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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1990
Page
1
An Iowa Men's Penitentiary spokesman called the dwindling theory that a prison lifer shot himself with an air powered staple gun on Monday. Details appear on page 1B.
Frank Chewning of Monmouth Newfoundland and Labrador was sentenced Friday to up to 50 years in prison for murdering his wife Dianne Chewning. He was convicted of strangling her in a Coralville motel. Details appear on page 1B.
Rockwell International is forming a new avionics division with its headquarters in Cedar Rapids. Two Rockwell executives based in Cedar Rapids have been named to head the new division. Details on page 5C.
The world class New York Philharmonic filled Hancher Auditorium as Iowa City opened its 1990 91 season with a packed concert hall. Review on page 2B.
The prep football season opened with Kennedy Jefferson Marion and Washington posting victories. Coverage continues on page 1C with game details and team highlights.
A light humor line plays on love as a door that swings open then catches someone by surprise. The joke relies on a quick twist and familiar metaphor for relationships.
Iraq starts rationing with coupon books and center distribution as shortages bite Baghdad. Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz offered to free foreign hostages if the United Nations guarantees protection from Western attack, a proposal questioned by the U N and the United States. Citizens face bread lines, dwindling medicines, and shrinking stockpiles, with officials claiming enough food for months though conditions worsen.
Gainesville police hold 18 year old University of Florida freshman on $1 million bond after he was charged with aggravated battery on a person over 65. He is named as a suspect in the serial slayings case as detectives describe him among a growing pool of potential suspects. He was arrested at his grandmother's Indialantic home, near the apartment complex where two victims were found.
The Bush administration prepares a potential $1 billion package of advanced weapons for Israel including F-15s F-16s Patriot missiles M 60 tanks and Apache helicopters. The plan aims to deter Iraq ahead of the Kuwait invasion while signaling U S support to Israel amid Middle East tensions. Negotiations on details and timing continue between American and Israeli officials.
A Marion business Rusco Building Systems Inc. was shut down after Merchants National Bank foreclosed on the operation. The plant at 4601 Eighth Ave in Squaw Creek Industrial Park faced debt problems despite more than $1 million in capital and government support. Owner Charlotte Birch, while optimistic about reopening, cited lack of operating capital and absentee management as factors.
The city will be fined about $200 to replace about 2,000 parking meter decals with the word nickel misspelled. Traffic Engineering Director Mel Meyer says the cost comes from parking revenues and stems from decals applied six weeks ago under the Easy Park-Easy Ride plan. He notes the department should have caught the error after multiple reports.
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