05 Feb 1990
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1990
Page
1
A page 2A briefing notes a heated debate on whether the military should permit homosexuals in college ROTC units. The item highlights policy divisions and evolving standards within the program.
The Hawkeyes fell 64 to 63 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in a tense late-season game on Page 1B. Northwestern edged Iowa with a clutch finish as the teams traded leads and the crowd watched the final seconds.
Back page feature highlights Dr. Science presenting science in a playful, irreverent style. The column promises humor and approachable explanations, inviting readers to enjoy learning through entertaining demonstrations and quirky antics on Page 14B.
The Gazette promotes agriculture by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to drop newspapers in recycling boxes at City Carton 4250 Sixth St SW and the former fire station at 42nd and Council NE.
A lighthearted quip notes that once you wrestle with your conscience you risk a fist fight with your reputation. The line tongue in cheek highlights the conflict between inner moral debate and outward public perception.
Pompano Beach police allege Theron and Leila Morris plotted with their son Christopher to kill his ex wife Sharon and her daughter for 35 000 in insurance. When the policy lapsed the parents killed their son for 70 000 and conspired with Martin Rector and John Woods to stage the crime.
Bob Halvorsen, a recovering alcoholic, saved a dilapidated rooming house at 721 Fifth Ave SE in Cedar Rapids. He used a HUD grant and church loan to restore it and started Wellington Heights initiatives to upgrade a low income neighborhood, though his real estate venture faltered as he pursued the project.
Republican Rep. Tom Tauke announced his bid to unseat incumbent Sen. Tom Harkin in a Des Moines campaign swing. Tauke held a Dubuque rally and planned seven news conferences across Iowa, courting moderates and independents with a focus on health care nutrition and anti drug efforts while opposing abortion.
About 200000 people gathered near the Kremlin for the largest unofficial demonstration in seven decades. They urged the Communist Party to share power as Mikhail Gorbachev prepares major reforms including multi party competition and faster perestroika pace. Boris Yeltsin leads reform advocates.
Solidarity founder Lech Walesa, 46, said he will likely resign as leader in April after addressing 1,000 supporters in Gdansk. He indicated he would not seek regional or national leadership, citing fatigue, and some speculate a presidential bid if constitutional changes prompt elections this year.
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