This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1994
Page
1
A possible drowning is being investigated by the Linn County Sheriff's Department after a man was pulled from the Cedar River four miles north of Palo on Sunday. Dennis Smith, 62, of Davenport, was fishing between noon and 1 p.m. and his body was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids for autopsy. He and his wife were camping near 4261 McClintock Rd.
A 15 year old Vinton student has already made a name as an inventor and continues to work on new projects. Details on page 1B.
Center Point and Washington Township may dissolve a mutual fire protection agreement that has served the area for 14 years. The dispute centers on funding and coverage terms, with actions expected to unfold at a township meeting later this week.
A Brighton man converted an abandoned railroad right of way into a motocross course. The feature notes the local efforts to bring the sport to the area and hints at more details on page 1B.
The Houston Rockets edged the New York Knicks 86 to 84 in game six to knot the NBA Finals at three games apiece. The result sets up a decisive seventh game for the title.
In Tuesday's Gazette Food Plus proposes a bridal brunch with heart shaped waffles as a starter. The piece suggests adding romantic touches to the menu to echo the wedding bells and rising romance.
In Los Angeles defense experts say the case against O J Simpson hinges on circumstantial evidence with no murder weapon found. The accused faces an arraignment on first degree murder charges for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
The Justice Department reported that between 1985 and 1991 fear of neighborhood crime grew by 9 percentage points among blacks and by 2 percentage points among whites. Central city blacks showed the sharpest rise, with crime viewed as a serious problem increasing from 12 to 23 percent.
A severe thunderstorm swept through Eastern Iowa causing outages and downed lines and trees. Lightning struck near a substation at Center Point around 6 p.m., affecting nearly 800 customers. An outage near Oxford started about 7 p.m. and lasted just over 30 minutes.
Thunderstorm and tornado warnings sweep Eastern Iowa as Tama reports 90 mph winds and trees and power lines fall. In New Vienna heavy rain delivers 2.5 inches in 30 minutes. a tree catches fire in Fairfax and Cedar Rapids sees brief flooding near Village Inn. rainfall totals unavailable at press time.
Former President Jimmy Carter says the North Korea crisis is over after talks with Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang. Kim proposed troop reductions and other measures while officials at the White House voiced cautious optimism about avoiding further confrontation. Carter met with Gallucci Lake and Lord, and spoke by phone with President Clinton as the trip concluded.
Dianne Dillon Ridgley of Iowa City pursues a life of activism addressing environment and race relations. In May she became board president of Zero Population Growth, the largest US grass roots group on population pressures. She is the first African American in the role and views it as a chance to learn and lead. ZPG aims to keep birth rates equal to deaths and maintain a stable population.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.