09 Feb 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1989
Page
1
The page surveys the evolution of the Selective Service System over time, noting key reforms, draft pauses, and policy shifts. It outlines how national service registration has adapted to wartime demands and peacetime governance, with emphasis on the legal framework and administrative changes shaping conscription.
An expert on rural education predicts bigger roles for rural schools of the future. The report notes progress and challenges as districts adapt to quality instruction and community needs. A separate note mentions a Wellman man Rick Snow facing first degree murder and child endangerment charges, with verdict expected today.
A light joke notes the only reliable way to stay awake through an after-dinner speech is to deliver it oneself. The quip reflects classic newsroom humor about public speaking and timing.
A U S charter Boeing 707 with seven crew crashed into Pico Alto mountain near Santa Maria Airport in the Azores while attempting a landing. All 144 aboard believed killed, with emergency crews noting no survivors. The Italy to Dominican Republic flight reportedly encountered fog and low altitude before impact.
Iowa Senate Majority Leader Bill Hutchins introduces a bill to raise legislators annual salaries from 16 600 to 18 100 by January 1991 and to boost speaker and party leaders pay by 9 percent. the plan links public financing for candidates to spending limits and PAC contributions.
Center Point School Superintendent Dick Whitehead ordered a district closure through Friday as flu and bronchitis illness hit the student body. By Wednesday 120 students and 11 faculty were home, about 20 percent of enrollment, with four or more faculty absent, and events such as a seventh grade basketball game and a wrestling meet with Parkersburg canceled.
The drought boosts corncob prices as shelling shifts from grain to byproducts. Chuck Minney of Coeval Inc. notes cobs have doubled in value, with seed corn companies now the main suppliers harvesting and shelling on the ear.
Senate leaders postponed a first vote on John Tower for defense secretary for about two weeks as the FBI reviews new allegations about his finances and drinking. Bush defended Tower, while senators noted potential conflicts of interest from his $1 million consulting work for defense contractors and linked purchases.
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