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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1996
Page
1
The Worldwatch Institute's Vital Signs 1996 reports 1995 as the warmest year on record and notes growing free elections and higher incomes, but warns climate change causes grain shortages and rising insurance payouts. Global grain harvest fell to its smallest since 1988 and reserves hit 48 days.
English researchers plan to implant a genetically engineered pig heart into a dying human this fall. If successful, it would mark a new era in which animal organs may routinely be transplanted into people, aided by transgenic animals and powerful anti rejection drugs.
In Dubuque the Diamond Jo riverboat casino boosts tourist flow yet harms local businesses like Penny's Parlour run by Duane and Maureen Durni. The couple recalls bus tours ending earlier and customers chasing luck rather than shopping, highlighting a cautionary shift for Cedar Rapids residents.
The President Davenport, Lady Luck Bettendorf, and Diamond Jo Dubuque report 1995 gambling data. Casinos hosted 1.9 million, 1 million, and 883,633 gamblers respectively with total wagers of 74.4 million, 35.6 million, and 30.6 million. Capacity and opening dates noted. Riverboat votes in 1989 show Dubuque and Scott counties with margins 7 794 to 3 914 and 23 996 to 16 109. Lady Luck opened April 1995.
Linda Carey 50 Nhu Le 25 and Frank Bell 62 are now riverboat casino workers at Lady Luck Bettendorf and The President Davenport earning solid wages and benefits. City officials project riverboat gambling will bring tens of millions in revenue, with Bettendorf set to receive about 1.1 million this year for street projects and more.
Six year old Brittany Leach of Cedar Rapids plays in City Square Park during the Marion Arts Festival on a Saturday afternoon. She is with her father and twin brother Nile and also enjoys viewing the art at the festival.
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