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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1998

Page

3

New $20 Bills Begin Circulation With Stampede of Hype

The new harder to counterfeit twenty dollar notes start rolling out from the Federal Reserve and Treasury. Two billion notes are ready to ship though old bills remain legal tender. Many Americans will see the bills at ATMs after weeks. A Sacramento event at Washington Mutual will give away up to ten thousand in new twenties in WaMoola Madness.

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Heart disease deaths drop in US study finds

The study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports 1987 to 1994 deaths from heart disease declined 28 percent for men and 31 percent for women, while first heart attack hospitalizations rose among black women. Researchers credit treatment advances but warn prevention efforts lag.

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Brooks Named Top Country Music Entertainer

Garth Brooks won the CMA entertainer award for the fourth time and second in a row at the Grand Ole Opry House ceremony. George Strait and Trisha Yearwood received major awards, with Strait as best male vocalist and Yearwood as best female vocalist. Tim McGraw’s Everywhere earned best album, while Dixie Chicks and Steve Wariner claimed two awards each.

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Airlines to require next of kin information for passengers

Transportation Department will require airlines to ask passengers for next of kin data starting Oct 1. Initially limited to US citizens on international flights and voluntary, the rule may later cover domestic flights. The rule follows the 1988 Lockerbie disaster and PAn Am 103 probe.

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McDonald’s Heiress Joan Kroc Gives $80 Million to Salvation Army

Joan Kroc, heiress to the McDonald’s fortune, donates 80 million dollars plus 12 acres for a San Diego community center named in honor of Ray and Joan Kroc. The gift, the largest in Salvation Army history, follows prior Kroc philanthropy including a 25 million donation to the University of San Diego in March.

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