12 Sep 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1988
Page
1
Three Gazette staffers are among Iowa journalists honored in the Iowa Newspaper Association awards. The note mentions page locations 2A and 1B for related coverage, with sports and rodeo items at Linn County Fairgrounds over the weekend on page 12B.
A lighthearted line notes life’s rain brings many drips more than anticipated, turning ordinary days into comic misfires.
William Lepley leads the Iowa Department of Education with strong early impact. He has met educators, spoken at conferences, and drafted a 12 point agenda while earning praise for accessibility and leadership from educators and state officials.
Frederic Malek, Bush hand picked deputy director of the Republican National Committee, resigns amid revelations from Nixon era notes about a 1971 inquiry into a so called Jewish cabal at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bush campaign cites false accusations and condemns anti Semitism.
Lisa Hamer, four, of Robins, watches Cedar Claggers dance at the Old-Fashioned Church Ice Cream Social held by Hope United Church of Christ in Hiawatha. The gathering offered ice cream, hot dogs, sloppy joes, cake, a polka band and children’s games.
A government report led by Lynne Cheney notes a surge in public interest in history literature and the humanities with Americans spending about 3.4 billion on culture versus 3.1 billion on sports in 1986. It warns college humanities enrollment has declined over two decades. The NEH says television boosts book purchases and calls the trend a mixed picture for culture.
In Hartford a 74-year-old man, Melvin Bishop, collapsed during a CPR training at the Aetna Life Casualty building. Instructors Len Heroux and Carl Ire land performed chest compressions as air was given, then Anthony Scierka used a defibrillator. Bishop revived, regained consciousness, and was listed in stable condition at Hartford Hospital.
Expo organizers closed gates at 6 p.m. after drawing 355000 attendees from around the nation and world. Four days of plow contests and exhibits ended with sanitation crews sweeping the grounds as cleanup began.
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