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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1992
Page
3
Philadelphia AP report: Vincent Gardenia, versatile star of stage, TV, and film, died of a heart attack at age 71. He had dined with friends after a touring production of Breaking Legs and was found on his apartment kitchen floor by crew. He earned two Oscar nominations for Bang the Drum Slowly and Moonstruck.
In Los Angeles a judge ruled the frozen sperm of a man who died by suicide should be destroyed per family wishes. He postponed enforcement while the girlfriend appeals, noting science outpaces law as the daughter called the decision wonderful. In Washington a NIH panel said impotence is treatable and not an inevitable result of aging with various therapies.
Convicted killer Lawrencia Bembenek known as Bambi appears in Milwaukee County Circuit Court to seek approval of a parole deal. The former police officer and Playboy Club waitress pleaded no contest to a reduced second degree murder charge in the death of her former husband’s ex wife. Bembenek, 34, escaped from prison in 1990 and was captured in Canada after her escape.
The Carnegie study paints a bleak picture of American adolescents with little one on one time with parents, heavy television use, and involvement in drugs and violence. It notes average TV viewing of 21 hours weekly, 5.6 hours homework, 1.8 hours reading, and 40 percent of time free for unsupervised activities. It also cites eighth graders often home alone after school.
Attorney General William Barr rejects calls for an independent counsel in the Iraqi loan scandal. A special investigator found no criminal wrongdoing in the government loan program worth 5.5 billion dollars to Iraq. The report also criticized media coverage and the Agriculture Department for actions tied to extending credits in 1989.
Former CIA spy chief Clair George was found guilty of lying to Congress about the Iran Contra affair, becoming the highest ranking CIA official convicted of duty-related felonies. He was acquitted on several counts, with jurors also finding no wrongdoing in two other statements to Congress. The verdict, praised by Walsh, signals deterrence to senior officials misusing national security secrets.
The American Medical Association condemned baby walkers as a lethal form of transportation and urged the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban them. AMA trustee Dr. Robert McAfee cited rising child deaths and rapid ambulation as key dangers, noting walkers cause more injuries than any other baby product per the AAP.
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