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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1998
Page
1
Christopher Maxwell of Iowa City assists his mother Mary with home canning chores at home. The brief feature notes their activity and family life in the community.
Vernon Rollins will likely miss the season with a knee injury, Coach Hayden Fry said Sunday. The Iowa football program faces mounting concerns as injuries limit depth and testing continues.
Two Iowa City men escaped unharmed when their plane lost power and glided into a cornfield Sunday. The incident prompted brief notes directing readers to further details on page 5B.
The chef Emeril Lagasse, owner of four restaurants, cookbook author, and TV host, popularizes his trademark Bam. Readers will meet Lagasse in the Gazette Food section on Tuesday.
President Boris Yeltsin dismissed Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko and his cabinet amid a deepening economic crisis and ruble devaluation. Viktor Chernomyrdin was named acting prime minister, a move seen as boosting leadership concerns at home and abroad.
Reports show El Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries Co. near Khartoum made antibiotics and malaria drugs with 87 products including amoxicillin and paracetamol. Officials say it was privately owned and export plans to Iraq were possible under UN approval. U S officials claim the site supported nerve gas precursors.
University of Iowa officials report 350 to 400 more students than last fall, pushing total enrollment above 28,000 as classes start. Registrar Jerald Dallam notes continued undergraduate growth, while UNI and ISU projections vary. Off campus numbers not yet estimated. Temporary housing affects about 200 students in residence hall lobbies awaiting rooms.
The 1997 alcohol related traffic fatalities totaled 16,189 or 38.6 percent of all deaths, down from 1996. Teens 15 to 20 saw a 5 percent drop, zero tolerance laws credited, while overall goal is 11,000 alcohol related deaths annually by 2005. Utah 20.6 percent and New York 27.4 percent were the lowest and high spots.
Cedar Rapids College Community district and districts nationwide face a critical bus driver shortage as schools reopen. Transportation officials cite good economy and low unemployment, with pay low and benefits scarce. New drivers require 12 hours of training and commercial licenses amid regulatory hurdles.
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