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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1990
Page
2
Ellen Goodman argues that mass produced nutrition labels create confusion for shoppers. She cites Dr Louis Sullivan and government aims for uniform labels to measure fat fiber calories and more. Goodman predicts more data and more decisions with little real comprehension for consumers.
West Des Moines businesswoman Susan Terry will be sentenced today by U S District Judge Harold Vietor for three money laundering felonies. She was found innocent of conspiracy but guilty of structuring after prosecutors said she split deposits to dodge IRS reporting.
Jeffrey Dean Wood 24 was killed while walking with fiancée Andrea Hurley in Waterloo. Three young Black males, about 6 feet tall and in their late teens to early 20s, fled east after a single gunshot wound. Police search for suspects. motive unclear. Wood a UNI criminology graduate who planned a career in corrections. Hurley uninjured. couple pledged to marry April 20.
Cedar Rapids video shops report a weekend flood of rental requests for Field of Dreams starring Kevin Costner. Stores like Road Show Video and That's Rentertainment filled calls, with eight copies reserved and prices up to 3 dollars. The film, shot in eastern Iowa and nominated for three Academy Awards, drives interest in other Iowa filmed titles.
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co residents will see 2.78 dollars more per month after the Iowa Utilities Board approved a 12.8 million interim rate increase. Auditors had predicted 18 million and a 3.70 monthly rise but disallowed coal contract end costs. Hearings on permanent rates proceed, with a late October decision expected.
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad outlined five education goals to raise standards and proposed a public private partnership to boost parental and community involvement. He stressed flexibility over year round schooling while noting some districts offer enrichment programs and plans midyear funding and policy work with William Lepley.
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