14 Apr 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1992
Page
1
The Marion Independent school board rejected both bids for the former Mentzer School building. It directed staff to readvertise for bids and seek potential tenants to lease the property. Details appear on page 1B.
Steve Reif runs a Kalona shop that outfits the Amish plain style with buttonless zipperless black garments. The feature notes his family's store and attention to unwavering traditional fashion.
An adviser to President Bush blames high health care costs on consumer demand for excessive care and on doctors who comply. Details on page 6B.
A newborn baby was found dead in a plastic bag on the Mississippi River bank at 17th Street in Moline. Police say the death may be due to suffocation or exposure and seek public help. call (309) 797-0401 or Crime Stoppers with information about a recent birth in the area.
Light humor notes a taxidermist as a skin doctor for cabbies, delivering a playful quip about odd specialization in a busy city scene.
Music director Damon Cole enjoys music but avoids the spotlight despite frequent public appearances as neighbors discuss his work in Wednesday's Gazette.
A tunnel leak under the Chicago River flooded basements and forced widespread evacuations in the Loop. Power was shut off citywide, transit disrupted, and officials expected days to drain the tunnels and restore safety as crews plugged the hole and investigated the cause.
Thomas Sutherland, released after 64 years in captivity, longs to return to the American University of Beirut despite a travel embargo. From Colorado, he praises Beirut’s university virtues and says Americans risk a dim future if not returning. His wife travels to Cedar Rapids for two events and a summer Freedom Festival kickoff.
Moscow ministers who run Boris Yeltsin's government submitted their resignations and then stormed out of a Russian congress session. They warned that congress limits on reforms could trigger hyperinflation famine and chaos, while the speaker Ruslan Khasbulatov condemned the move and refused to accept the blackmail. Yeltsin was not present and said the resignations would not be considered until the congress finishes.
Former Cedar Rapids officer Dalaine Bartelme sues the city alleging sexual harassment but witness Hurley Bassett Jr. testifies the conduct was politically motivated. He notes the Civil Rights Commission viewed the matter as political and details surrounding Jaeger, notarized complaints, and Bartelme’s resignation.
The University of Iowa's Soviet and East European Studies Program may be renamed Russian East European and Eurasian Studies Program. Regents will consider the change, citing recent east central European events. The 2 year old program has 800 students and covers Russian language history literature economics political science and mass communications.
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