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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1988
Page
2
Mike Deupree riffs on warning labels in modern life from lawnmower cautions to NFL helmet notes and sun shades. He mocks overprotective signals and imagines absurd consequences while noting some notices are sensible and others reveal a cautious culture.
The Reagan administration plans to abandon the traditional written civil service exam for all entry level and professional jobs. Eligible applicants could be hired on a 3.0 to 4.0 GPA basis or by passing a job skills test and an Individual Achievement Record.
Arthur L. Smitl, 43, named professor of laser engineering at Iowa's new Center for Laser Science and Engineering. He comes from North Texas State University and Hughes Research Laboratories, will join in September, with Oakdale lab space and a $680,000 renovation funded by the regents. The center aims to open in 1990, with two more endowed professorships to fill.
Gov. Terry Branstad's office helped reunite Jannus Bojdol's family, stranded since May in West Germany, with his Iowa home. The U.S. Embassy rechecked their status, clearing entry after medical tests. Bojdol, 33, worked in Des Moines, while wife Stephanie and three children await joining him.
Cedar Rapids Jaycees and Greater Downtown Cedar Rapids Association win council permission to host weekly Friday gatherings on the Ground Transportation Center plaza through July with potential extension through August. Events run 5 to 7 pm featuring food music and no admission charge attracting 300 to 700 attendees.
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