Your guide to the week on TV Day One
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04 Mar 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1989
Page
1
The article previews television programming for the week, focusing on the drama and science themed offerings. It highlights the program Day One as a central feature and references coverage across pages 1 and 2.
A Page 5B feature reports on birds released back into their natural habitat after rehabilitation. The article details species involved, locations, and ongoing conservation efforts by wildlife centers and volunteers.
A federal grand jury in Des Moines indicted four men including two University of Iowa students on LSD and MDMA conspiracy charges. They allegedly distributed thousands of doses of LSD and MDMA in Iowa City and southern Iowa between late 1987 and 1988.
An Arctic cold front and Gulf air mix caused a day of slick conditions across Iowa. Snow and freezing rain snarled traffic, closed schools, canceled Prairie Meadows races, and icelike power lines sparked a Cedar Rapids outage. Dan Akers 40 Elberon serious chest injuries in Benton county weather crash. Linn County saw multiple minor accidents with no serious injuries.
Iowa's two largest private hospitals create a joint venture aimed at expanding healthcare access in rural areas. The plan is described as the first of its kind in the nation, with goals to preserve services amid potential funding pressures.
A light humorous item suggesting that if lawmakers had more horse sense, the government might be more stable. The quip uses rural imagery to poke at political leadership and governance.
Union mechanics and baggage handlers struck Eastern Airlines at midnight after Bush declined a cooling-off period. Pilots pledged support, planning to follow procedures to cause delays. Eastern offered wage cuts of 15 percent for mechanics and 26 percent for baggage handlers.
A 16 year old hacker linked to harassing calls across the country, including Cedar Rapids Teleconnect and the Cedar Rapids Police Department, was tracked to Los Angeles County and arrested. Authorities say the suspect used bulletin boards to gain numbers and even tied up lines at Hayward Police for six hours. Detective Sam McClurg notes frustration and time loss for victims.
The Iowa Senate approved Senate File 59 by a 26 to 20 vote to permit parents to transfer their children to any school district with no tuition starting in 1990-91. Gov. Branstad is expected to sign. The measure caps transfers at 5 percent in 1990-91 and bars high school athletes from immediate competition after transfer.
Transfers are permitted to any school district for any reason, but districts may refuse new students if they lack staff or space. Home districts must cover state aid and property tax portions of each transfer student’s education costs. Receiving districts pay transportation for low income students. others cover their own. Districts may refuse transfers that would hinder desegregation efforts. High school transfer students cannot compete in interscholastic athletics for one year but may participate in practice.
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