06 Nov 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1989
Page
1
A Cedar Rapids man is crushed to death when a jacked-up car falls on him. The incident is reported on page 2A, highlighting a fatal accident in the local area.
Hay den Fry focuses on player injuries ahead of any bowl game as U of I football’s streak of bowl appearances seems to be ending. The same edition notes the Green Bay Packers securing a last second win over the Chicago Bears.
A Winthrop toymaker transforms childhood ideas into a profitable enterprise as local families anticipate holiday goods. The feature highlights entrepreneurship in Iowa and the maker’s growth during a season of gift giving.
The Gazette promotes agricultural support by printing with soybean ink and frequently uses recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers to reduce waste and protect the environment.
A joke notes that America holds the highest standard of living in theory yet many cannot afford it, highlighting affordability as the punchline. The quip reflects financial strain amid gleaming national rhetoric.
Jennifer Rainey attends Fairmount Elementary where year round classes replace long summer breaks with four mini vacations. Education leaders say a longer year could fit changing work and family patterns, with 475000 students in 19 states currently in year round programs.
Thousands of East Germans flee to West Germany via Czechoslovakia at rates over 100 per hour as Europe reconsiders tearing down the Berlin Wall. East German officials say borders are opening and the wall loses significance, with 15,000 noted arrivals by Sunday.
Iowa faces a mixed job picture with unemployment near a decade-low around 4 percent and 63 000 unemployed. Officials say businesses in low unemployment areas may raise wages or offer overtime to lure workers, while more part time workers become full time and students on break enter the labor pool.
The article notes 100000 illegal workers and tens of thousands of working foreign students in Japan. Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Vietnamese and Africans take jobs locals avoid, changing Tokyo trains and daily life amid debate on affluence and race.
Vladimir Horowitz, Soviet born piano virtuoso famed for his “controlled thunder,” died at his Manhattan home from a heart attack at age 85. He leaves wife Wanda and drew tributes from Bernstein and Watts. His career spanned most of the 20th century with final public appearances in 1987.
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