21 Sep 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1988
Page
1
The U S Olympic men's basketball team defeated Brazil 102 to 87 in a rematch. The game highlighted international play and featured key contributions from national team players.
A light humor note jokes that sloth is among the seven deadly sins but mink and ermine are more popular, playfully lamenting fashion choices and animal traits.
Norand Corp is being sold to an investor group led by Donaldson, Lufkin & Gennette of New York. Pioneer Hi-Bred International of Des Moines will transfer ownership, with terms undisclosed and subject to final board approval. Norand to remain in Cedar Rapids as an autonomous operation under new ownership.
House Speaker Jim Wright says the CIA publicly acknowledged using undercover operatives to provoke anti Sandinista demonstrations in Nicaragua. He cited testimony that agents sought to generate vigorous protests and arrests, while CIA officials would not confirm details publicly.
After motorcyclist protests the Iowa Department of Transportation will not pursue a mandatory helmet law this year. IDOT chair Austin Turner urged helmet legislation, but staff presented only other proposals including drug and alcohol testing in fatal crashes and penalties for false ID cards.
Richard Dyer, seventh and eighth grade math teacher, assigns each letter a value A to Z from 1 to 26. Students seek a dictionary word whose letter values multiplied together equal exactly 1,000,000. Proper names are not allowed and no word found yet.
Former Cedar Rapids Public Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen will run against Bob Jaeger in 1989 after Jaeger fired Police Chief Hinzman. Hinzman, 40, was moved to a captain’s role with Barnes serving as acting chief, while Hinzman appeals to the City Council.
The Gazette invites readers to vote on reinstating Gary Hinzman as Cedar Rapids Police chief. From 6 am to 6 pm today, callers in Cedar Rapids use CITYLINE 363 7000 and press 7000 to vote via Touch Tone. Iowa City area voters call 337 7000 free. other areas pay toll. Results appear Thursday.
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