21 Jun 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1988
Page
1
News page items note sports scores for baseball including Angels over Twins six to five and Blue Jays over Orioles five to two on a scoreboard. The page also lists congressional critique by Sen. Grassley on defense contracting and local Iowa notices about work release centers and university spending.
A lighthearted line notes no one has left footprints in time by wearing beach thongs, mixing whimsy with a sunny image of seaside style and time worn wisdom.
Farmstead Foods and Gyula Meat Combina of Hungary agreed to form a joint venture to operate an Iowa meat processing facility. The plant aims to employ 40 to 60 workers, produce dry salami, and is pending a marketing study. Iowa Gov. Branstad supported the venture’s potential.
Across Iowa temperatures climbed to around 100 with humidity pushing heat index to 100 to 115. Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Quad Cities and Des Moines all posted 100 degree readings, breaking records set in 1933 and 1934. Mercy Hospital treated one possible heat exhaustion case. St. Luke's reported none.
A severe heat wave pressured Eastern Iowa power use Monday triggering an IE Power substation fault in northeast Cedar Rapids. 1057 customers lost power briefly from 1 03 to 1 37 PM affecting Collins Road area. KGAN TV and WMT radio outlets also went dark temporarily.
The city reports adults and children flocking to pools to beat extreme heat. Cedar Rapids urges residents to curb lawn watering until drought ends. Heat and humidity raise emergency concerns for livestock in affected areas.
The Cedar Rapids Slammers basketball team, new to the Continental Basketball Association, will play at the Five Seasons Center next fall. Officials estimate the venture could inject well over a half million dollars into Cedar Rapids and create part time jobs, with spillover for local businesses and conventions.
Lt. Gen. Henri Namphy rapidly takes control of Haiti after an overnight seizure, forming a military government and declaring himself president. Civilian leader Leslie Manigat, ousted, and his family were moved to the Dominican Republic. Reports say some cabinet members were jailed as Namphy consolidates power.
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