22 Jan 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1988
Page
1
Cedar Rapids born Scott Stevens works with the Geese Theatre Company, the only troupe in the country performing exclusively in prisons, highlighting a performance career built around inmate audiences and correctional stages.
A witty note remarks that people who imitate ideal conduct can crack under pressure. The quip suggests even well behaved models may lose composure, reminding readers that perfection is fragile and reactions vary.
The Iowa House approved a 6.5 percent welfare increase and restored benefits, voting 61 to 30. The plan raises a two person family’s monthly aid from 322 to 343 dollars starting March 1, arguing it supports recipients while opponents call it premature.
The Justice Department announced that tests of arrestees in a dozen U.S. cities show that well over half tested positive for illegal drugs. New York reached about 79 percent with cocaine rising, while Phoenix had 53 percent and Washington 77 percent. In New York cocaine defendants rose sharply and heroin appeared in 25 percent.
Cedar Rapids may see an adult book shop at 307 Fifth Ave SE after a zoning quirk allows the building to fit the 1984 ordinance. Owner James Wilkin says Cedar Entertainment may lease the site, with remodeling needed, though no lease is signed. The former liquor store sits opposite Geneva Towers, a federally subsidized elderly complex, within a zoned area that restricts such venues.
A cream linked to Retin A reverses sun damage and reduces wrinkles in a four month University of Michigan trial. It also caused red, peeling patches lasting up to three months. Benefits permanence is unknown, editorial says.
Rep. Richard Gephardt argues his trade and agriculture plan helps farmers and labor, while critics warn it could spark a trade war hurting Iowa. He supports production vote proposals with Sen. Tom Harkin to influence corn, wheat, and soybean prices and reinforce farm income.
The article quotes Gephardt advocating expanded presidential authority to impose quotas, arguing trade reform can lower consumer prices and aid farm families. He contends trade deficits reflect reality and cites Iowa job losses as evidence, while claiming protectionism is unnecessary.
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