22 Jun 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1988
Page
1
Senator Harkin proposes a new approach to curb marijuana use by expanding educational programs and enforcement efforts. The plan emphasizes community outreach and collaboration with schools and law enforcement to reduce trafficking and demand.
An eight year old girl visiting grandparents near Aurora was bitten by a rattlesnake after picking it up when she saw it. Her grandmother described the event, citing the danger of the encounter and the injury.
A light humor item jokes that some people could only be bigger fools by gaining weight. It playfully tweaks vanity and size with a simple quip aimed at readers.
Mount Vernon firm U S Nameplate Co. is removed from the national Superfund toxic cleanup list after five Iowa sites are dropped. The EPA adds Electro-Coatings Inc in Cedar Rapids and nine other Iowa sites, including a chrome plating operation, as part of the same action. President Richard Novetzke says the decision ends a five year fight and confirms there was no hazardous condition found on his property.
Gazette staff reports say Iowa endures record heat with Cedar Rapids hitting 100 for a second day. Stations warn of continued heat as a frontal system moves south, bringing showers elsewhere, while farmers export hay despite drought. A Tama County note mentions empty ballparks in Oelwein and Coralville Reservoir releases reduced.
Heat peaked at 100 degrees in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday breaking the 1911 record. IDOT road crews and Ellis Park lifeguards faced strain as epoxy for a traffic counter set quickly in the heat. Veterans like Mike Orr and Steve Highland urged staying hydrated while Lavern Velau wrestled with epoxy before it set.
Iowa highs Tuesday records show Burlington Cedar Rapids Des Moines Dubuque Fort Dodge Iowa City Lamont Mason City Ottumwa Quad Cities Sioux City Spencer Waterloo with high temperatures and historical records in parenthesis. City by city readings include 10 991914, 100 98, 103 95, 100 95, 101 98, 101 93, 102 95, 101 95, 1014 98, 101 991934, 108 100, 104 99, and 103 99 with several years noted.
President Reagan said bribery and fraud in the Pentagon weapons industry would be understandable given the size of government, though he is upset by reports of widespread illegality. He urged that Iran Contra prosecutions proceed and defended his administration’s conduct.
McGregor and Marquette sit amid a traffic detour proposal that would route drivers for up to five days as two railroad crossings are repaired. City councils weigh delaying work to align with a highway bypass, voting for emergency crossings and synchronized track repairs.
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