Malpractice suit over husband’s cancer treatment filed in Cedar Rapids
A Clayton County woman sues a Zion Illinois medical facility and two doctors in federal court over cancer treatment her husband received before death. A Linn County jury later ruled for a Cedar Rapids physician in a separate case accusing negligent intrauterine device placement. The notices appear on Metro final pages.
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U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Zion, Ill
Linn
Decorah
Metrolown
Christmas Dangers for Children Warned by Area Hospitals
Cedar Rapids hospitals urge watchful parenting during the holidays as holly mistletoe berries can cause illness or death if eaten in large quantities. Points include poinsettias not being poisonous, tree flocking and fertilizers being toxic, and lead-based paint and glass ornaments posing choking or poisoning risks.
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Mark Glenn Gazette
Cedar Rapids
G.L. Schmit
Mercy Hospital
Schmit
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s
Poison Center
Auto sales surge drives November retail rebound
Retail sales rose 2.3 percent in November led by a 10.6 percent jump in auto purchases aided by factory incentives. The gain marks the strongest overall retail performance since May.
Protectionism debated at Cedar Rapids seminar on auto content law
The automotive domestic content bill sparked a spirited Cedar Rapids seminar debate. A labor union official said it would not affect grain exports, while a Quaker Oats Co executive sharply disagreed. Farm, page 8B.
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Congress
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Co
Farm
E.T. to make the debut on TV next week
The article forecasts high TV viewership for E T and Friends Magical Movie Visitors. It argues audience willingness to pay for cinema tickets translates into interest in watching the feature on television.
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E.T. and Friends
E.T
Food costs decline but price index up
The Labor Department reports November wholesale prices rose 0.6 percent led by a 5 percent surge in natural gas costs. Despite declines in pork, eggs, and consumer foods, prices for fresh fruit, candy bars, and bakery items edged higher, with broader inflation remaining modest for the year.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Capitol Hill
General Accounting Office
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
GAO
Congress
Eagleton
National Association of Manufacturers
Jerry Jasinowski
County attorney staffer faces trial for extortion
Juanita Marie Boos 39 of Waterloo, a secretary in Black Hawk County attorney's office, is scheduled for a February 8 trial on extortion charges. She allegedly extorted about $10,000 from a rural Cedar Falls man since 1981 by threatening to inform his wife about their affair. Boos pleaded innocent. Michael Sheehy, assistant attorney general, is appointed prosecutor due to a conflict of interest in the case.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk
Juanita Marie Boos
Cedar Falls
Boos
Michael Sheehy
Nursing college approves gay studies credit at Iowa
The University of Iowa College of Nursing voted to cross list a new three credit course Introduction to Gay Studies with the nursing program. Instructor Bob Kus explained the course aims and the dean called the move an educational response to a need, approved by an overwhelming vote.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa's
College of Nursing
U of I’s
Bob Kus
Department of Sociology
Geraldene Felton
Kus
Felton
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