29 Apr 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1992
Page
1
Nine members of the judiciary avoided policy opinions during a Meet Your Judges forum at Kirkwood Community College last night. Details on page 1B.
A proposed amendment to the city solid waste ordinance would levy a $10 charge per bulky item or bundle over 50 pounds or longer than four feet. The details appear on page 1B.
The Miami Ballet delivered a first class performance at Hancher Auditorium last night. Review on page 3B.
The Bank of England introduces a new 10 pound note replacing Florence Nightingale with Charles Dickens on the front. Valued around 17 dollars, circulation begins today. The brown orange design remains similar in color and halves in size for easier handling, showing Dickens with a cricket scene from The Pickwick Papers and novel titles on the reverse.
The newest U.S. space observatory reports four gamma-ray quasars in orbit around Earth. Astronomers describe the findings as both pleasing and puzzling, prompting questions about the nature of these high energy sources and their implications for cosmic gamma radiation.
Democratic leaders in Iowa say they will slash next year’s budget by up to 8 percent to cover a $200 million shortfall, citing no willingness from Gov. Branstad to discuss revenue increases. House Speaker Arnould warned cuts would reduce services and local aid while Senate leaders push a 6.5 percent target.
A 19 year old from Iowa City died in Wisconsin after declining blood transfusions for placenta detachment. She had been traveling to a religious meeting when bleeding began and later died at St. Luke's Medical Center after hyperbaric treatment. Jehovah's Witness beliefs were cited as the reason for refusing transfusion.
The Breast Cancer Prevention Trial launches across 118 US sites and 152 Canadian locations with 16,000 women at risk. Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, the NSABP study tests tamoxifen's ability to prevent cancer in high risk women 35 and older, including Iowa sites in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Sioux City.
Joe Rosien hauling 33 hogs to IBP Columbus Junction loses end gate on a straight truck. Hogs escape along highways 92 and 1 and through a residential area before being rounded up by IDOT, Walker Bros. Livestock, and Tim Trotman. No injuries reported. Rosien faces a rough day and uncertain repercussions.
In Philadelphia Clinton defeats Brown 56 to 26 with 80 percent of precincts reporting and Tsongas at 12 percent. Bush dominates the Republican race with 77 percent over Buchanan, while Perot appears as a potential independent. Lynn Yeakel wins the Democratic nomination to face Arlen Specter in the fall.
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