09 Dec 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1992
Page
1
Money ForAmerica reports Morris Plan checks come in under expectations on page 5C with details on loan performance and customer receipts. Local analysts weigh implications for savings schemes and regional lending activity.
BRIEFLY notes that the first civilian administrator at Linn County Jail will be past Michael Carr a former Wisconsin corrections official who will assume duties on January 4. Details appear on page 1B.
A key state lawmaker urged standard rules for issuing gun permits one day after a heated gun control hearing. Details on page 4B.
The Iowa Hawkeyes recovered from a late Panthers surge to defeat Northern Iowa 64 to 44. Iowa stretched its lead with a steady second half, steady defense, and key scoring runs to seal the win.
Officials from NCR Corp and AT&T Smart Cards will demonstrate a prototype in San Antonio this week. The system compares the card holder voice with a voiceprint stored on the card and grants access only when the voices match.
A humorous note recalls a wedding where a father not only walked his daughter down the aisle but also relinquished a large portion of his accumulated wealth, marking a playful yet poignant moment in family life.
Regis seniors inspired by the Mercy Medical Center Love Tree create a Dream Tree in Youth Plus, loaded with gift requests from needy children. The Thursday Gazette notes the local effort and its community impact.
U S Marines and Navy forces landed by sea and air at Mogadishu to take control of the airport and harbor as part of a plan to deliver food and medicines to starving Somalis. A first recon team preceded the main force four hours earlier amid media glare. The city is battered by famine with hundreds of thousands dead and millions at risk.
Dr. Richard Ziegler of the University of Iowa explains that treating malnutrition in Somalia is complex. He notes two million of six and a half million people are affected, with infants needing a weeks long rehabilitation including antibiotics and small, careful food amounts to avoid diarrhea.
Iowa City voters approved Proposition 1 to sell 7.9 million in bonds for a new 20 classroom elementary school and 36 other classrooms at City High South East Junior High Northwest Junior High and Grant Wood Elementary School with 64.35 percent in favor. Proposition 2 to remodel City High and West High facilities failed by 56.78 percent.
Census Bureau figures released today show less than 75 percent of Black women in the United States are expected to marry, compared with about 90 percent of White women. Cherie Bagley notes the gap stems from demographics and the shortage of eligible Black men, compounded by higher incarceration rates, especially in Iowa.
Census findings show women aged 20 to 24 married for the first time fell from 63 percent in 1975 to 38 percent by 1990. Remarriages after divorce rise with age at first marriage. education influences divorce risk. 21 percent of married households with children have a stepchild under 18.
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