11 Apr 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1992
Page
1
A 29 year old Jeff Polter of Postville runs a diverse menagerie on his farm featuring cougars, Vietnamese potbellied pigs and Bengal cats. He breeds the animals for sale to breeders or private owners. Details on page 1B.
Forum in Iowa City debated whether a proposed Iowa Health Commission could curb health care costs and make affordable care available to all residents. Proponents argued potential savings while critics called for details on implementation and funding.
Verlon Britt, confirmed Friday as a member of the state Environmental Protection Commission, cautions critics against labeling him automatically pro development. Details on page 3B.
Des Moines ceremony Friday recognized Phyllis Fleming assistant managing editor of The Gazette William Zima University of Iowa journalism school and Drake journalism professor Robert Woodward with the INA Distinguished Service Award Mike Kilen Gazette staff writer named one of three outstanding young Iowa journalists Details on page 1B.
A humorous note describes a filing cabinet as a system for losing items in alphabetical order. The playful line underscores how organization can become a trap for misplaced papers.
A front-page editorial argues the state budget has been a mess in recent years and that automatic hikes fueled by the current legislative session highlight ongoing fiscal trouble Also notes that numbers tell the tale behind the crisis.
Los Angeles financier Charles Keating was sentenced to the maximum 10 years and fined 250000 for securities fraud tied to Lincoln Savings collapse. He remains jailed pending appeal and faces additional racketeering and civil cases.
Severe weather across Eastern Iowa brings tornado watches hail winds and heavy rain. Hail reached golf ball size in Mount Vernon and Clinton County while La Porte City reports pea to prune sized hail. Civil Defense director calls it a straight line wind and Cedar Rapids Reds game is delayed 34 minutes at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Cedar Rapids firefighters resist Chief Brad Gorman's plan to use some as alarm room operators. Union president Rick Scofield cites training gaps and a nuclear plant radio test incident as evidence of risk to public and firefighter safety. Gorman defends training and shifts blame to veteran operators.
A suspected Irish Republican Army vehicle bomb rocked London's financial district killing at least two and wounding about 80. A second bomb exploded later in northwest London with no injuries. Police traced IRA code words used before each blast and sealed the City of London district as workers in tuxedos and gowns filled the area after the Conservative Party victory.
Assistant Police Chief David Johnson testified that former Cedar Rapids officer Da laine Gregerson Bartelme was harassed by co workers. He noted a widespread dislike for her and documented car vandalism, graffiti, and interference with radio transmissions amid several unsubstantiated complaints.
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