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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1990
Page
2
Linn County supervisors delayed action on a Cedar Rapids program to aid low and middle income families with housing. Details on page 1B.
The Rev. M. Elizabet Hannon, 27, pastor at Friends Church, West Branch, must leave her job by March 31 after revealing she is a lesbian. She had led since July 1, 1989, and says her partner of six years was active in the church.
Poor road conditions after a snowfall forced the Iowa Department of Transportation Commission to conduct its monthly meeting by telephone. Members could not reach IDOT headquarters in Ames, delaying in person deliberations.
Richard Timmerman resigned Tuesday as director of the Department of Economic Development, effective December 14. Rumors of departure had circulated for months despite denials. Details on page 4B.
Arne Samuelsson announces resignation as president of Inter Innovation LeFebure, Cedar Rapids manufacturer of banking equipment and security systems. Details on page 6C.
A lighthearted quip ponders the paradox that if money talks silence still seems golden. The joke invites a pun on value and silence in everyday finance.
White House and budget negotiators found less money available for new domestic spending in 1992 than expected. Budget procedures in late October and a 1991 spending surge reduced the cushion. the cap set at 191.3 billion for 1992 may not cover new initiatives.
Reports from Sky TV say Saddam Hussein may withdraw from most of Kuwait if Iraq can keep the Rumailah oil field crossing into Kuwaiti territory. British and U.S. officials yet to confirm. In Washington, Bush rejects sanctions delay while House Democrats seek congressional approval before any deployment.
Milo Spina, a Linn County road department employee, adjusts to his first major snowstorm at the controls of a large road grader. He shows calm during a challenging stretch on Ivanhoe Road northeast of Ely, saying his farming background helps him handle the machine and weather.
Cedar Rapids city crews work from midnight to finish sanding streets and clearing slick spots and windrows in the downtown area. Linn County crews aim to have almost every road open by nightfall. The storm dumped four to sixteen inches statewide, blamed for seven deaths.
Iowa corrections officials request 200 million dollars for fiscal 1992 to expand and modernize overcrowded facilities. Director Paul Grossheim cites 3,960 inmates against 3,035 design capacity and 716 new staff among plans for prison expansions and improved programs. Community corrections also exceeds capacity with 300 on a waiting list.
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