06 Sep 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1988
Page
1
Baseball scoreboard shows late innings for Blue Jays vs Tigers and Angels vs Royals with no final scores provided. Both games indicating activity in progress and near completion.
The Iowa City City Council will select from 10 applicants today to fill the vacancy created by Kate Dickson's resignation on the seven member city board. Ed Stanek argues the Iowa Lottery's sales are among the worst in a national survey. The study brands Iowa Lottery as the least profitable of 23 state lotteries. Paperless trends push electronic processes over printed material across business functions. Miami rises to No 1 in AP poll as Iowa drops after a Hawaii loss.
A light item notes how the phrases err uh and oh oh appear in today’s chuckle. The playful line plays on missteps and vocal pauses as comic rhythm.
Presidential rivals George Bush and Michael Dukakis campaigned on Labor Day in California and Detroit. Bush tied Dukakis to the liberal left and Jane Fonda while Dukakis urged reversing Reagan era policies and lauded jobs and peace. Both VP picks Ben tsen and Quayle toured to challenge the opposition as Election Day nears.
NASA releases a revised shuttle schedule delaying two major missions. The 1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope will launch in February 1990, eight months later, and the 70 million Astro telescope cluster is moved to March 1990. Officials cite resumed flights and a fuel shortage from a Nevada plant explosion.
The Cedar Rapids Reds defeated Ron Gardenhire's Kenosha Twins 6-0 to claim the Midwest League championship in their 26th season. Fans erupted as the victory sparked jubilant cheers, dogpile near the mound, and praise from club officials and supporters alike.
In Macomb Illinois a retired banker staffs a Rural Route Hotline above the Everything Nice shop to aid drought stressed farmers facing financial troubles. He advised over 200 of 750 families to exit farming and urged others to reorganize finances or file for bankruptcy.
Floyd County civil defense director Dean Kline manages 3256 pounds of 24 year old bomb shelter candy stored in 88 cans of 37 pounds each. Water barrels were discarded and crackers spoiled but the pink and white cherry flavored candy remains in courthouse offices with staff and visitors taking samples.
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