27 Mar 1993
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1993
Page
1
TV VISION notes Ally Sheedy stars as a photographer in Lethal Exposure. The feature highlights her performance and the film’s suspenseful premise as it airs on Page 1.
Four finalists include Monticello educator Joseph Pacha for Linn-Mar superintendent post. Candidates from Monticello join three others for the district’s top job, with a decision expected after interviews.
In Cedar Rapids a peregrine falcon named Right Orange Orange, introduced in 1990, was found dead in Des Moines. The death is suspected to be from a territorial confrontation with another falcon or a great horned owl. The falcon’s former mate is said to be seeking a new mate in the capital.
The NCAA regional final with Iowa and Tennessee is under a local TV blackout as tickets remain unsold. Details on page 1C.
Michigan defeats George Washington to advance. North Carolina and Cincinnati also win, with Temple among other Friday results in the NCAA tournament.
A lighthearted item questions whether a parent’s family genetics shape a teenager’s conduct. The piece plays on science humor and family stereotypes, offering a quick quip about nature versus nurture.
The controversial fiber optics project across the state illustrates how technology will shape work and learning in Iowa. The final Update '93 section in Sunday's Gazette promises more examples.
The Security Council approved a 28,000 troop U.N. operation to stabilize Somalia, disarm factions, protect relief workers, and rebuild the country. Operation Restore Hope shifts to U.N. control May 1, with a first year cost around 1.5 billion dollars.
Rita Hildebrand 77 was found dead Sunday in her Cedar Rapids efficiency apartment with no known relatives. On Friday three nieces and a nephew attended rites at Turner Chapel East along with three neighbors and eight strangers, all to say goodbye to a reclusive aunt.
Iowa endured 102 cloudy days from November to March 20 93 above the 85 day average. State climatologist Harry Hillaker notes a split jet stream kept Iowa between polar and sub-tropical flows creating persistent cloudiness and damp cold. He forecasts more clouds and possible storms as sun fights through haze today and by Monday.
As the crisis cools both sides in Russia explore a settlement. Yeltsin offers cabinet reshuffles and admits mistakes in shock therapy while seeking a national plebiscite to test support for his leadership and a new constitution. Deputies edge toward elections and a possible end to the impeachment bid. In Washington Clinton and Kohl urge Western aid as a key to reform.
In a light squabble over which western Iowa town is the purple martin capital the House spent about 45 minutes debating Council Bluffs population 55 000 versus Shelby 665 residents. Shelby prevailed with the amended resolution sent to the Senate while Council Bluffs gains a consolation title as black squirrel capital. Rep Darrell Hansen mocked the fracas noting Shelby’s win and Sen Steve Hansen urged prudence as colleagues quipped about feathered nests amid the debate. Rep Michael Cataldo faulted the focus on a bird over gambling bills.
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