30 Dec 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1992
Page
1
Alta Bardsley of Cedar Rapids is among 50 named to the Faces of Hope group invited to Inaugural Week activities in Washington D C. The list honors people who touched and inspired the Clintons and Gores during campaign stops.
Chemical changes cut lead content roughly in half in Cedar Rapids homes labeled high risk. Despite the drop the lead level still exceeds three times the federal standard. In October Cedar Rapids ranked ninth in lead content among the nation's largest water systems. Details on page 1B.
A Cedar Rapids survey finds most retailers reporting higher Christmas sales than 1991. Westdale Mall sales totals remain to be finalized as of press time. Details on page 5C.
The Iowa Hawkeyes finish exhibition play with a win over Central Connecticut State and travel to Indiana for the Big Ten opener next Wednesday. Gazette columnist Mike Hlas notes the test will reveal how good the unbeaten eighth-ranked team truly is.
Former Iowa Hawkeye Brad Lohaus and his wife Anne have purchased 50 percent of the Airliner bar and restaurant in downtown Iowa City. Details on page 30.
A light quip about love and marriage noting that being made for each other leads to making alterations to the altar.
A 17 year old Iowa girl won a state 4-H health project award by using her own unusual heart condition as a personal example. The feature highlights Youth Plus in Thursday's Gazette.
Census data show Iowa 1992 population at 2 812 000 with a 17 000 gain from 1991 and about 35 000 rise since 1990. County estimates reveal 56 gains 41 losses and two unchanged, Linn and Johnson counties posting notable increases. Local trends vary by region with Polk and Linn Johnson areas leading growth.
Steven Wymer testified from California that he paid former Senate President Joe Welsh up to 25 thousand dollars in cash to influence Iowa Trust legislation. Welsh and ex Iowa Trust officials denied the charges as Wymer offered no proof beyond his word and sought total vindication from the Ethics Committee.
Iowa posted a GAAP deficit of 408.8 million for the year ended June 30, the largest in state history. Officials credit a sales tax increase and reforms, with a three year plan to erase the gap and a move toward a balanced budget.
Chicago authorities arrested David and Sharon Schoo on felony child abandonment charges when they returned to O Hare from Acapulco to find Nicole nine and Dana four left home alone. The girls, found after a smoke alarm, were in foster care as a dependency hearing was set.
The FDA approved taxol for advanced ovarian cancer with potential in other cancers though not a cure. It emphasized life extension for some patients and noted earlier-stage use and supply rebounds from yew bark. A separate approval for sumatriptan provides pain relief for migraines but not a cure, with heart disease cautions.
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