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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1988
Page
2
Local bug experts warn box elder bugs and crickets are invading homes in record numbers. They advise sealing entry points, outside spraying with detergent solution or approved pesticides, and thorough cleaning to prevent nests and spider egg cases.
A British explorer questions Peary’s North Pole claim while recalling Byrd’s polar flights. The piece notes Amundsen’s South Pole victory and Byrd’s later expeditions, mixing in light anecdotes about penguins and a tailgate scene at an Iowa State game.
A $25,000 federal grant to HACAP Head Start will fund a two year demonstration serving 12 toddlers and their parents each year. Project, believed unique nationally, runs home visits weekly and biweekly group sessions at Central Park Presbyterian Church in Linn County, Iowa.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company. It is published daily at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401 and notes carrier and mail subscription rates for various regions and delivery options.
Orlando Garza, 24, is found guilty in the first trial among 10 men accused in a case involving a woman who says up to 23 men raped and sodomized her outside an illegal cockfight near San Diego. Jurors also recommend a 20 year term.
In Linn County during September a female thief entered at least nine school buildings, stealing purses and wallets from unattended classrooms. She has been spotted in Cedar Rapids Linn-Mar Mount Vernon and Marion districts, with authorities warning staff to lock purses and warn students as a crime prevention effort unfolds.
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