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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1986
Page
2
The piece surveys O'Hare International Airport during a stormy day, noting how delays ripple nationwide. It observes stranded travelers at pay phones, the rotunda bar, obsessive TV monitors, and a mix of trance-like stares and casual conversations among strangers, concluding with a reunion moment.
A tractor-trailer veered off a bridge on Interstate 84 near Burley Idaho. Wreckers recovered casks of low grade uranium and one fuel rod assembly bound for the Hanford reservation. No release occurred and traffic was detoured while federal and state teams tested the cargo and cleared the scene.
A children's pageant in Pittsburgh erupted into chaos as impatient parents rushed the stage and snatched trophies and prizes for their kids. Authorities described the disorder as a chaotic finale to the event.
The Iowa Board of Regents reports 151 faculty quit across the three state universities in 1985 86 above the 10 year average of 143. ISU tallied 61 resignations the highest in a decade with 53 percent moving to other universities and 23 percent to government or private sector. The University of Iowa had 73 resignations and UNI 17, with medicine and liberal arts among largest casualty areas.
A five month old swan, injured by a fox three months earlier, sits with caretaker Ellen Klimasewski of Rochester. The bird lost part of a leg and needed 14 sutures in the stomach. Klimasewski feeds her cracked corn and turkey food with hopes of outdoor recovery next year.
Iowa City The State Board of Regents will consider operating and capital budget proposals totaling over 775 million for the 1988 fiscal year. The package includes new labs and building additions at the three state universities plus a 127 million capital plan largely for lab space and constructions and improvements in engineering and biology facilities.
Jeffrey W. Lubbers 22 of rural Elkader was found dead in his Oakdale room Friday morning. Officials call it death by own action by hanging. Lubbers was jailed for third degree arson in Johnson County and first degree criminal mischief in Mahaska County. Oakdale, Coralville police, and the Iowa DCI continue the investigation with a report pending.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier are 2.25 per week. by mail Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues 10.40 for 4 weeks 110.00 for 52 weeks. Other states US Territories 140.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions where Gazette carrier service exists. AP has exclusive republication rights to local news and dispatches. Postmaster address changes to The Gazette Company P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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