27 Mar 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1991
Page
1
Dwight Murray made his initial court appearance Tuesday on charges he attacked and robbed an elderly Cedar Rapids woman. Details on page 1B.
The Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets must be sold by April 15 as the team’s president and general manager confirm a local group is among four interested buyers. Details on page 1C.
Retired C R police officer Bud Epsen recalls entertaining on the nursing home circuit after a life of keeping the peace as featured in Neighbors magazine.
Former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas agrees to run for president and will formally announce his candidacy soon after his Iowa tour. The entry reshapes the early Democratic contest as Tsongas joins the field and announces plans.
Calin Florea of southern Romania unearthed a German Lanz tractor hidden in his garden for 35 years under Communist collective farming. The engine still runs, though he lost the hood and parts, and he asks the army for metal detectors to locate the missing pieces.
A humorous riff notes that the problem is not just the rush hour itself but the crowded, slow moving lanes that define peak times. It jests about the frantic pace and shared frustration of commuting during busy periods.
Pfc. Ray Young, 22, of Central City, was on a convoy 120 miles inside Kuwait en route to Saudi Arabia and then the United States when a land mine explosion severed parts of both feet. He lies in Ward 11 East at Fort Gordon, Ga., undergoing major surgery as his family prepares to travel from Iowa to visit.
The Iowa Senate backed voluntary campaign spending limits by a 34-14 vote, with seven Republicans joining 27 Democrats. The measure would require notarized petition signatures equal to 10 percent of last general election votes for office, but Gov. Branstad’s signature is deemed unlikely.
Joan Anderson of Lansing found a hinged brass frame showing both sides of the same wedding photo of John C. and Ella Schulte taken June 11 1918 in Spring Grove Minnesota. Regan and Anderson bought the last frame in stock for 16 dollars in La Crosse Wisconsin and learned the image came from an antique store in Stanley Kansas in 1989.
A national study by Food Research and Action Center finds 5.5 million U S children from poor families lack sufficient food. Iowa mirrors the national trend with rising WIC applicants while shelter costs squeeze budgets for meals and essentials.
Linn County Attorney Denver Dillard says arrests for cigarette theft have risen to about 10 a week as pack thefts increase. He urges Cedar Rapids stores to move single packs behind counters, noting higher cigarette costs and juvenile referrals to police. Carousel Foods and Hy Vee report measures to curb theft, with cigarettes moved behind service counters or kept at checkout.
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