13 May 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1992
Page
1
Rep. Jim Lightfoot of Iowa was admitted to the intensive care unit at Bethesda Navy Hospital in Maryland. An aide said he would stay overnight for further tests on Wednesday and undergo additional evaluation.
The Big Ten endorses a plan to allocate 60 percent of athletic department scholarships to men and 40 percent to women by 1997. Page 1C provides the full details.
Tom Arnold and Ro seanne Arnold aim to cast 250 Iowans of all ages for their TV film Graced Land about a welfare mother who worships Elvis. Filming will occur mainly in Ottumwa and nearby Wapello County. Interested extras should mail a photo with name age address phone and description to Phalia Blassin game at Parkview Plaza Hotel Ottumwa IA 52501.
Volunteers from United Way assist residents across eastern Iowa in locating needed information with guidance and support. The full details are continued on page 1B.
A proposal suggests grading life on a curve to reflect varying challenges and outcomes. Advocates argue it could balance fairness, while critics warn against inequity and subjective standards.
A Health and Science feature questions whether pills or a fruit drink named IQ Booster can raise intelligence. Believers tout results while scientists remain skeptical. the article appears in Thursday’s Gazette.
Cedar Rapids City Council debated whether to appoint or elect a new mayor after Don Canney resigns. The 9 a.m. hearing examined costs estimated at 20000 dollars and potential summer elections. Four council members vote, with two supporting an election and others leaning toward appointment.
Students cram for finals at the University of Iowa as 24 hour quiet hours sweep Burge and residence halls. Shawn tries to locate a calculus test while biology majors John Sperry and Phil Duffin burn the midnight oil preparing for multiple finals and long lab reports.
NASA approves a three astronaut spacewalk from Endeavour to capture the Intelsat-6 satellite, the final attempt after two failed grabs. Commander Daniel Brandenstein leads Pierre Thuot, Richard Hieb, and Thomas Akers in a risky airlock maneuver to secure the satellite in weightless open space.
In Los Angeles four men linked to the Crips gang were arrested after the televised beating of trucker Reginald Denny near Florence and Normandie. Police Chief Gates announced arrests of Damian Williams Henry Watson Antoine Miller and Gary Williams as FBI SWAT teams raided six South Central locations. Denny, 36, remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
Council Bluffs third grader Andrew Meredith won the Silver-Burdett-Ginn Grand Patent for Toilet Targets at Hoover Elementary. The concept uses decorated toilet paper squares with bull's eyes and shapes to improve aiming in the boys' restroom.
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