26 Jan 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1989
Page
1
The U S Postal Service plans to start drug testing of job applicants at Iowa post offices by year’s end, according to a Washington spokesman. Police were told by a dozen business operators from the 33rd Avenue SW area that they want improved routine patrols and quicker responses, officials said.
A humorous line frames a dentist as someone who places your money where your mouth is. The quip plays on dental care costs and the phrase’s double meaning for comic effect.
A Treasury plan would levy a 25 cent per $100 deposit insurance fee on deposits at banks S&Ls and credit unions to fund a thrift bailout. President Bush challenged the notion of a tax while Brady left open how the fee would be collected. Congressional and industry officials criticized the idea as an option in a broader debate over funding needs.
Marvin Pomerantz, president of the Iowa Board of Regents, defends his right to finance GOP activities as Democratic legislators probe potential GOP control of Iowa universities. He says his political engagement is lawful and necessary.
Dense fog blanketed eastern Iowa on Wednesday afternoon, forcing the Cedar Rapids airport to halt landings and takeoffs. About 14 flights were canceled as travelers waited, with some rerouted via Des Moines. Des Moines and Moline reported clear air traffic as the fog lingered.
The Iowa Supreme Court labeled a gaping void in the state obscenity statute noting hard core porn videos cannot be sold but may be rented. Justices urged the legislature to clarify the ban, ruling the current law lacks fair warning of crimes.
After seven days of testimony in Evan Paul's second degree murder trial jurors began deliberations at 4 40 p m Wednesday. Paul 22 of rural Central City pleads innocent claiming self defense against Donald Cope 23 of Texas living in an Iowa City shelter who was shot near the Vickers gas station Cedar Rapids following a fight sparked by insults about Paul's motorcycle.
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