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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1996
Page
2
Mike Deupree argues that current anti smoking efforts fail to deter teens. He urges removing vending machines and making tobacco use a minor crime, backed by practical enforcement and immediate messaging about risks. He stresses support for quitting and a shift from scare tactics to tangible deterrents.
Marshall Wais, a 79 year old San Francisco philanthropist and steel magnate, was kidnapped from his Sea Cliff home. After a nearly eight hour ordeal, abductors released him with $20 for a taxi as police closed in, arresting Thomas Taylor and Michael Robison after ramming the getaway van near Golden Gate Park.
A correction states a Sunday harassment claim in Iowa City involving Patrick Hall 23 was the roommate of his ex-girlfriend. The Gazette quotes that earlier Tuesday editions used incorrect information from the Police Department and will publish clarification in this space.
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