This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1990
Page
4
Myron Grim Natwick, creator of Betty Boop, dies at 100 in Santa Monica after pneumonia and heart disease. Natwick reflected on Betty Boop and her enduring appeal noting she was once viewed as a three letter suggestion.
A congressional conference panel deadlocked over a proposal to curb state enforcement of auto emission standards. Senate conferees warn the plan could derail completion of the Clean Air Act this year. Senator Daniel Moynihan criticized the last minute addition as not contained in either bill.
A white supremacist Tom Metzger, 52, and his son John, 22, defend themselves in Portland as they face a $10 million lawsuit accusing them of inciting a fatal beating of a Black man. Police watched as they entered the courtroom of Multnomah County Circuit Judge Ancer Haggemeyer.
The National Safety Council reports a sharp 21 percent drop in accidental deaths over the last decade, crediting seat belt laws fire safety and stricter regulations. Despite progress accidents remain the fourth leading cause of death, a status seen since the early 1980s.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Dr. Joseph Murray of Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston for kidney transplant pioneering and Dr. E Donnell Thomas of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle for bone marrow transplants. The award, worth 730000, recognizes advances saving tens of thousands of lives. Murray learned of the honor first while in San Francisco. Thomas was awakened at home in Bellevue by a reporter.
David Hackett Souter was sworn in as the 105th Supreme Court justice in a White House ceremony. He pledged to serve with conscience and pass on his view to others, with Chief Justice Rehnquist administering the oath. The ceremony included former Justice Brennan and Erin Rath holding the Bible. A private second oath follows at the Court.
Ten American servicemen were believed killed in three crashes on Monday in the Gulf region. Eight Marines are missing after two Huey helicopters vanished over the North Arabian Sea. Two Alabama Air National Guardsmen died when a Phantom recon plane crashed in the Southern Arabian peninsula. The death toll in Desert Shield nears 16 in the theater, with earlier losses in Panama cited. Navy search efforts continued for the downed helicopters.
Forbes 400 net worths fell overall as debt ridden markets chopped values. Lucille Carver of Muscatine Iowa slipped from 340th in 1989 to 372nd in 1990 with an estimated 285 million. John Werner Kluge remained richest at 5.6 billion. Warren Buffett is second with 3.3 billion.
A weekend snowstorm dropped 10 inches on Cheyenne while broad areas from Colorado to Utah recorded heavy snowfall. The storm caused power outages in Fort Collins and a small plane crash near Aurora, with widespread tree damage and significant work for local tree and landscaping firms.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.