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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1998
Page
2
Leonard Pitts reflects on how television shaped perceptions of race and class, arguing the 1990s film Pleasantville exposes the emptiness of idealized 50s family life. He notes how viewers sought perfection, yet real life remained messy with unresolved tensions. Readers are invited to write and call with responses.
A New Jersey judge awarded a non birth mother joint custody of a 2 year old, granting her status as a parent alongside the birth mother. The ruling, based in Ocean County, marks a potential first for broadened parental rights among non biological guardians.
Louise Woodward asks U S District Judge William Young to lift an injunction requiring prior notice of any story sale and to overturn a ruling barring spending from media interviews. The same day the Eappen family filed a multi million dollar damages claim over their son's death.
Arkansas City inundated as Walnut River breaches levee and new dikes fail. 2000 residents evacuated, 40 percent of the city threatened. Water supply running low with wells flooded. National Guard deployed to prevent looting. Nearby Blackwell Oklahoma evacuated 166 residents.
Correction note states Floyd Q. McNeese of Cedar Rapids was sentenced for a restaurant robbery after guilty pleas. He still faces a federal bank robbery charge and awaits trial. The Gazette announces a policy to correct errors and invites complaint calls at the listed number.
The Gazette highlights agriculture by printing with soybean ink on recycled news print. It encourages readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton located at 4250 Sixth St. SW or at the nearest recycling location.
Established in 1863 by The Gazette Company and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE. Subscription rates include $4.40 per week for Carner, morning and Sunday editions, $19.00 for 4 weeks, and $236.00 for 52 weeks. Send address to Cedar Rapids, P.O. Box 511, Cedar Rapids IA 52401. Contact numbers provided.
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