01 Feb 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1988
Page
1
A reader note highlights that beware tax software promises require a year of stored data. The piece cites AP updates, mentions Lotto America tickets and Des Moines church lessons on citizenship ahead of Iowa caucuses.
A humorous line suggests that to leave a strong impression one should gain 300 pounds. The quip relies on hyperbole and wordplay to deliver a comic take on first impressions.
Richard Delleraine Remington, interim leader since July, emerges as a top finalist for the University of Iowa president post amid scrutiny over regents’ nomination method and university PR battles. Details trace his Idaho birth, Montana education, and long career in higher education.
A Chicago physician describes ending a terminally ill 20 year old ovarian cancer patient with morphine in an essay, drawing sharp condemnation as unethical and illegal. Critics say the act may be crime and violates medical ethics while editor George Lundberg notes mixed mail on publishing. Authorities and ethicists debate mercy killing amid growing debate in states and abroad.
The February Moon, tied to Hunger Wolf and Snow, mirrors early American fears of harsh cold and scarce food. Indians and settlers named moons to mark seasonal concerns, with Trapper's Moon and Crust of Snow among others. The piece notes Hunger Moon behavior and Borland’s 12 Moons account, urging turn to 11A Moons.
The United States plans to seek about 75 million dollars in three claims from Iraq related to the attack on the guided missile frigate Stark last May 17. One claim covers families of 37 sailors killed, another for those injured, and a third for ship damage. The New York Times cited officials and cautioned Iraq might resist, with a compensation plan to be reviewed by Secretary of State Shultz.
A Hawaiian monk seal on Kauai’s south coast, about 7 feet long and 600 pounds, naps in rocky sunning spots but is repeatedly interrupted by passers-by who mistake it for a stranded animal. State aquatic biologist Don Heacock notes such disturbances disturb the seal and violate federal law.
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