02 Mar 1990
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1990
Page
1
Iowa City artist and circus performer creates vivid canvases drawn from stage life and circus scenes. The pieces blend performance memories with vivid color, revealing a creator who translates his onstage world into visual narratives.
President Bush publicly criticizes Senator Tom Harkin's farm bill plan during a television appearance. A Democratic challenger questions James Houser's appointment as Linn County supervisor, pressing for nomination clarity.
Report notes staff at the Employment Services Department complain of sexual harassment, with details on incidents and responses. A Democratic Black Caucus member visits C.R. to help unite Black voters, described as part of ongoing community outreach.
The state will keep current limitations on the corn herbicide atrazine without expansion for the year. The decision maintains existing regulatory controls and does not alter approved usage.
Arthur Christofferson is named chief of Telecom xUSA's phone book publishing subsidiary as reported on page 5B. The appointment places him at the helm of the firm's directory operations and guides the unit's strategic initiatives.
The Gazette presents an issue labeled Volume 108 Number 52, indicating a weekly or periodical edition. No additional story details are readable in the provided fragment.
A lighthearted note on the scales of justice in white-collar crime. The humor highlights the tension between clever schemes and legal balance.
Farmstead Foods in Cedar Rapids plans to lay off 246 workers today amid talks over a $4.6 million concessions package largely affecting health benefits. The halt of the kill operation has already put 155 employees out of work, with Monday’s union vote and company response hanging over the plant. Plant manager Bob Alex warns of precautionary steps and possible recalls if concessions are accepted. Local P-3 leaders say there is not enough time to review all issues.
Three men identified as Harry Ambrose Tom Vogt and Larry Regennitter were sentenced Thursday in Cedar Rapids federal court on cocaine possession and distribution charges. Ambrose drew five years and one month Vogt nine years two months with a 12500 dollar fine and Regennitter 3 1/2 years. The terms reflect prison time without parole.
U S District Judge David Hansen sentenced three Eastern Iowa businessmen to prison without parole in Cedar Rapids in a highly publicized drug case. Ambrose received nine years two months and a 12500 dollar fine, Regennitter three years, and Ambrose five years one month with no fine. Attorneys said they will appeal to the Eighth Circuit within 10 days. Each defendant apologized in court, with Ambrose tearfully stating he had lost everything and would strive to be a better citizen upon release.
Dan Parsons and 63 inmates learn Linn County Jail charges $20 a day for weekend stays in a pay-and-stay plan. Administrator Don Zeller calls it a novel policy, while Parsons, a laid-off worker, questions why detainees should pay for time served.
Parsons from Rushmore Drive and others allegedly receive favors to do short sentences at the jail. Zeller notes counties bill for accommodated detainees and weekend time strains crowding beyond the 155 capacity as more inmates are released early to manage the load.
Toyota Motor Corp won court approval to acquire Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co for 2 million dollars and invest 5.5 million to establish a Cedar Rapids base for its U S property and casualty operations. Up to 50 new hires initially, with 200 to 300 more later. location to be announced.
Andy Rooney will resume his 60 Minutes duties after CBS News president David Burke lifted his three month suspension effective immediately. Rooney said he was pleased by the reinstatement following controversy over quotes attributed to him about blacks and homosexual unions.
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