17 Jan 1990
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1990
Page
1
In Cedar Rapids students praised the anti-drug movie White Girl shown Tuesday. The piece notes school and city involvement and highlights youth response to the film.
Coach Tom Davis notes uncertainty about the University of Iowa basketball team’s strength as the season begins. The article previews expectations for the squad and its potential.
Farmers begin signing up today for the major 1990s crop acreage programs as pages 8B note detailed procedures. The notice highlights enrollment periods and program goals for growing seasons.
A light humorous item references a hot dog and a joint in a playful column titled Today’s Chuckle or Frankenstein. The snippet hints at a pun or joke theme without revealing full details. No named individuals or organizations are clearly identified in the readable text.
A close friend recalls Charles Stuart saying his wife Carol had the upper hand in their marriage after she refused abortion and planned to return to law work. He asked for help in killing her, a potentially key insight into the Boston case police allege was staged to cover a crime.
A mix of fog and warm weather sent Iowa temperatures into record highs Tuesday with Cedar Rapids at 54 and Burlington to 63. The day followed by midwinter cold return and a Friday chance of snow, as forecasters note the unusual swing from 20 below to springlike warmth.
Fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani militias in the southern Caucasus escalated despite Moscow declaring a state of emergency and dispatching over 11 000 peacekeeping troops. Skirmishes with rocket launchers and armored vehicles raged around Nagorno Karabakh and the Armenian Azerbaijani border, with 56 official deaths and reports of higher casualties.
Dennis Harker a DEA agent and his wife Mary Ann pleads guilty to tax evasion and conspiracy charges tied to 1985 1987 tax issues and drug task force funds. The couple agreed to pay about 245 856 in back taxes and Harker will resign from the DEA. Susan K Terry a West Des Moines businesswoman faces similar charges and goes on trial next week. The case involves money from a Laredo Texas drug task force used for equipment and overtime with poor accounting conclusions.
Cedar Rapids traffic engineer Mel Meyer called proposed state rules on handicapped spaces absurd as city size would jump from 31 to 280 spaces. The plan would require two spaces per linear block in a widened central business district from downtown along First Avenue East to 16th Street.
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