03 Sep 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1991
Page
1
Cedar Rapids musician Bob Oettinger dedicates his days to straight ahead jazz with locals, repairing instruments in his shop and playing Sunday organ at Immaculate Conception Church. Details on page 1B.
At an Iowa City labor rally on Monday Rev. Jesse Jackson criticized both parties and urged the creation of a third force to challenge Democrats and Republicans. He called for a political shakeup to open up the system.
Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder, considering a Democratic run, criticizes President Bush's domestic policy and unveils the slogan Put America First. The note appears on page 6D.
The Hawaii Rainbows, ranked 15th, visit Iowa's football opponent on Saturday as they seek respect on the mainland this fall. Defensive back Kenny Harper says the team stays focused on its mission.
Auburn collector Jerry Moore refused a $2.8 million bid for Greta Garbo's 1933 Duesenberg Victoria at the Auburn 91 Collector Car Auction. Moore, a Houston shopping center magnate with 37 Duesenbergs, called the car his favorite but left the door open for profit.
A light humorous note about ice cream firms facing budget squeezes and frozen assets. The cartoonish line implies corporate cost concerns with a pun on frozen assets.
In Cedar Rapids Community Schools a new Ninth Grade Partners program places about 75 to 80 ninth graders at Jefferson Kennedy and Washington high schools with three-teacher teams. Each team handles 25 to 30 students for a three hour block to foster familiarity with course loads and daily struggles, and to enable joint activities.
The GAO finds USDA underprepared for current competition and environmental issues and calls for major structural changes, consolidated field offices, streamlined accounting, and improved recruitment. It warns on food safety and water quality programs and estimates up to 90 million dollars yearly in savings from consolidating offices. President Secretary Madigan responds acknowledging some criticisms.
Gorbachev with leaders from 10 republics won broad support to shift Kremlin power to the republics. They proposed an interim government of three councils giving the republics greater authority while preserving defense and foreign affairs. Baltic states Moldova and Georgia potential independence looms. A new Union Treaty would reorganize the Soviet Union pending Congress approval.
Prairie Meadows enters its first full time simulcasting season after ending live racing for the year. Track officials report a 3.1 million dollar operating loss this year, with live racing losses exceeding projections and a weak economy cited as factors. Two top administrators resigned recently amid uncertainty.
President Bush formally recognized the independence of Lithuania Latvia and Estonia after coordinating with Gorbachev. He said the move does not imply automatic recognition of future Soviet breakaways and will be decided case by case while hoping a central Baltic government remains a strong partner in foreign policy and arms control.
Mikhail Gorbachev and ten republic leaders propose a reform plan creating an interim three council Soviet government, granting independence to five non endorsing republics, and stripping the center of most functions except defense and foreign affairs. They seek a Union Treaty to reconstitute a union of sovereign states with an economic link and a preserved single armed forces.
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