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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 2000
Page
2
Jacquelyn Mitchard recounts a habit of keeping a water glass always at her side and the tensions with family who sip from it. She reflects on boundaries, blessings, and the messy joy of living with others while pursuing writing and daily tasks.
After months of debate the South Carolina Legislature approves a compromise to relocate the Confederate flag from the State House to a monument on the grounds. Governor Hodges indicates he will sign it and the flag will come down July 1 if approved.
The Gazette promotes agriculture by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint and urges readers to recycle at City Carton on Sixth Street SW or nearby locations. Senator Dick Elliott hopes this marks the last Civil War battle while controversy over South Carolina’s flag continues. The NAACP opposes moving the flag to a monument and maintains a five month tourism boycott.
A Cedar Rapids accident involving a driver identified as Robert Russell failed to stop for debris, striking Teresa McFarlane’s minivan. Ashley McFarlane, 13, was hospitalized then released after treatment. the Gazette notes its corrections policy and invites complaints via phone.
The Gazette lists publishing details in Cedar Rapids Iowa with January 10 1883 establishment. It shows Cedar Cedar Rapids address and ZIP 52406 plus daily and Sunday delivery and mail rates for Morning Editions. AP republication rights and postmaster address are noted.
The ad for C&R Productions in the Gazette corrects the Flea Market and Collector's Show dates to Saturday May 20 from 8 to 3 and Sunday May 21 from 9 to 3 at Hawkeye Downs Expo Center. Apologies for the inconvenience.
The May 19 Sears insert corrected prices for a Zenith 25 inch TV model 45209 from 239.99 to 219.99 with a sale at 196.00 and 23.99 savings. It also fixes a Phillips VCR mislabel for Panasonic VCR 55300 at 67.77 and corrects Maxell 82862 tape to VHS at 0.99. An apology note accompanies the corrections.
Angel Maturino Resendiz, convicted of breaking into Dr. Claudia Benton’s Houston area home in 1998, sexually assaulting her and killing her, told a judge he prefers death by injection over life with no parole after the jury rejected an insanity defense. He has admitted killing nine people while traveling the United States by freight train. The jury began weighing death by injection versus life without parole for 40 years.
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