04 Sep 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1989
Page
1
An analysis of how utopian ideals shaped modern literature and popular culture in the 20th century, exploring literary movements and media that projected ideal communities and social experiments. The piece traces influences across authors, films, and public discourse to reveal enduring aspirations and critiques.
The page notes a brisk beginning to the MDA Labor Day telethon. It mentions a photo on page 2A and hints at a Cowherd column about handling a wife who won’t investigate basement noises.
A large turnout of Black marchers and picnickers gather at a beach designated as whites-only in South Africa. The protest underscores tensions over apartheid policies and access to public seaside spaces. Police maintain a quiet presence as demonstrators express frustration with segregation rules.
University of Northern Iowa football coach analyzes footage of Sundays game against Mankato State. The brief notes the coach uses a horror film metaphor to describe the defensive lapses and surprising twists seen on page 1B.
Mount Pleasant hosts the Old Settlers and Threshers Reunion showcasing historic yoked teams and revived engines. Enthusiasts gathered for displays of vintage tractors and animal power with demonstrations and community nostalgia on a back page feature.
A light humor item notes that in a pitch the trap is the catch. The line plays on a common joke about overpromising and hidden costs.
U S officials hint at deploying troops to assist Colombia in fighting drug lords. Two C 130 transports arrive in Bogota with spares for eight A 37 aircraft as part of 65 million dollars in aid. Five UH 1H helicopters to follow. Colombia sacks anti drug chief amid alleged dealings with traffickers.
Recca Bob and Daryl Johnson of Hawkeye leaped from a living room couch as a pickup rammed through double windows Saturday night. Driver Joel Brown, 36, Hawkeye, faces drunken driving and failing to maintain control charges after a 10:45 p.m. crash causing $10,000 in house damage and $1,000 to the truck.
The Gazette canvasses Iowa figures from Sen Charles Grassley to Lt Gov Jo Ann Zimmerman about their first paid work. Grassley baled hay in 1950 earning a cent per bale. Stringer mentored as a clerk in a Uniontown PA store. Branstad walked beans for 50 cents an hour. Zimmerman cleaned houses and worked at a Keosauqua restaurant for 25 cents an hour.
A Media General AP survey of 1,163 adults July 6–17 finds half say workers are better off with unions, while 64 percent view management positively. Young adults favor unions, 41 percent rate pensions fair or poor, and 87 percent deem workplace safety excellent or good.
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