04 Sep 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1991
Page
1
A former Iowa State University lineman and his wife donated 500000 dollars to establish the Iowa State Cyclone Football Endowment Program, supporting athletic funding.
Mark Roberts works as a rodeo clown and bullfighter traveling to about 70 rodeos annually. The feature appears in Neighbors magazine detailing his life and career.
Money Magazine ranked 1,011 colleges for value with Rice University named the nation's best buy. The University of Iowa rated 51st and Iowa State 55th, based on quality measures and tuition.
Economists say manufacturing improved sharply in August, signaling a recovery from recession and suggesting broader economic uplift for the nation. Details on page 7C.
Iowans Against Sports Betting formed to back federal legislation banning state gambling on sports events. Des Moines member Bob Fleming says the coalition includes church and civic groups and notes Iowa already has high gambling rates. A news conference is set for Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Five Seasons Hotel Cedars Room.
A humorous sign on a nuclear power plant door proclaims Gone fission, prompting a lighthearted moment about energy work. No injuries or policy details are involved. The display plays on the pun between fission and leaving.
A two month internal probe cleared Cedar Rapids officers of excessive force in a June 30 incident at a Mount Vernon Road barbecue. Police Chief Bud Byrne said officers acted within authority and with restraint. Complainants vow to take their case to court citing insufficient evidence.
Pro-life demonstrators and pro-choice groups prepare for confrontations as Iowa City braces for a planned action. Tony Nacaro of Iowa City Rescue organized hotel accommodations for out-of-town participants ahead of demonstrations Tuesday. Eighteen people were arrested and charged with blocking the entrance to Dr. Robert’s office.
Protesters rally around Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa City as 2600 arrests are reported nationwide. A judge bars four groups from clinic property while Wichita leadership is expelled after 46 days of blockades. Tracy Nudelman travels from Davenport to join in and vows further demonstrations.
An overnight fire at Imperial Food Products in Hamlet North Carolina killed 25 workers and injured more than 45. Witnesses said doors were locked or blocked trapping panicked employees with a padlocked fire door noted by responders. The 11 year old plant employed about 200 people and had not been inspected due to staff limits.
In Moscow, Soviet President Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin pressed lawmakers to approve sweeping government reforms. Gorbachev warned the Congress of People's Deputies it could cease to exist without radical changes. Yeltsin urged an end to underground nuclear tests and pledged to move Soviet weapons inside Russia.
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