21 Feb 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1992
Page
1
Cedar Rapids hosts a daylong forum with author Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz this Saturday. The event promises discussion on gender roles and modern women in the 1990s, with page 1B providing full details.
A state panel voted 4-1 to reprimand Gov. Terry Branstad's campaign committee in writing for not reporting a van bought from a Fort Madison auto dealer. It was the least severe penalty. details on page 6B.
Senator Richard Running of Cedar Rapids sponsors a bill in Iowa to prohibit doctors and health care professionals from assisting terminally ill patients to end their own lives. The measure aims to outlaw physician aid in dying within the state.
The Times notes that 76 percent of respondents in Money magazine’s seventh annual Americans and Their Money poll value finances over sex. Details appear on page 6C.
The Linn County hunting and fishing license department reports $392 793 in outdoor license revenue for 1991, up from $388 923 in 1990. Details on page 5C.
Cedar Rapids Jefferson coach Larry Niemeyer missed the game due to hospitalization as his girls basketball team routed Marion in a decisive Wednesday matchup.
Members of Hope United Church of Christ in Hiawatha are busy for a Religion Page feature in Saturday's Gazette, working on church stained-glass windows to adorn the sanctuary.
Owens-Brockway Plastics of Rossville GA may build a 22 million plant near Highway 6 using recycled materials for Procter & Gamble bottles. The Iowa Economic Development Board approved a 400000 forgivable loan from the Community Economic Betterment Account, but plans remain tentative with no binding commitments.
The Iowa House voted 53 43 to add commercial and industrial garbage collection and other services to the 4 percent sales tax starting April 1. Revenue aims to balance cuts, fund welfare programs through June 30, 1992, and end with about 300 thousand in surplus.
West Union teen Kyle Bodensteiner 16 died from respiratory arrest after becoming wedged in a snow tunnel he dug on the family dairy farm. He was airlifted from Palmer Lutheran Health Center to University Hospitals Iowa City where he died about 5 am. Kyle suffered Prader Willi syndrome and enjoyed scouting and sports.
A panel of experts recommended that the FDA allow silicone gel breast implants only for experiments and for women needing reconstruction, not for cosmetic enlargement. The 9-0 vote followed an earlier unanimous rejection of a ban, with calls for more studies and a final FDA ruling within 60 days.
Norwalk police say the week-old infant Shane Lass was found dead in a ditch after a reported kidnapping. An autopsy is planned at Des Moines lab. a $20,000 reward is offered for information.
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