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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1988
Page
2
A humorously scathing year-end feature lists Reagan as Incredible Man of 1988 and names losers, awards, and primetime scandals. It humorously crowns Bush, Dukakis, Quayle, Koch, and Tyson with satirical honors, set against Iowa caucus fuss and a mock ceremony at the Grenada Invasion Memorial.
An AP year end poll of editors and broadcasters lists the top news stories of 1988 led by George H. W. Bush's electoral victory over Michael Dukakis. The list notes the Armenian earthquake devastation and other major events shaping the year.
Police Captain Louis Stepanek seeks city payment of 2050 hours of legal fees plus 125 in lost wages from his Civil Service Commission appeal over a three day suspension. The commission ruled there was no factual basis for the suspension and ordered wage reimbursement. The council has not acted on the request or on petitions seeking Public Safety Commissioner Jaeger’s removal.
A Cedar Rapids woman, Sheryl Gilson, 20, faces a Class C felony count of neglect or abandonment for wading into the icy Cedar River with her 18 month old son during a domestic dispute. The child was treated for hypothermia and placed in DHS custody. Gilson was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital.
Four year old Bradley Mangrich of Winthrop failed to produce active cells after a December 2 transplant at University of Minnesota Hospital. A second transplant, using matched marrow from a Florida donor, is planned as Bradley’s twin Brodie also awaits a transplant.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces subscription rates for carrier and motor route delivery as well as mail options for Morning Editions and Sunday editions. It notes postal details, address for changes, and AP republication rights. Located at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401.
The Iowa unemployment rate rose to 3.8 percent in November from 3.5 percent in October, as cold weather slowed construction and agriculture and several plants idled workers. DES notes 57,500 unemployed, 4,000 more than October, with nonfarm payrolls near 1.17 million, a November high.
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