08 Feb 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1992
Page
1
Jack Miller says Drug Enforcement Administration agents came in like the Gestapo during a Coralville search. He has not been charged, and records and a computer were not returned. Details on page 1B.
Caterpillar Inc. calls back more than 5,600 striking union employees and aims to resume negotiations. Locked out workers at East Peoria and Aurora plants were asked to return February 16, with about 10,000 of UAW’s 16,000 Illinois Pennsylvania Tennessee and Colorado members idled over the contract dispute seeks to follow Deere & Co. pattern.
Iowa City photographer Bill Jack Rodgers offers couples married in the 1940s or 1950s the negatives of their wedding pictures as a post wedding present. Details on page 4B.
Muslims in Iowa plan a dedication ceremony for The Mother Mosque in Cedar Rapids on Saturday February 15. Renovation details are provided on page 8B.
A Democratic ethics reform panel will focus on issues tied to the failed Iowa Trust Fund for now. Details appear on page 5B.
A lighthearted note about a video aerobics segment that shows how to rise from a recliner to switch tapes. The gag hinges on the impractical old tape system and the cheerful mood of home workout humor.
A Sun day's Gazette reader challenge tests knowledge of which items are truly American made. See how well you classify everyday goods and identify potential imported products in a concise one page quiz.
The Labor Department reports January unemployment at 7.1 percent with 91,000 jobs lost and 8.9 million Americans jobless, the highest since 1984. Economists warn the recession remains, while Bush signs 13 new weeks of unemployment benefits. Bond and stock markets react but fade after Fed signals no broad rate cut.
Industrial shares fell 30.19 points to end at 3225.40 while economists expect the central bank to ease policy. Despite a steady stance since late December, bets grow on rate reductions to spur growth.
The Iowa Supreme Court grants a temporary stay allowing Roberta and Jan De Boer to keep their adoptive daughter in Ann Arbor, Michigan, delaying a Linn County District Court order to return the child to her Cedar Rapids natural father. The ruling stops short of a final decision as two parallel appeals proceed.
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co may seek higher rates for electricity and natural gas after an eight year stretch of cuts. The Davenport utility has not set the amount or filing date, pending Iowa Utilities Board approval. 1991 net income fell to 50 million from 53.5 million, while fourth quarter profits dropped 43 percent.
Davenport court testimony centered on a longtime relationship between John Khouri and Jacqueline Chacey. Khouri's children described Chacey as their father’s girlfriend and said they were unaware of problems. Gunshot residue tests on Khouri’s hands were inconclusive and a waitress recalled the pair appearing to get along shortly before Chacey’s death.
Police Chief Bud Byrne seeks an independent Civil Service probe into a one day suspension of rookie officer Joseph Schmitz accused of shoplifting a brownie. Public Safety Commissioner J D Smith backs the move. The commission could investigate or take no action.
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