20 Mar 1990
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1990
Page
1
Government seeks to seize a Cedar Rapids residence alleging illegal drug activity. A hearing on a proposed smoking ban in Cedar Rapids schools drew little public interest.
Iowa news notes that Representative Tom Tauke faces funding attention from PACs backing clean air legislation. Two women join the editorial staff of the University of Iowa Journal of Corporation Law, with details on page 4B.
Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady is named Big Ten coach of the year highlighting his leadership. The award spotlights his impact on the team's performance and season success.
A light column notes that some lives seem steered by fate while others by forceful circumstance, contrasting destiny with action in a wry observation. The brief humor hints at how chance and vigor shape outcomes more than plan.
Moscow broadcasts harsh warning to Lithuania after its March 11 declaration of independence. Gorbachev threatens steps to counter secession while Landsbergis calls talks an introductory stage. U S officials urge peace and monitor Baltic military activity as troops move near Vilnius.
FBI searches worldwide for a dozen priceless paintings stolen from the Gardner Museum in what authorities call the largest modern art theft. The works insured only for restoration and conservation, not theft, per museum officials. Spokesman and director express hope for recovery as leads are pursued. The missing pieces include works by Rembrandt Degas and Vermeer.
A legislative panel approved a family preservation program to let children up to 12 live with inmate mothers at the Iowa Women's Reformatory in Mitchellville as part of a crime package. Provisions cover day care and life-skills instruction with deadlines through 1997, but lawmakers doubt Senate support due to cost and prison upbringing concerns.
Cedar Rapids based Rapids AIDS Project seeks information on health financing and licensing for a live-in hospice after considering a compassionate housing option for an unidentified woman with AIDS. The Evansdale hospice arson and local protests spur cautious optimism and concern about community safety as Iowa groups study housing needs and regulations.
Eastern Iowans feel the approach of spring with mild sun and variable temps from mid 50s to 30s. The piece notes warm spells, a Coralville tornado, flash floods, and winds, plus shoppers seeking spring items and experts urging help for winter mood issues.
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