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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1992
Page
3
Attorney General Barr allows the FBI to collect and share state juvenile records including fingerprint cards and arrest and conviction data for youths charged with serious offenses. State and local officials split, some protesting while law enforcement praises the change amid rising juvenile crime concerns.
Astronomers John Kormendy and Douglas Richstone report a black hole at the center of galaxy NGC 3115. The object spans a volume about solar system size yet has a mass near one billion suns, influencing nearby star motions and accreting material rapidly.
In New York's Washington Heights, protesters clashed with police after a man was killed last week. Fourteen demonstrators were arrested and five officers injured, with two more officers hurt by a large firecracker near their car earlier. Police maintained helmeted patrols as violence persisted across Monday and Tuesday nights.
The CDC called for a nationwide ban on cigarette sales to anyone 18 or younger and stronger enforcement of state laws against teen smoking. CDC director William Roper said society must intervene directly to make it harder for youths to smoke. The report notes that despite age limits in 49 states, at least 70 percent of 2.6 million U.S. smokers under 18 have bought cigarettes or tobacco products at least once.
Washington AP The first 11 designs from New American Schools Development Corp aim to create top tier schools. President Bush backs the effort to fund replicable programs with extended days and heavy computer use. Audrey Cohen College in New York proposes prenatal care and community deeds to apply learning. a Maryland project targets the first 11 years of life.
The House backed a Democratic plan to repurpose hundreds of millions in unused foreign aid for road building and other transportation projects. The 213 to 190 vote aimed to spur roughly 125,000 jobs amid recession fears, despite Bush veto threats and a broader 35 billion transportation bill.
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee call for an independent counsel to probe possible criminal misconduct by senior Bush administration officials regarding prewar Iraq policy. The move, backed by 20 signatures, asks the attorney general to determine if laws were violated, if documents were falsified, or if information was withheld from investigations into over 4 billion dollars in Iraq loans and related White House interference.
English scholars at Oxford University say a Dead Sea Scrolls fragment portrays a slaying Messiah who will kill and judge Israel’s enemies, disputing earlier American interpretations. Geza Vermes notes the Messiah figure does the killing, while one American scholar cautions against premature conclusions.
Newscaster Eric Sevareid, CBS Radio news pioneer and World War II figure, died of cancer at age 79 in New York. Born November 26, 1912 in Velva North Dakota he helped shape radio and early television coverage, reporting France surrender Watergate Vietnam and other major events. He retired in 1977 after 38 years with CBS and later consulted and appeared on other networks.
The EPA indicated it may appeal a court decision banning certain cancer causing pesticides and will urge Congress to authorize limited pesticide residues on processed foods. The 9th Circuit ordered enforcement of a 34 year old standard prohibiting higher residues in processed foods than in raw foods.
Columbia touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a 14 day research mission aimed at rehearsing for NASA's space station. The landing came a day late and due to rain at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
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