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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1997
Page
2
A Life magazine feature centers on Oprah Winfrey and her life as a reader, noting her book club's launch and lists of influential books. The piece cites Bett y Smith, Harper Lee, Willa Cather, Isak Dinesen, and others, framing reading as a tie to identity and friendship.
A reader notes a varied set of novels and authors including A Tree Grows in Brooklyn National Velvet To Kill a Mockingbird Wuthering Heights The Killer Angels Lonesome Dove Death Comes for the Archbishop Out of Africa Crossing to Only Flesh and Blood and other titles. The piece ends with Jacquelyn Mitchard's Friday column and contact info.
Chelsea Clinton, 17, traveled with her parents from the White House to Stanford University as she begins college life. Aides gave her a green stuffed frog and a flowering houseplant as farewell gifts, while the president joked about needing the hug-friendly toy. She will move into her dorm and meet her roommate at the welcoming ceremony.
Gunmen in white shirts attack a Cairo tour bus near the Egyptian Museum, killing ten and wounding twenty four as police clash with suspects. Authorities blame Muslim extremists. two gunmen captured, a third arrested nearby. Victims include seven Germans and an Egyptian driver.
Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed pleasure as Wales approved a Welsh assembly by 50.3 percent in a 50 percent turnout. The 60 member body, opening in 2000 in Cardiff, will handle annual treasury grants for health education and transport without law making or tax powers.
The Gazette champions farming by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on 4250 Sixth St SW or at the nearest recycling location.
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