07 Mar 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1992
Page
1
Combine songs from movie musicals and local talent produced a successful Follies at the Paramount Theatre last night. Audience enjoyed superb singing and dancing from start to finish. Review on page 3B.
Iowa City attorney rules that First Amendment protection covers posters with a four letter expletive placed on downtown kiosks. The posters may not be removed according to the decision.
After Linn county council members voted in January against opening churches to non Christian congregations leaders backing the plan consider forming the Interreligious Council of Linn County. Details on page 6A.
Congress weighs a bill to require phone companies to deploy FBI wiretapping technology. Civil libertarians warn consumers would shoulder costs while some techniques prove ineffective due to shifts in signal transmission. Details on page 12D.
Gov. Terry Branstad said he will not veto the welfare funding bill through June 30 but hinted at possible item vetoes. He declined to specify which parts might be cut. Details appeared on page 4B.
In the fourth Update '92 section of Sunday's Gazette, education and technology topics explore how fiber optics will soon affect homes and schools. The article frames this as a near future impact rather than distant potential.
The Iowa Senate voted 45 to 0 to publicly reprimand Sen. Joe Welsh for conflict of interest tied to the Iowa Trust scandal. Welsh resigned as Senate president in January and faced ethics scrutiny after serving as a salesman for Institutional Treasury Management. He argued he did not knowingly influence investments. the ethics panel urged a measured sanction rather than expulsion.
Gazette staff and AP report a set of controversial measures failed Friday's funnel deadline in Des Moines. Death penalty reinstatement, doctor assisted personal crisis reports, expanded employee drug testing and other proposals risk losing action this year unless revived.
Des Moines Iowa With the mildest winter in 61 years there is a strong likelihood of spring tornadoes in Iowa says Joe Sullivan of the National Weather Service. Mild weather means thunderstorms and early tornadoes. Last year saw five fewer tornadoes after a record 1131 in 1990.
Los Angeles executives say marketing and product management hiring is increasing signaling possible recovery as firms resume expansion. Retailers add 133000 jobs in February and plan 11 new Target stores, hiring about 2200, while overall unemployment rose from 7.1 to 7.3 percent.
On Michelangelo birth day the virus proved largely ineffective but about 10 000 computers worldwide were hit. Parsons Technology reports 1 000 U S machines affected with 12 firms including Drexel Burnham Lambert among victims. University of Iowa and All Statehouse systems were checked.
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