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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1995
Page
1
Cedar Rapids Police began training 15 new officers this week all of whom are men. Of 198 applicants, 11 passed the written test, about 5.5 percent. Police Chief Bud Byrne cites the test as the main barrier for women applicants while noting the department has 14 women in total.
Nicki Anna Niles of Fayette changed her name to Darian Sloan while Kim Froning now goes by Kimm and Steven Haack sought Jacobs as a new surname. In 14 years 80 Fayette County residents changed names, a 600 percent rise from 75 years earlier, outpacing nearby counties and indicating a steady, low-cost trend with no denials reported.
The piece reports that U.S. efforts to curb nuclear threats lag due to budget cuts and Pentagon pressure to resume testing. It notes risks from smuggling nuclear material from Russia, a shift in danger after the Soviet collapse, and internal Clinton administration debates over underground tests and a proposed Russia uranium deal.
Five Americans including three missionaries and two 10 year old girls were abducted by four gunmen in Mikami National Park 110 miles from Dar es Salaam. They were found semiconscious but healthy by Tanzanian police and park rangers after the bandits dumped them and fled with a white Nissan. One robber was later found dead in a wreck.
Croatian forces push through the Krajina region capturing Petrinja while reports describe a massive Serb civilian exodus of up to 120,000 along with concerns of battlefield abuses. Danish peacekeepers and POWs used as shields prompt international protest.
Rural hospitals struggle to recruit and keep physicians as urban and modern facilities attract talent. Details on page 1B.
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