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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1990
Page
1
The city of Cedar Rapids and Dennis Grosclaude reportedly settled a retaliation discrimination suit out of court for 72,500 dollars. Grosclaude resigned as assistant transit director of the bus department. Details on page 1B.
Local building contracts rose in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City outpacing the national average in October. The gain suggests improving activity amid broader economic softness, signaling potential resilience in construction demand. Further details are on page 6C.
The Nittany Lions opened poorly but rallied to upset the Hawkeyes 32 to 6 on the road. Iowa remains the No. 1 team with a 7-0 record as details appear on page 1C.
Pulitzer winner James Michener donates more book earnings to the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, doubling his total support to 1 million and extending the 10-year James Michener Fellowship into the Paul Engle Fellowship in honor of Engle co-founder of the International Writing Program.
A light joke notes the IRS as a government bureau where taxpayers' shirts are kept, implying its reach over personal finances with a humorous twist.
President Bush offered Iraqis diplomatic engagement inviting Tariq Aziz to Washington and signaling James Baker could go to Baghdad between December 15 and January 15. He warned against any halfway measures and asserted U.N. demands for Iraqi withdrawal, Kuwaiti restoration, and hostage releases remain non negotiable.
William Call leads Maverik Country Stores with 110 outlets generating about 100 million in sales last year yet his true drive lies in classical music. The 52 year old Wyoming native, a BYU and University of Illinois trained musician, is in Cedar Rapids at the invitation of Symphony Director Christian Tiemeyer. He will hear three pieces by the Western composer tonight and Monday at 8 p.m. in the Paramount Theatre.
Car owners flood service stations near Cedar Rapids as a 2 percent federal tax on gasoline and 8.6 cents on gasohol trigger higher fuel costs. Airlines likewise raise fares, while travel agents report mixed reactions to two-for-one ticket deals and uncertain booking deadlines.
Special education students now comprise a larger share of eastern Iowa enrollments amid budget cuts and drug related social factors. Officials cite better identification and rising need as causes while warning federal cuts may worsen problems. Cedar Rapids counts rose 8.7 percent in three years to 1,932 from 1,691 among 17,006 total students.
Iowa Department of Health reports six babies born in Iowa to HIV infected mothers in the year ending June 30. The final HIV status for these infants awaits about a year as immune systems develop. Nationally about 30 percent of exposed infants become HIV positive.
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