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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1988
Page
2
The column critiques fruitcake and its aging myth, noting its enduring but unpalatable reputation. It cites Russell Baker and explores why the dessert persists as a holiday symbol while questioning its desirability and cultural role.
Cedar Rapids police Linn County sheriff and Marion police announced a Metro Narcotics operation netting 30 arrests on warrants for delivery of controlled substances amid a year of undercover drug buys. The unit seized drugs cash and vehicles totaling over 145000 since January.
House and Senate negotiators reach agreement on a bill to close about twenty four obsolete U.S. military bases. A 12 member commission must name closings by December 31 from 550 bases, each employing at least 300 civilians. Carlucci can accept all or none by January 16. If accepted, Congress has 45 days to block closings.
In Marion, opening activities at Baxter Martins on Sunday were announced but no public events are planned. The Gazette promises corrections for accuracy and welcomes complaints at phone 398 8313.
Federal agents join Cedar Rapids Police in tracing a human skull sent to KCRG-TV in a threatening note. The skull, found by an accounting clerk, is at the University of Iowa for analysis. Investigators believe it came from a mausoleum, with up to 80 area cemeteries to check.
The first autumn frost set record lows in five Iowa cities and may harm unprotected fruits but aids farmers by drying soggy soybeans. Johnson County Extension warns grazing in frosted sorghum or sudan fields risks prussic acid poisoning. risk varies with plant age and frost severity and may require delays of days to weeks before safe grazing.
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