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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1986
Page
10
The department proposes increasing family financial responsibility for long term care with sliding scale contributions. Families losing eligibility if they fail to pay. The plan notes substantial costs borne by federal and state governments, with notable figures for long term care and nursing home services.
Cedar Rapids based Iowa Electric Light and Power tests applicants for its Palo nuclear plant with current employees tested for cause. Cedar Rapids and Des Moines firms report growing use of pre employment drug screening. Farmstead Foods and Wilson Foods note varied practices. Industry figures discuss safety, rehabilitation, and legal concerns with ICLU objecting to invasions of privacy.
Vector, led by Jerry Zahradnik, faced a federal probe after armed agents seized files amid a controversy over Vector’s role in producing a vector that could spray destruction. Reports tied the company to U.S. sales of cluster bomb components to Israel and a later investigation, with warrants executed at multiple area firms. Vector shifts to water purification tech while probes continue with no official comment.
In Belfast police report 90 arrests Friday night into Saturday as sectarian fighting erupts. Two bystanders wounded when gunmen fired on officers trying to halt clashes. Royal Ulster Constabulary suspends two senior officers over alleged illegal shoot-to-kill policy during 1982 84, withholding names.
Experts debate drug testing in the workplace as retention issues and cost rise. Urine tests like Emit are cited as 96 to 99 percent accurate by Syva but require confirmatory tests for positives. Privacy concerns and potential liability for both employers and employees shape the debate.
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