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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1990
Page
9
Acosta a former embassy clerk from Chinandega Nicaragua predicted Ortega would win amid limited communications with home and mixed views on fairness. Analysts note U.S. policy and economic hardship influenced voters as regional observers questioned outcomes.
Alfredo Cesar a Chamorro adviser says the United States and Nicaragua will work to ensure a peaceful transition after Chamorro's victory. President Bush calls it a mandate for peace and democracy while stopping short of ordering the Contras to end their fight. He expects to lift the 1985 trade embargo when feasible. Congressional voices split over the scale of aid, with Dole urging help and Edwards warning against large, rapid spending. Both Ortega and Chamorro frame themselves as national reconciliation candidates.
In a statewide Iowa Public Policy Education Project session broadcast to 97 of 99 counties, residents questioned experts on drug and alcohol policy. Participants weighed prevention, treatment, and prosecution while lawmakers urged faster access to treatment and expanded multi jurisdictional task forces.
Vital statistics list newborns at Mercy and St Luke's with entries for Feb 24 to Feb 26. Angela Phelps Tina Terrell Cynthia Basler Sara Brown Dawn Hicks Julia Techau and others are named with home addresses as part of the birth notices. The page also shows degree days totals and annual normal figures compiled by the local gas and electric company.
The Illinois Lottery announces daily game numbers for seven nine six and the pick four draw with digits 9 1 5 9. Little Lotto results show numbers 6 20 26 27 29 with a 6 of 54 jackpot listed at 5 million dollars.
Willens notes mixed gang composition with rules rituals and symbols across Latino and Black groups. He cites anti gang efforts in Davenport including a policy banning gang colors, a coloring book program for kindergartners, and a juvenile court judge who applies harsher treatment to gang offenders.
Iowa officials praise Violeta Chamorro's victory over Daniel Ortega, saying the peaceful election will stabilize Nicaragua and improve U S relations. Senators Grassley and Harkin congratulate Chamorro and note democratic gains, while Rep Tauke pushes lifting the embargo and rethinking policy.
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