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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1992
Page
1
A Dubuque teacher sued her husband for fraud claiming he married her to hide his homosexuality. The judge awarded $132,500 and an annulment, exceeding the damages she sought. Details on page 1B.
Kwik-Way Industries filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan on Thursday. The firm may move from Marion due to a lease disagreement, with further details on page 6C.
Hani John Khouri received a mandatory life sentence for first degree murder on Friday. His only remark to the judge was a brief thanks. Details appeared on page 1B.
Members of Hope United Church of Christ in Hiawatha take up the call to build their new sanctuary by crafting the stained glass windows. Details appear on page 6A.
No. 2 Iowa State grapplers face top ranked Iowa in a key on campus clash at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Hawkeye coach Dan Gable cites unlikely outcomes while page 1C promises more details.
Gerhard Loewenberg resigns as liberal arts dean at the University of Io wa to pursue work with Eastern European parliamentary bodies. Details on page 2B.
The Gazette follows Stephanie Hoffman a Linn-Mar High School junior over 20 months to chronicle her life as a teen mother. The piece surveys ups and downs including her 62 months pregnancy and her son’s early life.
State Medical Examiner Thomas Bennett reopened the inquiry into Tamara Lass who died 10 days after birth in 1988. He will review the autopsy and earlier ruling amid new cases as a week-old brother died in a rural ditch from head injuries after being taken from a car.
Lottery officials announce Lotto America will end in April as Powerball debuts with five white numbers plus a red powerball from 45. The $1 ticket yields a $2 million guaranteed jackpot, $100,000 for five white balls, and prizes from $1 to $5 000. Odds vary by prize.
The Senate approved a five year higher education bill 93 to 1 expanding federal aid. It raises Pell grant income eligibility to families earning 42 000 or less and eliminates home and farm equity in income tests. Pell grants rise to 3600 in 1993 and 4800 in 1997 benefiting about 600 000 more students.
Iowa seniors who dialed a Florida 900 number thinking it was Social Security information will be refunded after a consumer fraud settlement. More than 900 calls totaling at least 7,000 dollars were made from May 1990 to November 1991. Defendants Social Security Information and News Service Inc. and Telepromotions Inc. plus Eric Bolves and Louis Courte face an injunction and a 10,000 dollar payment to the Elderly Victim Fund.
Donors to a Cedar Rapids Catholic high school fund drive were told they could request refunds as the Archdiocese of Dubuque faces a potential loan if refunds exceed the remaining balance. The drive raised 3.2 million in pledges, with 720 thousand paid and a 63 thousand balance as of mid February. Expenses totaled 656 thousand, led by architect fees and site work, plus telemarketing and public relations costs.
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