18 Dec 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1989
Page
1
Mount Mercy College lecturer attends Czech demonstrations and festivities as part of a Fulbright assignment. The piece notes cultural events and scholarly immersion on page 4A.
The fifth ranked Iowa women’s basketball team defeated Iowa State 75 to 55 Sunday in Ames. The article notes the men’s team will face Drexel tonight on page 1B.
Young visitors participate in interactive sessions at the Museum of Art. Hands on activities connect children with artists and museum staff offering demonstrations and guided exploration of exhibits.
A humor brief notes that politicians are good dancers only in backstep and sidestep, implying evasive steps in politics. The quip plays on dancing metaphors to critique political maneuvering.
Eastern Iowa high school attendance secretaries report a flood of excuses from students posing as parents and others. Barb Towle recalls a hole in a water bed excuse and a dentist claim that hid a homecoming parade. Other anecdotes cite cars, birds, weddings, and elephants blocking attendance.
In Warsaw the Solidarity led government unveiled sweeping measures including privatization, subsidy cuts, and anti monopoly actions. Deputy Prime Minister Balcerowicz urged Parliament to approve a dozen bills to enact the plan and halt 900 percent inflation. The package faces opposition from Communist deputies and some Solidarity factions but is seen as likely to pass.
U S soldiers in battle gear guard base perimeters in Panama after a U S officer was killed and a second wounded. A Navy couple was beaten in the violence, the worst U S Panamanian confrontation in 25 years. Authorities say Noriega blamed and a possible military response was not ruled out. Panamanian troops blocked streets toward Noriega headquarters.
HACAP and sponsors shopped homeless parents in Linn County at Kmart West for an early Christmas gift. JoAnn Whiteside of Marion selects a toy for her son while Randy Harman and Sara Smith from Mount Vernon help with the cart. Smith's children Matt and Lindsey Burgess join. Children later joined a Santa party at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel after shopping.
A Iowa special report notes unions favor privacy while safety demands drug testing. It covers state law limits on random testing, for cause checks, NRC and FAA mandates, Rockwell-Collins in Coralville, and Cedar Rapids union leaders weighing compliance with federal rules and state law.
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