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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1986
Page
1
A study of adopted children shows body type tracks biological parents rather than adoptive ones. Researchers like Dr. Albert Stankard say heredity largely governs obesity, challenging the view that early eating habits shape obesity.
Rep. Cooper Evans of Iowa said he may resign from Congress or retire at year’s end to return to his 1,700 acre Grundy County farm. He noted the slow pace of lawmaking and the challenging agricultural economy but called it a time of opportunity. Evans, 61, owns corn and bean crops with little debt and remains focused on future plans.
Iowa legislators and other officials consider contesting the vacant U.S. House seat in the 3rd District. Rep John McIntee of Waterloo says he is reassessing plans after months of pursuing the Republican lieutenant governor bid. He admitted Wednesday he will give serious consideration to candidacy.
Iowa House Democrats unveiled an income surtax proposal to fund local schools replacing 96 million dollars in property taxes. The plan would raise about 96 million and cut property tax bills by more than 15 percent, with the surtax applying to individual or corporate income taxes. Supporters say the tax is based on ability to pay and could include a corporate surcharge.
Washington President Reagan reportedly told anti abortion leaders he might consider pardons for jailed abortion clinic bombers on a case by case basis but White House officials denied he said such a thing. Leaders Brown and Scheidler presented the request noting supporters feel offenders are well meaning.
National Guard troops cordoned a Hormel plant entrance in Austin Minnesota as 1,500 workers who had walked off five months earlier returned to work. About 150 cars entered through a guarded north gate while replacement workers began taking jobs amid sustained tension and calls for Guard removal by the union.
A light humor item noting that a person who exits a conversation still contributes nothing to it, reflecting on dullness as a social quirk.
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