16 May 1990
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1990
Page
1
The article notes Wayne Jackson Neighbors organizing a lunch gathering at Emerson School with neighbors contributing to the event.
U.S. Senator Charles Grassley accuses federal bureaucrats in Washington of deciding the Avenue of the Saints route, arguing the choice should go to Congress instead. The item situates the debate on Cedar Rapids page 2A during the summer street project season.
At its shareholders meeting Money IE Industries vows to act as a responsible corporate citizen and uphold ethical practices. The statement signals commitment to governance, community impact, and sustainable growth as part of its business strategy.
Rudy Washington the new Drake basketball coach hires a female assistant to oversee academics for the team. Iowa baseball coach Duane Banks says the Big Ten tournament should be eliminated and his team hosts the event this week.
A lighthearted line notes that not all people sell out instead some lease with an option to buy implying cautious optimism about flexible agreements and personal bargaining.
A presidential panel urges the United States to respond to air terrorism with preemptive or retaliatory military strikes. It calls for stronger FAA reforms, suspends the TNA airport screening program, and recommends heightened warning systems for travelers. The Lockerbie bombing is cited as potentially preventable.
Voters in Marion approve a bond issue of 825000 by 1775 to 355 against, creating a satellite fire station beside the Police Station. The plan anticipates two stations with a three minute response to most areas, funding through about 17 dollars annually for ten years.
Kevin Herren said Clarke got what he deserved after a Linn County jury found Brian Clarke guilty of attempted murder and willful injury over a December shooting outside the Herrens Marion mobile home. Regina Herren testified, Clarke’s sentencing set for July 3. perspectives differed among involved parties.
Vincent van Gogh's Portrait of Dr. Gachet sold for 82.5 million dollars at Christie's New York to Gallery Kobayashi of Tokyo. The bidding lasted about ten minutes with a 75 million dollar hammer price plus a 10 percent buyer's fee. The work was once loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and hails from Siegfried Kramarsky's collection.
In Des Moines, SCS Director Wilson Scaling faced demands to resign after a controversial move that would have relaxed soil loss limits in the 1985 Farm Bill. He announced June and July hearings across Iowa to reestablish the standards, amid strong local opposition at a Cedar Falls meeting.
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