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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1988
Page
2
A non expert accountant chronicles attempting to file his own return amid a tangled tax code. He weighs motivations, the messy paperwork, and changing rules, noting IRA shifts, forms for exemptions, and the time cost of self preparation. He concludes the process was enlightening yet taxing and assigns a personal value to his labor.
Tung Kuei-sen, a member of the United Bamboo Gang, is found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Chinese American journalist Henry Liu in his Redwood City garage. He admitted the killing and said it was ordered by Taiwan's government. Penalty could reach 25 years to life plus up to two years for firearm use.
A handicapped Waukon youth, Jeff Kruse, 13, won a settlement exceeding 5 million in a lawsuit against West Union doctor Dr. Larry Boeke and partners. The award starts with 420000 now plus a 3000 monthly lifetime payment increasing 3 percent annually, totaling about 5.1 million. The suit accuses improper birth procedures of brain injury and cerebral palsy. case against Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society remains pending.
Des Moines Montrose Democrat Lowell Junkins signals a 1990 gubernatorial run in a letter to Iowa Democrats. He plans to seek the Democratic nomination, noting a crowded field with Attorney General Tom Miller and Lt. Gov. Jo Ann Zimmerman weighing bids while Branstad remains noncommittal. Junkins cites past close races and urges focus on 1988 agenda before formal candidacy.
Children's Sick Call, Rapids' only day care for sick children, will close April 1. Mercy Hospital sponsored the program and will shut the sites at Prairie Intermediate School and Mercy Hospital due to poor attendance. Venteicher cites commitment and attendance as insufficient to sustain two-year program.
The Democratic presidential race grows murky after Sen. Paul Simon wins Illinois with 43 percent as the party contemplates a brokered convention. Republicans James Bush leads with 55 percent, while Bob Dole and Pat Robertson trail, prompting calls to end the race and focus on November.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids IA 52401. Rates: carrier $2.85 week motor route $3.35 week by mail Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues $12.80 4 weeks or $141.40 52 weeks. Other states $197.60 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. AP has exclusive republication rights for local news. Postage address changes to Cedar Rapids Gazette Inc P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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