Country road work sparks urban lags in snow removal
Among city dwellers top 10 reasons for not living in the country is slow snow removal. County engineers say country folks aren t in a hurry for that service. Details on page 1B.
21 Mar 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1992
Page
1
Among city dwellers top 10 reasons for not living in the country is slow snow removal. County engineers say country folks aren t in a hurry for that service. Details on page 1B.
Feminist theologian Mary Hunt spoke at Coe College this week about a new world order where women and men live and love as equals. The discussion explored gender equality and collaborative relationships in faith communities.
Iowa agriculture secretary and his 502 staff will take three unpaid days off to cover a $200,000 budget shortfall and avert layoffs later. Details on page 5B.
South Carolina aviation executive Kurt Herwald and Southwest Airlines chairman Herb Kelleher staged a best of three arm wrestling bout over the ad slogan. Southwest uses Just Plane Smart while Stevens used Plane Smart. After the event Herwald said Southwest could keep the slogan. The stunt saved both firms hundreds of thousands in legal costs.
Theatre Cedar Rapids stages The Boys Next Door. Tom Griffen story depicts self mockery amid disability. Review notes brave performance and poignant humor elevating the show.
A light humor item notes you use to play Go Fish is a deck of cods in a punny twist. The line delivers a quick joke about fish and card games with a playful tone.
Iowa Today reports on isolated farm communities where domestic abuse goes unspoken. The Iowa City Domestic Violence Intervention Program aims to encourage victims to come forward amid small-town rumors and fear.
President Bush vetoes the Democratic tax cut package citing higher taxes for the wealthy and stifled growth. The plan, passed by Congress, included a universal tax credit and capital gains relief financed by raising the top rate on the richest 1 percent.
The president vetoed a tax relief bill after Senate approval 50-44 and House 211-189, calling lawmakers too eager to raise taxes. Democrats accused Bush of politicizing the White House. the move likely ends broad tax relief for the year and frames the tax issue politically. Iowa's delegation split with Harkin Nagle and Smith backing the bill while Grassley Leach Nussle Lightfoot Grandy opposed.
Cris Kinkead of Cedar Rapids YWCA Critical Services Program supports the not guilty verdict in the Frieberg case. He cites battered women syndrome and the lack of safe escape options for victims, praising jurors for considering survival factors and urging vigilance against violence.
The Bush administration allowed doctors in federally funded clinics to advise patients about abortion and refer to facilities that provide abortions, while forcing advice to be medically based and not motivated by social concerns. Planned Parenthood calls it a smoke screen and says the gag rule remains in effect for low income clinics. The policy, due to take effect in three months, requires referrals for conditions complicating pregnancy.
Rep. Dave Nagle of Iowa disclosed that four checks drawn between November 1989 and June 1991 overdrawn by $610 were never notified by the House bank. He cited posting delays as the reason and apologized. Nussle’s reform push is linked as a broader backdrop to ongoing congressional changes.
A Cedar Rapids diamond trader’s killing case remains unsolved after five years with few leads, while a 1983 murder of Center Point resident Ron Novak is reconstructed through footprints and a frozen body. Tyrone Tyler faces murder charges in Dallas for John Wall’s death but awaits trial as court dates pile up. Wall, born in Mechanicsville, ran a vacuum business and later used drugs, per his first wife.
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