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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1992
Page
1
In northern Linn County about 60 students attend dance classes in a machine shed on the Pat and Wayne Webster farm. The Troy Arts Program runs the sessions, with more details on page 1B.
Judy Cummings a 50 year old waitress in Waverly launches a letter writing campaign to create National Waitresses Day on the third Friday in May She has asked Governor Terry Branstad for a proclamation citing the profession's hard work after 35 years on the job.
Concetta Ditessa a 62 year old Italian housewife is due to give birth to a boy in August after a test tube conception. Dr Raffaele Magli in Naples said the pregnancy involves an egg from a 30 year old donor fertilized with the husband s sperm. If successful she would be the oldest mother on record.
Bill collectors are always calling at the most inopportune times like when you're home. This light jab notes the inconvenient moment only.
The Gazette notes Camp Courageous near Monticello Iowa will host its annual spring breakfast on Saturday featuring a dedication of a new 10,000 square foot lodge. The year round camp serves handicapped Iowans of all ages.
A Cedar Rapids officer was pricked by a hypodermic needle in a suspect’s coat while searching Rodney McDowell, 36, at Sinclair station. The officer will be tested for AIDS and hepatitis B, as city officials warn exposure risks remain.
Legislative leaders and Gov Branstad hammer out a tentative budget spending reform to erase a three year bookkeeping deficit. The plan creates a 1 percent general fund cash reserve up to five percent, bars reserve funds from bargaining or salary hikes, and requires annual school funding levels and budget certification timelines. Further talks target foster care, mental health funding, and a two year freeze on property taxes for cities and counties before adjournment.
Iowa residents seek unlisted numbers for privacy and protection from harassing calls. About 12 percent of Iowans are unlisted, with Cedar Rapids lagging at 8 percent. Gipple notes urban areas show stronger privacy demand than rural parts.
Officials note the return toward unlisted numbers over thirty years, with unlisted lines costing 1.05 monthly and unpublished numbers 2.20, both for reduced visibility in directories. Even when numbers are kept out, telemarketing calls persist as services dial numbers sequentially.
The second truck driver in a Tuesday crash on Highway 30 between Mount Vernon and Lisbon, Timothy Buhr, was found to have a blood alcohol content of .249 far above the .10 limit. He faces first offense drunken driving and a charge of failing to maintain control, while the other driver, Brian Stoneking, is charged with second offense drunken driving. Buhr is hospitalized with a broken jaw. the incident led to the rear wheels being torn from Stoneking's tanker and a mile-long drive before police stopped him. Both drivers are suspended without pay as Bork Transport investigates. Stoneking’s past DUI conviction from 1984 and license status are noted.
A NASA satellite map shows remnants of the Big Bang with patchy temperature variations above and below a red band indicating galactic radiation. Scientists note these ripples as clues to the universe's origin. story continues on page 7A.
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