26 Apr 1990
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1990
Page
1
A Page 1B PLUS feature surveys workspaces of Eastern Iowans uncovering varied offices and daily routines. The section highlights personal touches, layout choices, and the intersection of work life with community ties.
The Cedar Rapids city council approves a new ordinance reducing job stress for workers. The measure allows officials to address worker stress through workplace standards and city guidance.
U of I alumnus Barry Kemp asks CBS to end the Newhart series citing time for its goodbye. Incentive offered for information about a shooting of a Canada goose near Vin ton reported on page 13A.
Les Jepsen has been named the Iowa basketball most valuable player in a season highlighted by his scoring leadership and clutch plays. The announcement underscores his impact for the Hawkeyes and caps a standout year.
Todays Chuckle notes a joking take on Cold War era appliance battles as manufacturers vie to supply new refrigerators to Eastern Europe.
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro took the presidential oath in Managua ending 11 years of Sandinista rule. She pledged amnesty and to end the draft while urging peace as outgoing President Ortega and his wife faced hostile welcome from protesters.
Defense rests as Edward Deases tearfully describes cutting off the head of Jennifer Gardner. He claims Ruben Deases acted alone in Gardner’s killing in Ames last May and blames a remote control dispute for the conflict. The trial moves to final arguments as jurors consider first degree murder charges.
Cedar County District Court ordered state authorities to hold the 12 755 bushels of aflatoxin contaminated corn near Lowden until a Monday hearing. Judge Max Werling granted a temporary injunction to prevent DNR from disposing of the grain while Harlan Pruess of London challenges the emergency disposal order and proposes alternative methods. DNR notes contracts with a hazardous waste handler and says disposal timing remains uncertain.
A single winning ticket for Iowa’s record 10.2 million Lotto was sold at North Dodge Street Drug Town in Iowa City. The winner has not yet claimed the prize. Wednesday sales set a one day record as players chased the jackpot across Cedar Rapids and surrounding stores.
The Roper Organization poll of 3,000 American women shows two thirds in 1970 said most men are kind and thoughtful, now only half agree. Fifty four percent doubt men think of sex first, and 52 percent blame partners for not helping with chores.
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