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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1990
Page
3
A Justice Department report shows state courts convicted 111 950 people for felony drug trafficking in 1988, up 46 percent from 76 400 two years earlier. The rise is attributed to more lawbreaking and arrests, not new laws.
Congress warned that the first phase of the Strategic Defense Initiative could repeat the Hubble telescope fiasco. Citing Pentagon docs and a GAO report, lawmakers questioned deploying Star Wars in 1993 and said tests won't be complete before the executive decision.
Secretary Nicholas Brady said the economy faces a meaningful slowdown likely to persist through early 1991 before turning around later that year. He noted uncertainty and resisted calling it a recession, while Greenspan cited oil-price shocks as contributing factors. Brady projected a recovery in 1991 with growth, jobs, and investment returning.
Two top education research centers received grants to develop improved methods for assessing thinking skills. The University of Pittsburgh group gets 1.15 million from Pew Charitable Trusts, while the Rochester center receives 1.3 million from the MacArthur Foundation.
Housing Secretary Jack Kemp predicts the Bush administration will preserve minority only scholarships tied to financial need. He opposes race based quotas but supports colleges promoting opportunities for minorities and low income students. White House reviews Education Department civil rights official Williams ruling on legality of race based aid.
Donald Trump auctioned 35 luxury condos in Palm Beach at Trump Plaza, selling for 8.82 million dollars, 24 percent above total asking price after deep cuts. Banks pressed for sale of unsold units once priced up to 1.8 million, with minimum bids as low as 150 thousand to 600 thousand. Developer Ian Kean bought the penthouse for 720 thousand amid questions about location.
In Natchitoches Parish the school board moves to ban door-to-door candy or magazine sales next year after a girl disappeared during such a sale six weeks ago. A revised policy will go to the board in January with a February vote. 12th birthday girl Avenie Evans disappeared November 5 in east Natchitoches. The FBI says no leads yet.
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