23 Feb 1990
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1990
Page
1
Senator Tom Harkin asserts the proposed education trust fund would not require higher taxes. He says funding would come from existing programs and budget reallocations, emphasizing no tax increase would be imposed to support the plan.
Iowa news item notes Farmstead Foods will likely report today on union talks aimed at reducing the meatpacker’s losses. A separate item mentions a new walking path at Kennedy High School for exercise enthusiasts.
Former University of Illinois basketball star Roy Marble receives a suspension from the NBA for substance abuse violations. The league action affects Marble's professional career and status on the roster as announced on Page 1B.
The Gazette, Iowa's Newspaper of the Year, marks another milestone in its long service to readers with coverage across state events, politics, sports, and community news highlighted by strong reporting and local voices.
In Des Moines the 1990 session opened with a defeat for pro life lawmakers seeking to require University of Iowa Hospitals physicians to perform fetal viability tests after week 20 and to narrow abortion reasons. The 65 to 31 vote, with four abstentions, would have jeopardized 28 million dollars in indigent care funds and faced criticism over test reliability. Proponents argued the measure would cut unnecessary abortions if viable fetuses could be aborted after week 20. opponents warned of danger to hospital funding and uncertain viability testing.
In a videotaped deposition Reagan testified he never had any inkling his aides were secretly arming the Nicaraguan Contras during the aid ban. He disputed diversion of Iran arms sale money until Tower Commission findings were presented, and noted Poindexter should have informed him of any diversion. He reiterated North’s role was limited to back-and-forth support for Contra aid.
Desperate father Ron Maiers crawled through thick smoke to rescue his three children Joshua 3 Damon 2 and Brooke 1 from a burning home near Holy Cross Iowa. The family was hospitalized for smoke inhalation and burns with Maiers later released. Nikki 5 was at kindergarten when the blaze started.
EW YORK the NutraSweet Co subsidiary reports FDA approval for Simplesse a calorie cutting fat substitute made from egg whites and milk protein safe for consumption. It cannot be used in frying or baking due to temperature congealing limits and will appear in Seven flavors of Simple Pleasures frozen dessert in the US by summer and Europe by year end.
Lt. Gov. Jo Ann Zimmerman entered the Democratic primary for Iowa governor, arguing her nurse background makes her in tune with women voters on abortion. She cited poll data and highlighted her pro choice position beside Bonnie Franklin, while Attorney General Tom Miller faced criticism from rivals over his pro life views.
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