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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1990
Page
2
The Cedar Rapids City Council will consider a proposal to add six downtown parking spaces for handicapped people, joining a roster of 43. Details on page 5A.
Urban wildlife biologist Laura Jackson reports three to be delivered Friday to Cedar Rapids as part of a restocking program. The two female peregrines at Quaker Oats Cargill and St Luke's Hospital are 35 to 36 days old and preparing for flight while seven others were recently placed.
David Fellmet used his BMW motorcycle to haul photographers along the route of the Tour de Trump bicycle race last month. He said the Tour de Trump appealed to him because anything with two wheels he likes.
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. ranks 18th of 25 electric providers charging the most for summer cooling season service. Details on page 4B.
A light humor item notes that if evolution follows Darwin, bass tracks would show the progression from fish to land dwellers, a playful pun linking biology to music.
Buchanan County Sheriff Leonard Davis defends a dispatcher after Karen Kane blamed delayed fire service for a home loss near Delwein. Kane disputes call times even as records indicate trucks reached the Kane residence at 7 19 a.m. 17 minutes after her first dispatch request.
President Bush abandons Read my lips no new taxes pledge in a written statement after a breakfast with lawmakers. He signals possible tax increases and spending cuts as a deficit package negotiators press for a compromise with Democrats and Republicans amid internal conservative resistance.
Coralville Lake beaches may not reopen until August as flooding and high reservoir levels persist. The reservoir is expected to crest near 710 feet, with water release at 8 000 cfs and inflow around 17 000 cfs, slowing yet. Minor flooding affects City Park and nearby fields while crowds linger at the spillway.
Phoenix logged a 122 degree high tying an all time mark and prompting Sky Harbor to cancel takeoffs. The heat wave stretched from California to Texas as residents urged to stay indoors. Six firefighters died battling a 1900 acre blaze in Tonto National Forest northeast of the city.
The Senate rejected a constitutional amendment against flag burning 58 to 42, nine votes short of the two thirds needed. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum denounced the vote as political theater. Iowa’s Charles Grassley supported the measure while Tom Harkin opposed.
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