12 May 1997
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1997
Page
1
In an hourlong game on Sunday the Deep Blue IBM computer defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov and won the six game match 3 1 2 to 2 1 2. Kasparov resigned after Deep Blue's 19th move in Game 6 and criticized IBM while praising the event’s tech impact.
Boulder police say Cynthia Jakob-Chien former criminology professor at the University of Northern Iowa was arrested on a first degree murder charge after her estranged husband Ruediger Jakob-Chien was found shot dead in their home. She told officers she had fantasized about shooting him to strike for justice.
A 122 page Transportation Department probe reports FAA inspector David Harper who supervised ValuJet maintenance from 1994 to 1995 falsified his experience and lacked aircraft operation knowledge. Four inspectors warned supervisors about his general aviation know how. The investigation was sent to Atlanta prosecutors who declined charges.
Paula Robinson in Asadena gave birth to twins and a set of triplets at St. Agnes Hospital. The triplets Nicole Lynn, Jordan William and Joshua James weighed 4 pounds 9 ounces, 4 pounds 4 ounces, and 1 pound 13 ounces. Robinson used fertility drugs for the first set and IVF for the second, now caring for five children as a single mother who has remarried.
Associate Professor Stephen Bloom engages journalism students with patient rounds at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The project aims to deepen medical reporting skills and firsthand hospital observation, tying classroom study to real clinical scenes.
Iowa lawmakers move to cut the state lottery advertising budget from 4 percent to 3 percent, amid a broader anti gambling mood. Rep. Bob Brunkhorst notes a possible vote to end the lottery, while Lottery Commissioner Ed Stanek warns the cut would curb public information on winning numbers, new games, prizes, and rules.
Military planes ferry food clothes and medicine to Qaen region after a 7.1 magnitude quake. About 130 aftershocks hit villages forcing mass campouts and mass graves. Thousands volunteer from unaffected areas to aid in Birjand Qaen corridor with aid from U S and France.
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