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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1988
Page
2
Scholarly humor follows Harvard patent on a genetically engineered mouse, contrasting fear of cancer with playful speculation. The piece riffs on bioethics, patents, and whimsical images while noting the Patent Office stance on patenting human life.
Two Cedar Rapids patrol officers Elizabeth Lawson and Tina Debban were suspended for one day without pay after a cemetery caretaker found them sleeping in their patrol car at St. John's Cemetery on April 5. They admitted reading and sleeping for at least 30 minutes.
Christopher Dede of the University of Houston told Eastern Iowa educators that a new generation of computers, costing far less than historic systems, will redefine human intelligence and ethics in learning. He urged preparation for tech traps and emphasized creativity and judgment beyond calculation. Dede spoke at the Iowa Educational Media Association conference.
Regents vote to seek plans for repairing furnishings carpeting and building systems at the 80 year old 102 East Church Street house funded by gifts to the U of I Foundation. Remodeling could finish by September if no snags and would keep it as a university building used for public functions.
U S District Judge H Lee Sarokin says evidence supports a jury review of whether Liggett Philip Morris and Lorillard conspired to hide smoking dangers and mislead the public while dismissing a claim they caused Cipollone's lung cancer by not marketing a safer cigarette. The trial continues with potential punitive damages discussed.
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