12 Jan 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1989
Page
1
Bob Greene discusses Dustin Hoffman and the craze for dieting as a cultural phenomenon. The column links celebrity culture to personal health choices and public interest in weight loss trends.
The Iowa County Attorneys Association calls for judges to have wide authority to suspend large portions of criminal sentences so offenders can serve time in county jails instead of crowded state prisons. Other items note venue change in Evan Paul murder case, lion statue bridge debate, a Cedar Rapids fatality after being struck, Wilson Foods meat procurement, nuclear plant cost rulings, and a UW basketball freshman redshirt due to a back injury.
A light joke questions the value of living in history when the cost of goods now exceeds what the past would have charged. It humorously contrasts nostalgia with modern inflation.
President Reagan delivered a prime time address from the Oval Office reflecting on eight years in office. He cited economic recovery and morale as key triumphs while noting regrets over the budget deficit and avoiding blame for it. He praised improved Soviet relations with Mikhail Gorbachev and marked a new closeness with the USSR despite his bout with Dupuytren's Contracture.
The FAA ordered emergency inspections of engine warning systems on nearly 300 Boeing 737s in the United States after a British Midland jet crash. UK authorities issued a similar directive covering 34 737s and four Airbus aircraft. Investigators cite caution but found no cockpit wiring or engine warning faults yet.
Teleconnect Co of Cedar Rapids named preferred provider for a $60 million fiber optics system linking 120 learning sites at state universities and area community colleges. A second phase could connect all K-12 schools private colleges and libraries to a national and international TV network enabling cross state classroom teaching. Senator Richard Varn lauds the project saying it could transform education and influence district consolidation and urban rural curriculum gaps.
Beatrice Richardson, 64, of Baxter, says she is the sole winner of the $1 million Iowa Lotto jackpot. She bought the ticket at Goat Ranch Spirits, with the prize to be paid in 20 yearly installments. The winning numbers were 4 16 30 31 33 35.
Napoleon the German shepherd surprised his owners Ruth and Glenn Conlee by dragging home cash totaling $11,970 and packets of a white powdery substance. The pup’s discovery aided a joint drug probe by Lee County and Johnson County sheriff’s departments, leading to a search at the nearby home of Theodore Lafeber and Dee Kerfoot.
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