21 Feb 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1988
Page
1
Coe College defeated No. Car 95 to 74 in a college basketball game while Knox fell to Maryland 78 to 73 in another matchup. The day featured two notable NCAA style results with top performers unclear in available text.
Iowa's weather today is mostly cloudy and windy with a chance of flurries. Highs will be in the 30s, and Monday is expected to be warmer with highs in the 40s. See page 13A.
Julie Crawford, a six year old with Hallervorden Spatz disease, and her parents in Marion urge Cedar Rapids school officials to refrain from dialing 911 when she collapses. Hospitals may use life support, but the family seeks a death with dignity and less pain. The school cites legal constraints and has sought guidance from the Iowa Attorney General.
Payload Systems Inc. of Wellesley Mass signs first contract for a Western payload to ride aboard the Soviet Mir station. The deal aims to enable private U S experiments in near weightlessness and drug development through protein crystal growth guided by Soviet astronauts.
A light humorous remark notes that a political pundit is someone who draws your own conclusions. The quip plays on reader interpretation and opinion.
Wayne Zobac, 40, battles a severe form of Tourette syndrome while navigating daily life. He starts his day with bread sticks at Pizza Hut near his southeast side apartment, visits friends at East Side Maid Rite, reads and writes poetry at home, and sometimes goes to bars for company. He is intelligent, reads Hesse, follows liberal Democrats, and supports Hawkeyes sports as he copes with isolation and stigma.
A GAO study finds IRS assistors give wrong answers to about one third to one half of questions on the 1986 tax changes. Money magazine notes wide variance among 50 preparers, with errors and inconsistent rules.
Iowa City professor H D Hoover and two ITBS authors urge that tests measure individual strengths and weaknesses for parents teachers and students rather than rank schools or cities. They note Bennett Cannell and media use scores to compare districts but caution about misinterpretation and reporting practices.
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