28 Apr 1990
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1990
Page
1
A Page 8A feature warns drivers to be cautious as children resume outdoor play in warmer days. It outlines zones to slow down, safe driving practices near parks and schools, and tips to prevent accidents with kids at play.
A Canadian physician discusses systemic challenges in Canada’s health care. She highlights access delays, funding strains, and evolving patient needs. The interview situates medical practice within provincial policies and national debates shaping care delivery.
Economist John Galbraith criticizes President Bush during an Iowa visit for not aiding communist nations in liberation struggles. A Linn County official urges courts to treat victim restitution like car payments at a victims rights conference. Most county auditors oppose a bill permitting election-day voter registration, per a survey.
Senator Tom Harkin advocates federal assistance for disabled farmers seeking relief and support programs. The push highlights challenges facing farmers with disabilities and potential policy measures.
A vintage quip jokes that nature and human nature dislike vacuums and vacuum cleaner salesmen. The line plays on the idea that a vacuum leaves a space that attracts salesmanship and a humorous clash between natural law and consumer urges.
Linn District Judge Harold Swailes ruled Five Seasons Inn Inc. and its limited partnership defaulted on a mortgage to Aetna Life Insurance Co. and ordered foreclosure on the building and leased air rights. The city of Cedar Rapids retains ownership of the land, with a receiver appointed but not to manage the hotel. An $8,025,990.30 mortgage plus interest and costs are due, plus at least $519,182 in delinquent real estate taxes. A June 5 hearing will address personal liability of principals and the management contract. The hotel remains open.
Edward Deases, 22, was found guilty in Linn County District Court of first degree serious case for decapitating his brother’s girlfriend. Jurors deliberated nearly eight hours. sentencing to follow after a pre-sentencing investigation. Deases showed no emotion as verdicts were read and will likely face life in prison without parole.
High school girls from Cedar Rapids Jefferson High sit in on the Edward Deases first degree murder trial in Ames. They call the defendant cute while noting his crime and express mixed loyalties to family as the case unfolds. Deases was convicted of killing Jennifer Gardner. his brother Ruben is already convicted.
An aide to Sen. Tom Harkin intervened in a federal case against the First National Bank of Council Bluffs over lending law violations. The OCC did not overturn the decision, costing the bank a low five figures, and regulators note the Capitol Hill call in a new log of outreach from lawmakers.
Two Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls, Attorney General Miller and House Speaker Avenson, spar over tough alcohol laws and negative campaigning as party officials fear infighting could aid Republican Terry Branstad. Avenson accuses Miller of adopting a doomsday machine. Miller says he’s tired of negative attacks.
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