20 Apr 1993
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1993
Page
1
Heavy rainfall and snow may cause creeks to overflow but Eastern Iowa is not expected to suffer major floods. Subsoil moisture already affects fields and construction sites. Details on pages 3B and 6D.
St Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids eliminates 75 full time equivalent positions including four management roles as part of a broader workforce reduction. Details appear on page 6B.
Among the 97th Boston Marathon finishers were 31 runners from Iowa. Details appear on page 1D.
New York based Challenger Gray & Christmas reports 40 percent of 170 615 layoffs in the first quarter were announced on a Monday. Employers totaling 150 firms announced 67 487 of the cuts on Mondays, a higher share than any other weekday.
A light humor item notes how aging prompts nostalgia for the good old days and jokes that no one can call you a liar about those memories.
Donna Chandler, raised on an Iowa farm by deaf parents, leads Services for Persons with Disabilities at the University of Iowa. Her upbringing informs her work helping people with disabilities access campus programs.
A plane carrying Governor George Mickelson and seven others crashed into a Jackson County silo, killing all aboard. The twin engine craft, returning from Cincinnati, suffered engine failure amid storms. Participants included state officials and business leaders. Federal investigators will inspect the charred wreckage.
After a 51 day standoff federal agents tear gassed the compound and stormed the site. A fast spreading fire killed as many as 86 people including Koresh and 24 children. FBI and justice officials called the blaze a tragic result of the confrontation.
In Geneva Illinois David and Sharon Schoo pleaded guilty to contributing to the neglect of a child for leaving two daughters aged 10 and 4 home alone during a Mexico vacation. Each parent faces two years probation and 200 hours of community service. The children remain in state foster care with supervised visits planned.
Ann Arbor couple claim Jessica’s status as their psychological parents grants a right to a hearing on custody. They argue constitutional protection extends to nonbiological family bonds and due process for the child. The appeal seeks reversal of a Court of Appeals ruling that awarded custody to the Schmidts. May 11 deadline for response.
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