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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1990

Page

10

Ex-hostages recount mistreatment by Iraqi captors

Western hostages in Iraq described starvation and denied medical care prompting a riot at a strategic site. British and American detainees arrived in London after release. France planned full liberation of 327 citizens. Oil prices rose as Gulf crisis anxiety persisted.

Associated Press Iraq London Baghdad Kuwait Saudi Arabia Fahd New York Amsterdam Saddam Hussein Britain France Abdul Razzak Hachimi Saddam Jim Thompson Thompson

Earthquake Triggers Yosemite Rockslides Blocking Park Access

A 5.8 magnitude quake near Yosemite spurred rockslides that blocked three of four park roads, limiting access. No injuries were reported as tourists awoke to the temblor felt from San Francisco to northern Nevada, while some campers began leaving and park visitors continued to enter via Highway 41.

Yosemite National Park Calif San Francisco Nevada Yosemite Illinois Washington Mallory Smith Highway 41

Woman dies choking at high school game in Illinois

Candace Overocker, 35, of Decatur, died of heart failure after choking on candy while cheering her son Shawn Overacker, a St. Theresa High School tight end, during a junior varsity game against Monticello in Monticello Illinois. Paramedics performed CPR but she was pronounced dead at Kirby Hospital.

Monticello, Ill Shawn Overacker St. Theresa High School Monticello Candace Overocker William Mundt Pratt County Mundt Overocker Decatur Kirby Hospital

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