19 Feb 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1988
Page
1
Terry Hudik, ex head of American Central Airlines, was acquitted Thursday of charges he filed false claims. The case highlights his faith in the justice system and ends a long legal fight.
The gag quips that the average diet comprises fat oil grease and cholesterol in four core food groups.
The Iowa Senate revived and passed an 8 cent per pack cigarette tax hike 26 to 22 hours after rejection, with the House approving 59 to 39 and sending the bill to Gov. Branstad. The tax rises from 26 to 34 cents, with other tobacco taxes up to 19 percent. projected costs are 6.8 million this year and 20.3 million next year, with 3 cents expiring July 1, 1989.
The Iowa House passed a measure 73 to 25 requiring districts to teach sex education to students, aiming to curb teen pregnancy and related crises. Proponents call it humane, while opponents warn it encroaches on parental rights and could promote promiscuity and discussions of sexuality.
Lewis Eugene Anderson III testifies he did not leave his home until early Saturday morning and admits earlier stories about tavern visits detasseling work and car trouble were misstatements. Prosecutor highlights discrepancies as defense rests and closing arguments loom for first degree murder case.
Joseph A. Fowler 26 of Rose Hill pleaded guilty in Iowa County to second degree murder and first degree robbery for the November slaying of 72 year old Carl F. Wiedemeier. Fowler admitted holding Wiedemeier while an accomplice tied him up. Wiedemeier died of heart failure per the medical examiner.
President Reagan proposed a $1.094 trillion fiscal 1989 budget with a modest Pentagon rise and sharp AIDS research and airline safety increases. The plan, tied to a deficit-reduction accord with Congress, targets a $129.5 billion shortfall and slows military growth while expanding AIDS funding, education, and drug enforcement.
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