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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1987
Page
6
The piece argues life patenting should pause until economic impacts are studied. It rejects delaying patents for moral fears, favors allowing profit to spur improvements, and cites poultry partnerships as a model. It dismisses a direct leap to patenting humans and calls Congress to act to avoid delay.
Iowa considers joining Missouri Kansas Oregon West Virginia Rhode Island and the District of Columbia in a multi state lottery plan. Officials project bigger jackpots but warn that higher odds could hurt players unless proceeds are shared fairly and consistently with current 45 percent of income returned to players. Public monitoring and publicity are urged.
A letter writer warns renters to beware of mileage padding after a faulty car shipment. Other readers critique unemployment paper sources and local civic matters while praising community support for an AFS exchange student program and Channel 9 coverage of the event.
The piece notes Democratic governors now back federal aid and enterprise zones, a shift seen as echoing Republican policy from years past. It questions why governors did not press their own lawmakers to advance Kemp's idea and accuses unions of blocking meaningful policy changes.
A mother and daughter stranded with a flat tire in Center Point met Rick Lindsay a former Rock Island roofer who offered to change the tire. They offered him pay, but he refused. Bruce H. Eibhacker of Amana notes local Ex Club good works and $27,250 donated to charities without fundraisers.
The Gazette states it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in letters. It notes that corrections or contradictions may be published for equal opportunity to respond.
The University of Iowa has a history of breakthroughs including the butterfly stroke invented in the Field House pool in 1934 and the first educational TV station W9XK broadcasting from the Engineering Building basement 1932 to 1939. Buffered aspirin Bufferin was created at University Hospitals, a leading university-owned teaching hospital.
Outlooks piece invites Eastern Iowans to share views on the University of Iowa. It highlights historic milestones, notable alumni, and research leadership while inviting readers to answer where the digital computer was invented. Winning entry earns a rare plant from the author.
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