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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1990
Page
3
State lawmakers resolved a funding stalemate to raise teachers pay ending the week long strike that idled more than 300000 students. Oklahoma teachers earn about 22000 annually while the national average is 29648 and starting salaries with a bachelor’s degree begin around 15060.
In North Tonawanda New York police using sledgehammers uncovered a body encased in concrete on Thursday after Elaine LaDolce said she could no longer live with the secret of the death. Authorities said the man died November 7 after being bathed in scalding water by Elaine’s boyfriend Paul Garland.
In Rio de Janeiro the wealthy seek therapy as President Collor de Mello imposes an 18 month freeze on large savings and caps withdrawals from money market funds. Psychiatrists report panic and mood swings among Brazil’s rich since the plan’s March 16 revelation. Imelda Marcos fraud trial notes reveal $1 million for a Michelangelo painting and a later 55 cent McDonald’s visit.
The Kremlin cut over 80 percent of Lithuania’s gas and oil supply amid its March 11 independence bid. Lithuania orders gas rationing for private cars and targets Soviet bases and factories for energy cutoffs. The energy squeeze presses Lithuania, dependent on Moscow for oil and gas, to retreat from independence.
Nine years of civil war in Nicaragua nears end as Contra guerrillas Sandinistas and the incoming Chamorro government agree to a cease fire. The accord requires Sandinista withdrawal from five security zones within 12 miles of borders, weapon handover begins April 25, and full disbandment by June 10 under UN OAS and church supervision.
Jacqueline Jamerson, 24, went into labor minutes after leaving District Judge John Ballard's courtroom where a jury was selected on drug charges. She delivered a healthy son in an adjacent courtroom before being moved to LSU Medical Center. Attorneys plan to seek a mistrial.
The Democratic controlled House Budget Committee approved a 1.24 trillion fiscal 1991 budget moving billions from defense to domestic programs in a 21-14 party line vote. Senate figures may cut defense further, while White House says no summit planned.
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Thursday night in the Celebes Sea off central Indonesia, the Hong Kong Observatory reported. The epicenter was 944 miles south-southeast of Manila, Philippines, and the notice warned that magnitude 6 can cause severe land damage while magnitude 7 would be far more destructive.
Cox News Service reports that doctors lawyers barbers and accountants are among the top U S tax cheats. Rep Jake Pickle urged a cross‑sectional tax compliance round table as GAO details show under‑reporting by self-employed sole proprietors in 1985 totaling 2.86 billion dollars with doctors and lawyers responsible for the most.
East Germany's prime minister Lothar de Maiziere said a German unification could occur within eight weeks with West Germany paying a higher price. He urged Moscow opposed rapid unity while promising to defend Soviet military interests and push a plan to unify before summer break.
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