosphere of memorials.
Meteorologists link the heavy Midwest rains to a locked upper level jet stream pattern that draws Gulf air into Iowa. Professor Greg Tripoli notes the Alaska to Rocky Mountain to Northeast route has persisted, with storms potentially delivering 7 to 15 inches in a single outbreak amidst theories about sunspots and land ocean temperature interactions.
The Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo received two 3s in seven NRC ratings, the lowest since 1980 in engineering and safety assessment. NRC calls for stronger management oversight and a larger engineering staff, with a June 26 meeting at the plant to discuss results.
9 year old Yana Wernimont asks neighbors to mow safely after her pet box turtle Pokey escaped from a wire pen. The brown 6 inch turtle, once found after a prior escape, remains missing after a Sunday noon departure. Call 362-4723 if found.
Landlords Don Tauke and Joan Nickel won court approval to evict KOCR TV Channel 28 from its 605 Boyson Rd NE site but granted a short stay after Gerald Fitzgerald showed substantial negotiations to sell the station. Fitzgerald seeks a sale to cover debts including $74,150 in losses and costs. Several investor groups, including one in Des Moines, are reported interest.
An advocacy group says Americans eligible for free Medicare coverage pay $790 million yearly due to unclaimed benefits. In Iowa 60 percent of eligible seniors have not applied, with Missouri 46 percent and Nebraska 71 percent also underutilizing. Congress expanded eligibility last fall, but officials say guidance is being phased in and eligible individuals must apply at Medicaid offices.
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