15 Jun 1993
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1993
Page
1
Susan Stark plans to open Center Point Child Care Center this fall, the town’s first licensed day care facility located near the school. Details on page 1B.
The annual Take Off Pounds Sensibly convention will draw more than 4,000 people and about $1 million to Cedar Rapids, according to plans released for the international meeting. Details on page 3B.
A discrimination study released Monday finds women remain less powerful earn less money and have fewer advancement opportunities than men. Details on page 6D.
A column questions whether two ESPN channels can cover all sports content and mocks niche programs like National Sports Enquirer and Harry Caray Unplugged for prime time. The piece comments on TV fatigue and calls for turning off the set.
Sue Buckley, head of the Pre-vocational Training Program at the University of Iowa, speaks about guiding women into construction and maintenance careers. Neighbors in Wednesday's Gazette.
In Norwalk Iowa a woman Mary Jolene Forsyth 39 and four other victims including three Forsyth children aged 18 17 and 9 and two Napodano children 9 and 7 were found shot to death. Forsyth’s estranged husband Rick Forsyth 42 was wounded and in critical condition at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Police say seven people were in the house and one killed suspect remains unidentified as inquiries continue.
The FDA announced new rules to curb health claims on vitamins minerals herbs and other dietary supplements. Labels must state nutritional information including daily intake and claims require significant scientific agreement. Public comment opens 60 days with potential dec 15 effective date.
DNR officials suspect rainy weather caused the weekend death of one of two peregrine chicks hatched about 10 days earlier on the Firstar building in Cedar Rapids. One egg did not hatch and another was cracked. The surviving chick draws public attention via a Firstar sponsored video feed and may inspire a relocation to attract an adult falcon pair.
President Clinton selects Ruth Bader Ginsburg for the high court, marking the first Jewish justice in 24 years and signaling a centrist, consensus-building direction. He hails her as a healer and notes her pivotal role in the women's movement.
University of Iowa law professor Martha Chamallas says adding Sandra Day OConnor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg would mark progress but not enough. She argues true equity needs more women on the high court and notes this is still a numbers game, not a cure for tokenism.
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