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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1988
Page
5
Medicaid payments in Iowa climbed to 462 million dollars for the year ending June 30, a 12 percent rise. The number of people served held at 232,000 while per patient costs rose to 1,990 dollars, with inpatient hospital care driving most of the increase.
Iowa’s school finance formula funding 1.6 billion annually for 435 districts faces a Sept. 8 public hearing at 7 p.m. on Clinton campus of Eastern Iowa Community College. The 1989 expiry prompts lawmakers to seek comment as they craft a new aid formula for local districts. The seven member study committee will report to the General Assembly in January. Sen. Grassley invites Iowa applicants for U.S. military academies for 1989 entry, requiring forms, recommendations, and ACT or SAT scores. Address details provided for submissions.
Greenpeace members dock the 77 foot Beluga at Ice Harbor in Dubuque before departing Tuesday for Minneapolis. The six person crew will monitor Mississippi River water aboard the boat as it plans another Dubuque stop on September 2 and 3.
A helicopter providing festival rides crashed in Illiniwek Park near Hampton Rock Island County killing the pilot and two passengers. The elderly man and a teenage girl died, while the craft owned by Midwest Aviation of Davenport.
State Sen. Stanley Aronoff of Cincinnati promotes a coordinated Midwest presidential primary for 1992. He chairs the Midwest Legislative Conference and urges as many as 300 lawmakers from 11 states to attend a meeting in Cincinnati. He cites Ohio’s May 3 primary as too late and notes prior efforts to move the date faced cost objections.
Six restaurant patrons aided in stopping a Perkins robbery on Des Moines south side. The suspect fled after stealing 220 dollars. he was tackled, a knife wrestled away, and the cashier injured. Pausing for rescue, the helpers were not charged for meals.
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