08 Dec 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1992
Page
1
Cedar Rapids students lent their artwork for a 1990 exhibit in the former Soviet Union. Much of the pieces remain in Russia. More details appear on page 1B.
On Monday Governor Terry Branstad raised the idea of a prison boot camp in Iowa to deter young offenders from crime. Details were promised on page 5B.
Consumers bought more on installment credit in October marking the first back-to-back increase in a year. Details on page 5D.
The Iowa Hawkeyes host the University of Northern Iowa Panthers at 7 tonight in Iowa City. Iowa is 13-0 when playing UNI at home. Details on page 1D.
NASA and NASA-affiliated scientists warned that Toutatis, a 1 to 2 mile wide asteroid, passed within 2.2 million miles of Earth after a brush with our planet. Scientist Brian Marsden said about 3,000 objects one kilometer or larger cross Earth's orbit and a hit is eventual.
A light humor item notes that nothing is a total failure as it can still serve as a bad example. The quip reframes missteps as usable, offering a wry take on learning from mistakes.
Tomorrow Aaron Parry and Robin Stoker, Coe students, stage The Story A Christmas Musical, a fresh take on the traditional Christmas tale. Neighbors in Wednesday's Gazette acknowledge the pairs collaboration and local interest.
A daytime attack on a 36 year old social worker in a car was an attempted abduction linked to sexual abuse and theft rather than a theft driven by carjacking fever. Mechelle Chondt fought off the knife attacker and escaped, while Richard J. Freitas was arrested hours later after a helicopter search and bloodhound work located him under a snow blanket near 18th Street and Wilson Avenue SW.
U S envoy Robert Oakley cautioned Somalia's feuding warlords to keep weapons away from Mogadishu port and the international airport as U S forces prepare to disembark at dawn to restore order. The arrival, set for about 9 p m local time, would be televised by major networks.
The envoy discussed initial stages of a military operation with relief agencies at the U.N. compound. About 28,000 U.S. troops are due to arrive in five weeks, with 1,800 Marines to land on three amphibious ships. Oakley warned warlords Ali Mahdi Mohamed and Mohamed Farah Aidee to withdraw gunmen from ports by a deadline or face hostilities. Navy F-14s sparked cheers as they flew over Mogadishu to herald the arrival.
A Des Moines 17-year-old, Joseph Hodges White Jr., faces two counts of first degree murder and one count of first degree robbery for the Nov. 29 Drake Diner slayings. Polk County seeks adult trial. Jan 5 hearing set for that request.
Rep. Dave Nagle said it is a done deal that Rep. Jill Long of Indiana will be named secretary of agriculture by President elect Clinton. Long, 40, has a dairy background and expertise with hogs soybeans and corn. She serves Indiana's 4th District and previously taught at Valparaiso University.
The Iowa State Education Association urges reallocation of 70 million from road use and a 1 percent cut in foundation aid to fully fund an 116 million K-12 increase. It also proposes consolidating teacher training, reducing university duplication, and boosting Medicaid reimbursements to free funds. Branstad disputes, noting proposals echoed by Fisher Commission were rejected.
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