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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1990
Page
1
Regents propose future tuition increases to finance capital improvements at state universities. The move aims to bolster campus infrastructure and facilities funding amid ongoing budget discussions.
A Cedar Rapids insurance company announces the acquisition of an auto insurer, forecasting expanded local employment and new opportunities as integration proceeds. The move heightens regional presence in the industry and signals economic growth for the community.
Iowa City to host DS Junior Olympics western swimming championships March 27 31.Event features Indiana coach Bobby Knight as dominant figure in Big Ten coaching history.
A light quip notes that for some, living on the edge means letting their legs dangle into a private swimming pool. The joke plays on the phrase and everyday leisure.
The USS Iowa, 49 years old, will be retired from active service as the Defense Department trims the 1991 defense budget. The USS New Jersey also drops from duty, leaving two World War II era battleships. The Iowa undergoes a $26 million 14 week overhaul begun in Norfolk after an explosion incident. The Staten Island base plans space for seven nuclear armed ships and opens in August. Borough President Guy Molinari says the move aligns with budget reductions.
Moscow authorized thousands of soldiers to fire if needed to halt Armenian Azerbaijani hostilities around Nagorno Karabakh. Armenian refugees poured from Azerbaijan as death toll rose to 58 and injuries to 169 in five days of fighting. Tass reported four bodies found in Baku and 18 Armenians injured in Azerbaijan. Iran's Khamenei blamed Islamic fervor. Gorbachev sent 11 000 troops to the region, slowed by barricades.
Dan Ockenfels of Cedar Rapids fooled Linn County Jail deputies by posing as others in two drunken driving cases within 18 months. He claimed to be Roger Swalley in July 1988 and then posed as cousin Scott Sanborn early Sunday, prompting renewed concern from family and prosecutors.
A New England Journal of Medicine study finds oat bran does not reduce cholesterol more than wheat. Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers note similar results with white flour and cream of wheat. Gastrointestinal side effects were common on the oat bran diet.
Jurors awarded $90,000 to the estate of Diane Sullivan in a 1988 traffic death on the Highway 30 bypass near the ADM Corn Sweeteners plant. The six woman two man jury split fault 45 percent ADM 35 percent state and 20 percent Sullivan. A hearing set for January 26 will determine how much of the verdict the state must pay.
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