Safety first as educators guard against disease spread
Eastern Iowa teachers and activity supervisors adopt precautions to prevent infections such as AIDS and hepatitis among students. Details on page 1B.
19 Mar 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1992
Page
1
Eastern Iowa teachers and activity supervisors adopt precautions to prevent infections such as AIDS and hepatitis among students. Details on page 1B.
Betty Frieberg told jurors she loved her husband and felt empty after his death. She faces charges of killing him and dismembering his body last fall with further details on page 2B.
A survey of 604 Iowans commissioned by the National Consumers League finds an overwhelming majority oppose employers asking about private lives. Details on page 6D.
The National Football League scrapped its controversial instant replay system in a Phoenix owners meeting on Wednesday. Details on page 10.
Iowa coach Tom Davis, 4-0 in NCAA tournament openers, says Texas is the best opponent he has faced to start a game. The Hawkeye men’s basketball team will play Texas tonight. Details on page 1D.
Readers can answer questions about Van Halen for a chance to win two box-seat tickets to the April 10 concert plus dinner for two. Rules for the Gazette contest appear on page 3W in Weekend in Friday's edition.
A fire sparked by a grinding spark damaged Clemens Canvas & Manufacturing Co. in Cedar Rapids last night, forcing firefighters to battle a collapsing roof and a potential fuel tank explosion. Owner Tom Shaw and two others were in the shed. foam ignited on a rack and four extinguishers failed to stop the blaze. The tank proved nonflammable.
State revenue officials report refunds are being mailed by the June 1 deadline. As of Tuesday, 577,153 returns filed, 476,619 refunds issued, with an average refund of 183.71 dollars. Delays come from late filing or errors, which can add up to eight weeks.
Police link three Eastern Iowa women to possible murders but lack bodies to prove homicide. Detectives identified prime suspects in each case after years of interviews, wiped leads, and unusual searches across Iowa while families seek closure. Jane Wakefield vanished sixteen years ago from her Iowa City mobile home amid other unsolved disappearances.
Two fishermen drowned below the Iowa River dam in Coralville after being pulled into the dam’s backwash or “drowning machine.” Jeff Brogan 23 and Justin Ramseyer 18 are missing. Chris Ellis 23 survived after leaping from the boat. Rescue efforts resumed at dawn as authorities reduced water flow to aid search.
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