15 Mar 1993
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1993
Page
1
Ambitious residents in Edgewood, population 900, form a monthly think tank over lunch on Mondays to brainstorm ideas such as a new business park. Page 1B carries further details.
C R Washington led the big school team to a first place overall while Oelwein captured the small school championship at the two day Denison event. Washington nine member squad earns Iowa spot in the national meet in Phoenix April 22 25.
A lighthearted quip notes that every elected president ends up dancing to others’ tune, producing a sidestep rather than bold moves. The joke frames political figures as hesitant to depart from established influence.
The Gazette announces the 15th annual Recipe Contest with seven adult categories and a new kids only division. Submit your entries by the coming deadline for a chance at prizes featured in Food Plus.
Farmers struggle with low grain prices and ongoing economic pressure as hotline calls and lender mediation requests surge, signaling potential new sales across Iowa. Weather and a 1991 downturn push many grain producers, especially those without livestock, toward fragile finances and missed credit deadlines entering planting season.
The storm roared through New England and eastern Canada, leaving at least 111 dead from Cuba to Quebec and up to 4 feet of snow with 15 foot drifts. It caused widespread outages, travel disruption, and massive shelter use as federal aid was pledged for Florida counties.
The report details deaths from cold and storms across the region including a Spartanburg man who slept outside a nightclub and a homeless Atlanta man with amputated legs. It notes traffic fatalities, a Long Island woman struck on a snowy sidewalk, and deaths from falling trees in Georgia and Florida. A Honduran freighter crew losses rose after its vessel sank off Florida, while heart attacks linked to shoveling snow killed people in New York, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and other areas.
Retired House members are using leftover campaign funds for personal expenses such as football tickets and parking fines while holding about 11.8 million in unspent money. The AP surveyed 111 former members from the 102nd Congress and found varied actions including charity donations and political contributions.
State legislatures consider quirky measures from toll exemptions for armless motorists to warnings on war toy sales and vasectomy delays. Virginia names Chesapecten jeffersonius as state fossil while Iowa battles over purple martin capitals between Council Bluffs Fort Smith and Lake Village.
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