17 Apr 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1988
Page
1
Iowa forecaster notes sunny morning giving way to increasing clouds this afternoon. Highs reach 66 to 72 degrees with tonight’s lows around 30 to 40 as the day shifts toward page 15A for full details.
A Cedar Rapids officer faced potential AIDS exposure after an unruly arrest when a syringe used by a drug user pierced the officer’s skin. Officials seek HIV test results amid legal and confidentiality concerns, as lawmakers debate policies for notifying authorities about carriers.
In Gaza and the West Bank violence surges after the killing of Yasser Arafat's aide. Israeli forces fire on crowds killing 13 and wounding scores, with curfews imposed on 10 refugee camps. At least 162 Palestinians and two others die in the flare up.
Iowa legislators pressed toward adjournment after a 98 day session. They delayed parts of new school standards for 1989 90 and tentatively agreed to spend 35 million dollars in lottery profits including two million for an Iowa marketing program and four point six five million dollars for other projects.
Light humor notes that people selling relaxation products may be more about toying with customers than delivering real relief. The quip hints at overpromising and underdelivering in the wellness market.
More than 200 Iowans await organ transplants including Jazette staffer Cindy Zeran 27 and Gary Peiper 36. Zeran cannot exert herself while Peiper undergoes dialysis after his kidneys failed. Dutch De Joode 56, a former road grader, struggles with fatigue after a heart decline.
Gary Peiper of Iowa City, awaiting a kidney transplant and undergoing dialysis, will speak at a 1 p.m. program near the State Capitol to launch National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week April 24 30. Des Moines Mercy Hospital’s Paul Sariecki will represent transplant recipients. The event includes donor card balloons, free lunch, and a governor proclamation April 25. Aimed at giving hope to hundreds awaiting transplants across Iowa.
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