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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1998
Page
1
Dan Gable and other advocates push NCAA to address harmful weight cutting in wrestling. The change follows sustained public pressure and media attention, signaling new guidelines or reforms to protect athletes.
The president's pets meet, signaling informal diplomacy as a preview of tougher steps ahead. Rep Jim Leach warns Iowa’s farm and export reliant economy faces risk from Asia’s ongoing economic crisis.
Ross Verba, the Green Bay rookie from Iowa, has backed down from no defensive play and has been outplayed by few as he earns accolades in his NFL debut season.
A six week computer course helped 74 year old Stanley Jasudowicz of Cedar Rapids master new technology. Details, 1B.
Eastern Iowa basketball wrestling and swimming leaders are listed in Thursday Gazette. The report covers individual statistics and conference standings, naming top performers and team rankings across multiple sports.
Iowa lawmakers praise Gov. Branstad for steering Iowa toward better schools tax cuts and agriculture while wary on funding levels. Some question the proposed 4.5 billion budget as pricey. Democrats want more resources for education, Republicans seek balance. State budget would rise by 179 million in fiscal 1999 with a joint session presentation.
State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says the current cold spell is a brief disruption in a generally mild El Niño winter. He warns La Niña could bring drought later, noting Iowa soil moisture is very low and forecasts expect warming to the 30s by week’s end with light snow.
Frank Stork, 45, interim Iowa City administrator and longtime University of Iowa liaison, was chosen as the executive director of the State Board of Regents. He will take the $112000-a-year post July 1 upon R. Wayne Richey’s retirement, with Gov. Branstad and lawmakers praising the appointment. The nine member board oversees UI, Iowa State, UNI, and related schools with about a $2.1 billion budget.
Scientists at Geron Corp and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center report in Science that healthy human retina and skin cells can be sustained indefinitely by inserting telomerase to prevent telomere shortening. The finding, addressing aging and degenerative diseases, opens avenues for cancer therapies and bioengineered drug production.
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