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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1994
Page
1
Ron and Sandy Charlier continue their steady routine as they navigate daily life with mobility aids and adjusting health challenges. Their perseverance highlights resilience and practical coping strategies in aging.
In Rwanda, peasants have confessed to killing lifelong friends they regarded as enemies amid rising intercommunal violence. Details on page 2A.
Eastern Iowa farmers will receive updates on pests weeds and weather as they drive by neighboring fields. Page 1B carries details.
East Iowa region reports reduced waste hauling to landfills, barely meeting ambitious goals for landfill diversion. Page 1B carries details.
Renowned pianist Randy Weston performed at the Cornell College 96th Annual May Music Festival dazzling the audience with his jazz artistry. Review on page 5B.
In Sunday NBA action the Houston Rockets evened their playoff series while Chicago Bulls Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets also won. Details appear on pages 1D and 3D.
The Nutrition Magician visits elementary schools around town to teach healthful eating through magic tricks. Food Plus mentions tomorrow's event in Tuesday's Gazette.
Ricky Allen Scott, 20, of Palo, disappeared after being thrown from a canoe Sunday afternoon. Kevin Keller, 19, also of Palo, swam to help him, while Tamara Beardsley, 18, entered the water to assist. Keller and Beardsley survived and were hospitalized. The search resumed at 8:30 a.m. Monday. a bystander helped recover the two others.
Evangelist Lowell Lundstrom urged Christians to take the lead against crime at a Five Seasons Center rally for about 1,000 while dismissing a larger police force as insufficient. He warned government cannot change the human heart and criticized teen condoms amid his eight day Impact America crusade.
The Justice Department reports 1992 saw a record 930,700 violent crimes by individuals armed with handguns and 13,200 handgun homicides, with higher risks for young black males. FBI data suggest rising overall violence while rape robbery and assault rates hover near 1981 peaks.
Seattle AP reports 409 pound death row inmate Mitchell Rupe may be hanged for the 1981 bank teller murders after declining lethal injection. Todd Maybrown argues beheading is barbaric and not acceptable. A July 11 hearing is set. Rupe has not set a date.
Harvard researchers warn trans fatty acids in margarine and processed foods may be more harmful than saturated fat. The American Journal of Public Health report cites trans fats as a major heart disease risk and urges FDA labeling.
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