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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1989
Page
4
Dr Allen Fisher an associate professor of sociology at Coe College earned his bachelor’s degree from Spring Arbor College and his master’s and doctoral degrees from Purdue University. He consistently teaches a course at Coe titled America in the 60s.
The piece assesses Kennedy's push for the Peace Corps and his Vietnam policies. It notes the contested origins of the Corps, Johnson and Shriver influence, and eventual passage of the Peace Corps Act. It also analyzes Kennedy's Vietnam expansion, coup support, and mixed legacy amid later escalation.
Iowa lawmakers begin debate on raising the minimum wage from 3.35 to 5.00 over three years. Dems back the bill, saying it lifts earnings by about 3,413 dollars yearly for full-time workers and helps the working poor, while Republicans warn of layoffs and town-district harm. Governor Branstad suggests national action for uniformity.
The Iowa Senate approved four bills. One (S.F. 89) allows cosmetology and barber boards to set rules without state health department approval. It passed 48 to 1, now goes to the House. Other measures include S.F. 91 on delinquent property taxes and railway issues, S.F. 90 clarifying dental hygiene student status, and S.F. 88 preserving the Department of Human Services division.
District Judge M D Leiser refused to exclude reporters from the Knox retrial hearing. John Knox Jr. of Marshalltown, convicted last November of murder, seeks a new trial alleging a biased jury foreman tied to the white supremacist Posse Comitatus. Knox’s lawyers say a witness can prove bias but needs protection from the group.
Scott Bryan, a Cedar Rapids Metro High School teacher, spends a year in Tangshan China teaching English at the Tangshan Institute of Technology. He joins Anne Voss from Iowa City. Bryan marries Barbara Winegardner in a Chinese ceremony. The couple, with children Kelsey and Andrew, plan to home school in Tangshan while Bryan teaches and learns Chinese.
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