28 Jun 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1991
Page
1
America West Airlines seeks protection by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The action is detailed on page 3A and marks the airline’s move to restructure amid financial pressures.
Some MCI workers will have American Express as their new employer. Details on page 6C.
A six time women s city golf champion returned from injuries to win her seventh title. Details on page 1C.
Recent flooding could cost Linn County and Cedar Rapids as much as 300000 dollars. Details on page 1B.
DES MOINES The state won approval to bring back the USS Iowa silver service and ship's bell from mothballs. Navy officials informed Gov. Branstad that the items would be returned to Iowa for display as soon as possible. The silver service cost $5,000 and was made in 1896 for the first USS Iowa. The tradition resumes when ships bearing Iowa’s name are decommissioned.
A light humor item where a man takes his doctor’s advice to a liquid diet as he jokingly melts all his ice cream. The snippet plays on wordplay about dieting and frozen desserts.
Evan Pence challenges Cedar Rapids Public Library over allowing any age to check out R rated films citing his nieces age 12 and 13 viewing a rape scene from The Accused. Library officials defend First Amendment principles and say parental monitoring remains possible via account control and card custody.
Federal troops and Slovenian secessionists clash in at least 20 skirmishes using tanks and helicopters. Casualties range widely with statements of up to 100 dead and wounded, while official figures vary. Tensions rise after Slovenia and Croatia push for independence.
Thurgood Marshall, the first Black on the Supreme Court, retires at 82 citing medical issues. President Bush pledges swift action to nominate a successor, with potential picks including Clarence Thomas and Amalyn Kearse. Marshall led civil rights work and argued key 1954 school desegregation case.
The proposed Interurban Trail from Bever Park Cedar Rapids to Lisbon faces derailment as Iowa Electric Light and Power refuses to lease land amid legal fears and public feuds. Linn County section eight miles long risks jeopardy with ongoing challenges. landowners file quitclaim deeds over land ownership. Patty Lee says the effort will persist despite obstacles.
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