26 Oct 1993
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1993
Page
1
A local feature highlights Halloween themed desserts and party snacks offered by the Food Plus section. Readers are invited to sample themed cakes and assorted goodies as part of seasonal entertaining ideas.
Los Angeles AP reports Vincent Price the stage trained actor famed for menace and screen villains in House of Wax The Pit and the Pendulum and The Raven has died of lung cancer at age 82 Reg Williams said from Price's home confirming the death on Monday.
Safety Commissioner J D Smith will urge the City Council to adopt a trial program of evening meetings. The plan aims to increase public access and participation while the details are outlined on page 1B.
The Vinton-Shellsburg Pigskin Lottery promises big prizes when the football lands in key field spots. Ramblin' notes on page 1B discuss how field position can decide winnings.
A light joke suggests children ask why they didn’t earn all A’s in school and turn the question to why their parents have the highest salary at the office.
Leora Zahorik reflects on Czech culture and promotes the opening of the National Czech and Slovak Museum as neighbors read about the event in Wednesday's Gazette.
A Des Moines panel recommended an outright assault weapon ban in Iowa and study expanded gun restrictions for minors amid rising juvenile crime and gang activity. The group also endorsed increased juvenile fingerprinting and detention powers for chronic runaways, while rejecting random locker searches and broader parental liability.
The February murder of Duane R. Padgett, 19, near Alligator Point in Florida's panhandle was solved after a skull was discovered October 19. East Iowa men Michael R. Schubert and his father Michael A. Schubert confessed to the killing.
Cedar Rapids officials propose major changes at Taylor Elementary to raise achievement. Plans include year round classes larger enrollment from 280 to 400, restaffing with tech-savvy teachers, and creating computer labs to attract students districtwide. Funding through grants is considered.
CP reports the Liberal victory ends nine years of Conservative rule and gives Jean Chretien a majority in the House of Commons. The outcome could shift Canada US trade relations and renegotiate the Free Trade Agreement, with NAFTA direction unclear. Parties previously contesting include Bloc Quebecois Reform Party NDP and PC, amid a 3-year recession and high unemployment.
Iowa corn farmers battle high moisture as moisture content averages 29 percent, far above the 14 percent storage target. Farmers report 25 percent moisture at harvest with drying costs rising, while prices dock 75 cents per 2 column for 30 percent moisture. Harvest progress statewide sits at 22 percent.
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