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15 Jan 1989
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1989
Page
1
Iowans Face Forensic Gaps in Murder Investigations
Iowa must bolster county medical examiner training and include forensic pathologists in leadership. Dr. Thomas Bennett says state funding is inadequate while officials praise progress. Bennett earns no salary for training or oversight, relying on autopsies and court testimony instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Thomas Bennett
Gene Shepard
Shepard
Bennett
State of
Footprints in Time Joke Hits Beachside Punchline
A light humor item notes some people leave footprints in the sand of time while others run out of time to reach the shore, delivering a playful comparison between ambition and procrastination.
Reagan to be remembered for drug program not gowns
Nancy Reagan, fading from eight years in the White House, hopes her legacy centers on anti drug abuse work and aid to children rather than her fashion gown borrowing. In a five minute AP interview she spoke softly about the controversy over her pledge to avoid expensive designer items and her role in supporting the fashion industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Quake survivor tale called into question
In Moscow the sister of Aikaz Akopyan challenged the claim that he and five companions survived 35 days in Leninakan rubble. Tass reported doubts, saying no independent witnesses or officials could verify the rescue or the sister’s statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Tass
Aikaz Akopyan
Julietta
Akopyan
Leninakan
Odd names offer you an excuse
In Oxford and Denver towns, bars named The Alibi and many quirky taverns mirror a trend across Iowa. The Gazette collects unusual local names like Ye Olde Feedbag and Oliver J's Fern Place from reader memories and Yellow Pages.
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Donna Lee Olson
Oxford
Denver
Towa
Iowa
America
Oliver J
Fern Place
Gazette
Atlantic Ocean
Faces behind the C R Police Department decisions
The Civil Service Commission in Cedar Rapids completed a busy year overturning disciplinary rulings by Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jaeger and Acting Chief Jim Barnes. Chair Jim Piersall says the work is civic rent while Kazimour notes unprecedented demands and broader public contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heather Sloman Wood
Gazette City Hall
Civil Service Commission
Public Safety
Bob Jaeger
Jim Barnes
Evening News
Jim Piersall
Commission
Jan Kazimour
Kazimour
The
Children’s Home of
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids School District Foundation
National Association of Civil Service Commissioners
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Jamison Curran
Brent Beckman
C.R. Police Department
Bill Quinby
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