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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1987
Page
11
The Florida area forecast provides expected conditions for Sunday with sun and cloud intervals. Temperatures range from cooler morning lows to warmer afternoon highs, with humidity typical for late September and light southwest winds.
Takoma Park officials move away from a longstanding practice of giving free rat poison to residents due to liability and animal protection concerns. The city now promotes humane Havahart traps and glue lined sticky traps to capture rats and other small creatures without harming them.
City officials held off distributing traps while debating a humane approach to rat control. Residents could obtain free devices while authorities seek guidance on proper disposal and release, amid animal rights groups urging nonlethal relocation of captured rodents.
Takoma Park officials and inspectors discuss rodent issues in the 16,000-resident community near Washington. Milton Greenbaum favors drowning captured rats while officials note glue traps can leave immobile animals to starve or dehydrate. Public works director Richard Robbins jokes about selling residents the captured pest solutions.
A Cedar Rapids incumbent lays out why seeking another term. He highlights leadership, experience, and fiscal care, noting tax cuts, a Triple A rating, and ongoing economic development efforts with private partners. He cites successful projects and calls for continued public service for two more years.
A male ostrich attacked a truck near Greytown in Natal province after a farmer came to take eggs from a nest. The bird ripped the windshield, climbed the engine hood for 45 minutes, with owner George Oppermann calling it terrifying. He estimated $1,000 in damage.
A Riverside two year old dog found wandering with a note claiming stupidity has become a star pupil in obedience class. Owner Jeri Hewitt and trainer Charles Feik say Bing shed his streetwise image and proves there was nothing wrong with him, echoing the My Fair Lady transformation.
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