Don Derr remembered for patience kindness and wit
A tribute recounts Don Derr of Cedar Rapids as a patient host who handled a drunken bridge partner with grace. The writer notes Derr’s kindness and humor in awkward moments, recalls a late night phone call, and reflects on Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen debates and public sympathy for underdogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Derr
Cedar Rapids
Don
Ignatz
Bever Avenue
Dan Quayle
George Bush
Quayle
Lloyd Bentsen
Bentsen
Jack Kennedy
Kennedy
Gaffer
Experts solve 100 digit number factorization breakthrough
A multinational team using hundreds of computers on three continents split a 100 digit number into two primes 41 and 60 digits long. Project organizers Mark Manasse and Arjen Lenstra led the effort with about 400 machines worldwide. The advance may prompt cryptographers to reassess certain government and banking codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
NEW York
Palo Alto
Calif
Mark Manasse
Digital Equipment Corp
Systems Research Center
Arjen Lenstra
University of Chicago
United States
Netherlands
Australia
Paul murder trial delayed to December in Linn County
The second degree murder case against Paul, 21, of Central City, for the Aug. 16 shooting of Don Cope Jr., was rescheduled by Judge August Hansell Jr. to December 19. The defense seeks an even longer delay citing preparation needs and witness availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Courts
Evan Paul
Linn County District Court
Paul
Central City
Don Cope Jr
August Hansell Jr
Tom Riley
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Riley
Dillard
Michael Dukakis
Hansell
Officials join probe into Village Inn death in Iowa City
State agriculture officials have joined the cause of death investigation into Village Inn assistant manager Terry Ray Schneider. EPA staffers request a report on pesticide use as autopsy results delay conclusion. The restaurant resumed operations after fumigation following a methyl bromide treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EPA
Iowa City
Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Agriculture Department
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Mark Lohafer
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Bureau
Lohafer
Des Moines
Village Inn
Sturgis Corner
Terry Ray Schneider
Schneider
Environmental Protection Agency
Kansas City
Kan
W.B. McCloud
Schaumburg
Ill
Postal substation in Cedar Rapids delayed by budget cuts
The U.S. Postal Service delays several capital projects in Iowa including a $3.9 million Cedar Rapids substation and new main post offices in Clinton and Keokuk. Construction shifts push Cedar Rapids to 1994 at earliest, Clinton to 1995, and Keokuk to 1995 due to federal budget cuts and reorganized priorities.
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U.S
Pak
Clinton
Keokuk
Postal Service
Cedar Rapids Gazette details and delivery rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces its establishment by The Gazette Company in 1883 and provides delivery options, including carrier and motor route rates. It lists morning editions and Sunday issues priced at 12.80 for 4 weeks and 141.40 for 52 weeks, with additional rates for other states and territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
Cuban gun boat seizes supplier ship with New Zealand entry
A Cuban gun boat seized the 156 foot Tampa Sea Horse carrying New Zealand's America's Cup entry near Cuba. Eight U S citizens were detained. the ship headed from Long Beach to New York. Officials say the Americans may be released after inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
New Zealand
U.S
Coast Guard
Tampa Sea Horse
Cuba
Dan Vogeley
Long Beach
Calif
New York City
Cayo Mola
Vogeley
Zapata
Kerrigan
U.S. State Department
Ben Justesen
Washington, D.C
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Gus Schrader
1St Ave
Roland Krekeler
Cope
Texas
C.R
By Dale Kueter
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
Women’s Sale Shoes
Lely Ar Tg
Ite
Manelli
A Yyr Johansen
Penaljo
Collins Road Square
Nancy
Sluggo
the Gazette
Maggie Kerrigan
Los Angeles
Penford
Penick & Ford
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