12 Sep 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1991
Page
1
Engineer Lee Tippe compares roads and people as aging assets needing care. He describes ongoing maintenance on First Avenue East in Cedar Rapids with details on page 1B.
Steve Lester reached a deal with Iowa State officials allowing him to play in the final six games if his midterm grades contain no D or F. The terms were approved Wednesday and a fuller report appears on page 1D.
The Iowa Utilities Board approved US West proposed high-tech features for residents including caller identification. Details on page 4C.
Miss Iowa Lisa Somodi, 23, of Muscatine performs Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 by Liszt to capture the talent prize in the second of three Miss America preliminaries in Atlantic City. The event advances toward Saturday’s finals.
Alton Il's Alton Belle received a temporary license and began daytime cruises with 50 to 80 percent fill. Iowa officials await impact on their riverboat gambling market as Illinois opens its first riverboat casino without wagering limits.
A light humor item notes a man who brags he runs things at home usually means he controls the lawn mower and the dishwasher. The quip plays on domestic duties and pride in household chores.
Operation Rescue arrives in Iowa City planning protests modeled on Wichita. Leader Scott Kliewer says busloads from Detroit and pro life advocates from Chicago are expected, with details of Saturday’s event undisclosed. Earlier actions included arrests at Dr. Kretzschmar’s gynecology office and a prolonged Wichita protest ending by court order.
Israel freed 51 Lebanese prisoners and handed over nine guerrilla remains in exchange for news of a dead serviceman, sparking renewed expectation of a broader prisoner exchange. UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar called the move encouraging as he sought to broker a wider deal.
The White House voiced hopeful notes on hostage releases citing potential leverage for progress. Hezbollah’s Fadlallah said movement is possible though no timetable was given as other captives had been freed recently, including John McCarthy and Edward Tracy.
President Gorbachev announced Moscow will withdraw thousands of troops from Cuba, signaling a shift from decades of military presence near the United States. Talks will start with Cuban officials on removing a training brigade outside Havana, with about 11 000 troops involved.
An Iowa transportation official disputes a trucker survey ranking Iowa ninth worst for roads. He notes I 80 maintenance and higher traffic strain budgets, while Pennsylvania tops the list and New York features the Cross Bronx Expressway as widely hated. Ohio and others trail in the rankings.
USDA projects 1991 net cash income down 5 percent from 1990 record near 60 billion, and net farm income down about 10 percent from 50 billion. Decline blamed on weaker grain receipts in drought areas and lower dairy prices, with dairy receipts down around 12 percent. Government supports seen at 8 to 9 billion, crop receipts up 3 percent from 1990.
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