09 Dec 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1989
Page
1
Cedar Rapids marks Dickens Day in downtown with page 2A coverage. A petition to make schools smoke free is set for Cedar Rapids school board discussion Monday night on page 2A. House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt attracts a large crowd Friday for the Avenue of Saints project on page 2A.
A new aluminum can plant and a Wal-Mart store are planned to open in Iowa City in the spring. The project signals investment in local commerce and job creation for the region.
The Iowa women defeated De Paul 88 to 65 in a weekend game. North Carolina, noted for its rich basketball history, travels to Iowa today, a key matchup highlighted in Page 1B coverage.
An odd promotional line appears in The Gazette urging readers to pursue bakery work as a path to advancement. It reads as a tongue in cheek career suggestion rather than an official notice. The snippet hints at typical newspaper humor of the period.
President Bush told Iowa farmers export prospects look bright as U S commodities reach Communist bloc and Western Europe markets. He warned against rapid subsidies free policy while backing gradual steps toward reform. Tauke fundraising and protests marked the Iowa stop with demonstrations outside the convention center and a charged political climate.
Sue Davis Smith reports on Isaac Proffitt born two months early weighing 2 pounds 13 ounces in Solon. Doctors at Luke's Neonatal ICU believed he was critical but after parents Jay and Helen Proffitt and their 2 year old Abraham held him, Isaac began improving with energy from family support noted by Dr. Sharon Collins.
Iowa legislators predicted a vote on proposed abortion restrictions next year and no change to current law. Democratic candidate Tom Miller said he would sign a bill restricting privately funded abortions at University Hospitals in Iowa City if elected governor and the Legislature passes such a measure. Gov. Terry Branstad urged continuation of current University Hospitals rules allowing only publicly funded abortions in rape incest fetal deformity or life‑of‑mother cases.
Prague reports that Czechoslovakia moves toward a federal cabinet likely to place Communists in the minority for the first time since 1948. Talks with four small parties and opposition discuss reforms as pro democracy protests grow.
Structural engineer Paul Nestel said Oak Ridge Y-12 walls would fail under a moderate quake. By late October teams revised the study to claim walls could withstand the design basis quake. Nestel was fired on November 3 and cites suppression of unfavorable findings by contractors.
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