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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1988
Page
3
Vice President George Bush told Bob Dole to get off his back after Dole criticized his record. Dole fired back that he has a solid leadership record and Bush merely sits on the bench while Reagan calls him for action.
A survey by Equicor shows the average hospital patient day costs 1487 in San Jose California and 353 in Danville Virginia while overall patient stays held steady from 1986 to 1987. Equicor notes a 20 percent rise in services beyond room and board driving the increase.
U S District Judge Marvin Katz ruled the 3 percent budget cap for disabled transit services was arbitrary and capricious. The ruling requires the Transportation Department to draft new rules within 30 days to guarantee public transportation for the handicapped regardless of cost. The decision stems from a national class action suit.
A million gallon diesel spill on the Monongahela forced Robinson Township to cut its Ohio River intake leaving 15 000 suburban residents and 20 000 pupils without water. Nursing homes evacuated 37 elderly as crews struggled to jury-rig supplies. Ashland Oil faced questions about permits and testing while pledging cleanup costs.
A National Research Council panel found radon exposure risks decline when exposure ends, but smoking multiplies that risk rather than merely adding to it. The study based on 22,190 miners reaffirms substantial lung cancer risk for smokers exposed to radon, with risks multiplying rather than summing.
The UN Security Council unanimously urged Israel not to deport nine Palestinian activists from the occupied territories. The United States, breaking with its veto history, joined 14 other members in criticizing Israel’s crackdown that has left at least 24 Palestinians dead since December 8.
Gary Hart’s backers cannot have the Federal Election Commission attach his 1988 campaign matching funds to pay old debts. Xerox Corp and Semper Moser Associates argued for money from Hart owed them, but FEC counsel Lawrence Noble said the agency lacks authority to divert funds to noncandidate recipients.
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