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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1986
Page
3
A Waterloo Iowa high school athlete recounts a noon hour purse snatching. He watched a thief escape despite potential intervention and reflects on heroism, fear, and societal responsibility. He grapples with guilt, self criticism, and the shift from fantasy to reality.
Four Navy ships led by the battleship New Jersey completed a secret deployment into the Sea of Okhotsk north of Japan. The operation began Sept 26 and returned through the Kuril Islands, with limited Soviet response and no public disclosure until Pentagon confirmation. A separate civilian-crewed oceanographic ship entered Sept 25 and will stay through Oct 14, aiding anti submarine data collection.
Gov. Branstad says lawmakers should not tinker with the school aid formula and calls for more education funding via a supplemental commitment to excellence. He spoke Monday in Iowa Today coverage on page 5A.
A 19-year-old Madison woman Penni Kampman was sentenced to five years on assault while participating in a felony and five years on second degree theft, to be served concurrently for ramming a trooper’s squad car during an August Cedar Rapids chase. A 17-year-old was ordered to stand trial as an adult for armed robbery and theft related to the same incident.
City officials will revoke free lifetime bus passes for retired city transit workers starting Wednesday. The change aims to be fair to other departments, though retirees and union leaders call it petty. Transit officials note passes were never in the contract and that most affected are long-time drivers and spouses.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company lists subscription rates for carrier and mail editions. Rates include weekly carrier $2.25, mail editions seven issues weekly Sunday mix $10.40 for 4 weeks, $110 for 52 weeks, with no mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier areas and address changes directed to The Gazette Co. P.O. Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406.
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