Baseball Scores N L Padres Beat Cardinals 3 1
The Padres defeated the Cardinals 3 to 1 in the lone National League game reported. The Red Sox and Mariners also had schedules listed with the Mariners winning 3 to 4 in extra innings.
06 Sep 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1991
Page
1
The Padres defeated the Cardinals 3 to 1 in the lone National League game reported. The Red Sox and Mariners also had schedules listed with the Mariners winning 3 to 4 in extra innings.
Four candidates sought election or re election to the Cedar Rapids school board during a last night forum. They discussed topics including all day kindergarten and a four year instructional support program. Details appear on page 1B.
Bob and Ruth Kehl plan a multimillion-dollar riverboat as a companion to the Dubuque Casino Belle and Mississippi Belle II. The project costs between 12 million and 15 million dollars. Kehl says they may operate or sell it, noting riverboat gambling has spread to several states.
August retail sales signal trouble for retailers and the U S economy as consumer spending falters and concerns grow about a possible recession. Details on page 5C.
Unisys Corp to pay up to 190 million dollars to settle criminal and civil charges over illegally obtaining confidential Pentagon bid information. A lawyer for Unisys planned to enter a guilty plea in Alexandria Virginia. More than a dozen former Unisys executives and defense consultants pleaded guilty to bribery and illegal campaign contributions.
Iowa officials plan to ask the Legislature to raise entrance fees at busier state parks. The proposal seeks user fees to fund park operations, affecting visitors statewide. Pages 2A and 4C.
A light humor item notes that lambs and sheep both connect to mutton in a playful way, reflecting on common meat terminology in a concise joke.
Kevin Taylor former University of Iowa official pleaded guilty to stealing more than 58000 from the university using doctored invoices. He reversed prior pleas and faces up to 10 years in prison and fines. Sentencing set for October 18 with prosecutors seeking concurrent terms and possible forgery charge dismissal after appeals.
Jury selection for Manuel Noriega’s drug and racketeering trial began with 96 candidates in the Miami federal court. One potential juror, Lesbia Reyna, said she knew Noriega as a human rights violator, illustrating the challenges in seating an impartial panel amid questions about exposure to Panamanian and U S figures.
The 1 900 member Congress of People's Deputies approved a transition period to a new system of relations and a voluntary union of sovereign republics. Gorbachev remains in control of foreign policy and nuclear arsenal as Baltic independence moves proceed and the Soviet Union edges toward dissolution.
The United States will issue a permanent immigration lottery this fall. Millions apply during a one week filing period. 34 countries face initial visa limits while the program aims to diversify arrivals. 55,000 visas planned in 1994 for wider eligibility.
A lobby group Iowans Against Sports Betting led by Ray Gimenez urged Congress to block legalized sports wagering. Gimenez cites gambling expansion from horse races to riverboat casinos and lotteries as eroding Iowa values. He warns of game fixing and rising youth gambling as key concerns.
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