16 Feb 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1989
Page
1
Three Iowa couples were blessed with babies via procedures at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The mother of a test tube baby says she would try the procedure again, and two area couples now have twins as a result of the treatment.
A light joke notes that no politician is truly cheap by comparison to the burden of taxes, implying voters pay for promises with fiscal reality. The quip pivots on the idea that tax bills reflect political costs rather than actual bargains in governance.
Iowa lawmakers head for a conference committee over a bill to raise the minimum wage to 4.65 an hour over three years. The Senate kept its small retail exemption for firms with gross sales under 362 500, while the House opposed it. Both chambers had agreed to phased raises from 3.35 and allowed 90 day training wages. House and Senate leaders expect a compromise.
Washington outlines a deal between the Bush administration and the independent counsel on handling secret evidence in the Iran Contra case. Walsh will notify Thornburgh in advance of disclosures in nine classified categories and Gov't can seek Gesell ruling on fair trial. The agreement clears the way for Oliver North’s long delayed trial.
An advisory memo questions Iowa Targeted Small Business rules as unconstitutional, arguing the 2 percent contract quota lacks evidence of discrimination. The analysis cites the Richmond ruling that quotas must be evidence based, noting Iowa’s 12 million in contracts to minority and female firms.
Iran set a 2.6 million dollar reward for Salman Rushdie's head over The Satanic Verses. Rushdie canceled a U.S. tour, while Iran urged Pope John Paul II to oppose the Italian translation. Police guarded Rushdie's home and publishers amid protests at the British Embassy.
Japanese researchers from Tokyo University and Tokyo Tech with Toyota Hitachi and Sumitomo aim to build a microrobot under 0.04 inches that travels through veins and organs. They seek to transmit location and findings and perform treatments, backed by MITI funding and plans for an 80 million dollar Micromachine Center with 1.6 million yearly support.
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