20 Feb 1990
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1990
Page
1
Page 1B PLUS reviews seafood basics and food safety tips. It explains how to tell halibut from herring and offers practical guidance on trimming fat and keeping meals safe. The piece emphasizes practical, reader friendly advice for everyday use.
A second teenager has died from injuries sustained in a Sunday traffic accident east of Marion. The report notes the ongoing investigation and the victims’ identities awaiting family notification.
The Metro Iowa College Community district allows bus drivers to determine if fog creates dangerous conditions for travel. Linn-Mar schools approve fresh staff to deliver direct classroom support for teachers.
Governor Branstad says Democratic opposition could push Iowa into an 85 million deficit by 1992. The warning appears in Page 4B coverage relevant to state finances and politics.
A light joke notes that some people reach milestones while others stumble over millstones. The line plays on words to humorously contrast achievement with obstacle.
The Iowa Senate voted 49 to 1 to reduce required handicapped parking from 4 percent to 2 percent in ramps and business districts. Cedar Rapids would need to more than triple its spaces. a review committee may adjust totals locally, with House support anticipated.
The Bush administration plans a bold step in the Latin drug war by funding an Agriculture Department program to develop biological and chemical methods to destroy coca plants. A key project tests malumbia moths and other agents in Peru and Bolivia, with a $6.5 million budget.
Dr. Major Anderson, 77, of rural Garwin, died Monday after his pajamas caught fire while he sat in a chair smoking a pipe at home. He stood up and was quickly engulfed in flames, relatives told firefighters.
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney told Philippine officials the United States may abandon its bases if kept costs rise or Americans are unwelcome. He met with Defense Minister Fidel Ramos amid clashes near Clark and Subic bases and protests in Manila as Congress cut a key compensation request.
Dr. Robert Scheuplein of the FDA notes natural carcinogens in bread yogurt mushrooms and spices account for most diet related cancer risk. An Iowa dietitian stresses no panic, citing arsenic in spinach hydrazine in mushrooms safrole in sassafras and roots beer as examples.
Union workers at Farmstead Foods in Albert Lea Minnesota approved further talks on cost-cutting proposals. UFCW Local 6 spokesman Bill Avery said turnout was good and the vote passed but he declined to reveal the margin. No date set to meet with Farmstead officials. contract remains in force until May 1 1992.
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