13 May 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1988
Page
1
A man who was freed early on parole received a renewed jail sentence in a 2A Page report. The article notes the defendant faced a longer term after violations and reset proceedings. Local authorities pursued the reimposed confinement, citing prior offenses and public safety concerns.
A main electrical line short caused a fire that destroyed Gay Locker Co. in Iowa City. Other items note Steven Hadley, Waterloo credit union theft case, campus phone system upgrade, a commencement prayer change, and Kalona Public Library Board member Deborah Janzen becoming librarian. Weekend ports section included.
The piece jokes about wearing apout sors or folks who are superstitious, contrasting them with those who are merely plain ordinary stitious. It showcases humor in how superstition is attached to people and situations in discourse.
United States and Soviet Union resolve issues on a landmark missile treaty. Secretary of State George Shultz announced a fully satisfactory settlement on verification and on-site inspections as the pact moves to the U.S. Senate for ratification ahead of the Moscow summit.
A joint study committee proposes taking a merger proposal to voters by November 1989. Marion and Linn-Mar have shared services and now seek a public petition, school board votes, and hearings by Grant Wood Area Education Agency. Residents show majority favor merger in a phone survey.
R Gene Simmons, 47, was convicted of capital murder for a 45 minute Russellville shooting spree that left Kathy Kendrick and James Chaffin dead. A jury sentenced him to death after deliberating late Thursday and he asked for immediate execution to end the torture within him. He faces trial again in July for deaths of his wife seven children four grandchildren and two in laws found at his home.
The Gazette reports on growing superstition as Friday the 13th nears. Psychology professor Mark Olson notes superstition is learned and reinforced by selective memory. He cites rat experiments showing noncontingent feeding can still create superstitious patterns and mentions people’s belief in black cats and public interest in horoscopes.
Sam Lacy, 48, a Blue Springs Missouri trucker, shot two Des Moines employees at Wilson Certified Express Inc. at close range, handed his pistol to a receptionist, and calmly surrendered. Meyer and Jones were hospitalized in serious to critical condition. Lacy pleaded innocent to two counts of attempted murder.
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