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Al Unser Jr. drives a Mercedes powered car to his family’s ninth Indy 500 victory on a Sunday finish. Details appear on page 10.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1994
Page
1
Two Die as Boat Crashes Into Santa Fe Bridge Near Fort Madison
A boat carrying nine people struck an abutment near Fort Madison between Iowa and Illinois at about 7:15 p.m. Two died and seven were injured, with two airlifted to University Hospitals in Iowa City. Victims' names withheld pending family notifications. No further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fort Madison
Santa Fe Bridge
Illinois
Iowa City
Civil War Medal of Honor Graves Sought by Two Men
Interest in Civil War heroes drives two men to locate Medal of Honor grave sites and descendants. The pursuit aims to honor soldiers who earned the medal and connect with their histories. Details on page 1B.
Area women win top prizes in Iowa Egg Council scramble
Miriam Bergman of Mount Vernon and Lori Anderson of Cedar Rapids led by winning top prizes in the Iowa Egg Council contest as featured in Food Plus in Tuesday's Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Miriam Bergman
Mount Vernon
Lori Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Egg Council
Food Plus
Parole Chief Saur Faces Backlash Over Released Offenders
Elwein interview with Walt Saur, chairman of the Iowa Board of Parole, recalls infamous releases and ensuing crimes. He cites Vance Parsons in 1984 and a Des Moines burglar turned killer, explains tough stance on home burglary, and notes his military and prosecuting background shaping policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Men’s Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Washington State
Parsons
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Saur
Sauras
Smith
Des Moines
Oelwein
U.S. Air Force
Fayette County
Robert Ray
Ray
U.S. to ship more combat planes abroad than at home next year
The United States will produce 97 combat aircraft for overseas buyers and 92 for domestic use next year, marking a shift as export sales rise while Pentagon demand falls. The Clinton administration incentives boost foreign markets, with total weapons exports surging to 32 billion dollars, over twice 1992.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Washington
United States
Pentagon
America
Soviet Union
Clinton
Tion
Randall Forsberg
Institute For Defense and Disarmament Studies
Cambridge
Mass
U.S
Forsberg
Penford blast prompts Fire Department inquiry
A Sunday explosion at Penford Products Co on 1001 First St SW Cedar Rapids caused shattered windows and interior damage with no injuries reported. Firefighters expect to determine the cause by midweek while recalling a 75 year old Starch Works disaster at the same site that killed more than 40 workers and destroyed several buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penford Products Co
Cedar Rapids
Penford
First St
Bob Schmelzer
Schmelzer
Iowa City
Springville
Douglas Starch Works
Web of loans alleged ties Clinton donor to Whitewater probe
Federal investigators allege James McDougal has used a web of loans to move 12 000 from Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan to Bill Clinton's gubernatorial campaign. The referral cites four cashier's checks totaling 12 400 and linked loans to Ken Peacock, with Charles Peacock and the Clinton campaign named as suspects. Authorities say the funds came from two larger loans to Peacock that were not repaid, costing taxpayers 47 million in the S&L's failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Bill Clinton
Whitewater
Clinton
White Water Special
White Water
James McDowgal
Arkansas
Charles Ili
Associated Press
S&i
Kansas City
Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan
McDougal
Madison
J. Wil A Peacock
Ken
Gee
Ken Peacock
Charles
Peacock
S&l
Clinton job rating slips to new low in poll
The Harris Poll shows 42 percent positive for Clinton and 56 percent negative, a drop from April. Humphrey Taylor cites Whitewater and sexual harassment cases as causes, noting past highs and lows with a 1,253 adult sample and a ±3 point margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Clinton
Harris
Ee Pee
Humphrey Taylor
Louis Harris and Associates
Iae
Taylor
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Ice Cave
North America
Health & Science
Abby
Seneenenensees
Walt Saur
Parole Board
By Rick Smith
Gazette
Chris Stewart
Starch Works
Jeffrey D. Nicholls
Florence Randall
William Bys
Swisher
Johnson County
American Legion
Randall
Legion Auxiliary
William
Sons of the
Web of Loans
Madison Thrift
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