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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1992
Page
1
A new community center at 404 17th St. SE Cedar Rapids known as Harambee House offers a welcoming space for Wellington Heights residents. Details on page 1B.
Iowa's unemployment rate drops to 3.6 percent as employment peaks at a record high last month. The report notes continued hiring gains and stronger labor market conditions within the state.
The European Community launches its single market this evening aiming to remove barriers to the free movement of goods and services across member states. Details on page 6C.
The Magliozzi brothers suggest bacteria in a new car’s air conditioning could trigger a woman’s frequent colds. They note husband might also be at fault and point readers to the motoring page for details.
The U S Patent and Trademark Office issued patents 5 175 383 5 175 384 and 5 175 385 for genetically manipulated laboratory mice. Harvard University GenPharm International of Mountain View California and Ohio University Athens Ohio hold the patents, marking a second ownership for Philip Leder a Howard Hughes researcher at Harvard.
A lighthearted tip jokes that when encouraging a teen to shovel the driveway the fastest method is to offer the car as a reward. The quip riffs on teenager motivation and household chores.
The 1992 Iowa entertainment scene offered a mix of country rock legends Hank Williams Jr. and Johnny Winter and classical flutist Jean Pierre Rampal. The Friday Gazette Weekend issue highlights this touring variety and local options for weekends.
The Senate Ethics Committee unanimously voted to drop allegations Wymer brought against Sen. Joe Welsh and close its probe into the Dubuque Democrat's dealings in the Iowa Trust scandal. The panel found no clear evidence to support the charges and dismissed Wymer's allegations as unproven.
An LP gas tank exploded in the West Union Wilbur Ford Sales service department, blowing off the roof and destroying five cars. Roger Yauslin, working on a Schwann's truck, was injured with a cut finger. others escaped across the alley as debris rained down. The blast shook nearby businesses and blew out windows two doors away.
The 1992 Iowa year saw a cool wet cycle with a dry spring, cool summer, and wet fall. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker notes the summer without summer and a rare lack of extreme heat. Severe storms on July 13 caused major damage in Cedar Rapids and surrounding counties, with a 425 foot tower collapse but crops later benefited from the moisture. September brought record rain totals across south central Iowa.
President Bush heads to Sochi for the START II signing with Boris Yeltsin amid a world stage. The pact seeks a two thirds cut in strategic nuclear warheads from about 20,000 to 6,500 by 2003, pending Senate ratification. Bush also visits Somalia and sub-Saharan Africa in his final trip abroad.
Four members of the Bruns Augspurger family died in a carbon monoxide incident at a Cedar Rapids area farmhouse. Survivors Wes Bruns and Agnes Brown were upgraded from critical to serious, while James Augspurger remains in critical condition in Missouri. The service was held at Grace United Methodist Church in Arba la, Missouri.
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