21 May 1990
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1990
Page
1
A river flow increase allowed Cedar Rapids' hydroelectric plant to operate at full capacity. A campus police officer felt vindicated after Ottumwa police arrested a suspected antique shop thief on suspicion of stealing books.
The Department of Employment Services reports an improved financial picture. Gubernatorial candidates in Iowa revisit the word that has shadowed campaigns, with no mass retreat.
The Pistons beat the Bulls 86 77 to open the NBA Eastern Conference finals. Accent notes encourage readers to question assumptions rather than accept things at face value.
The Gazette emphasizes environmental stewardship by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers by dropping them in designated boxes at City Carton on Sixth Street and at Noetridge pool parking lot near 42nd and Council streets NE.
A lighthearted quip suggests kids listening to heavy metal may be humorously viewed as having metal illness. The joke plays on a medical phrase to poke fun at parental concern.
Stephen Larson, Cedar Rapids census taker, pressed on counting residents amid marijuana smoke and a videotaped 26 minute form completion. Director Tom Moss notes 73 percent of 290 000 district residences mailed forms. 450 field workers seek the rest across Cedar Rapids district.
Gov. Terry Branstad and Rep. Fred Grandy plan to seek federal disaster designation after Perry Creek floodwaters swamped parts of Sioux City. Branstad says pumps generators and other aid will be sent as officials assess damage and costs. Mayor Scott declared a city emergency and areas on the west side were designated disaster zones.
The piece profiles elder abuse in Iowa highlighting cases where seniors are terrorized or neglected by family. It notes 1200 adult dependent abuse reports in 1989, estimates of 60 percent involving the elderly, and calls for better detection as victims rarely report abuse.
Wood in Gazette City Hall reports Velga Easker creates environmental quilts from plastic bags film straws and foam wrap. Her works critique disposables while echoing recycling themes with vivid checkerboard designs and bag fragments from Famous Footwear Kmart and other stores.
NASA engineers captured the first light photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope and scientists praised the image as fantastic. The two exposures, 1 and 30 seconds, revealed a previously unseen double star in Theta Carina within a 381 mile orbit, signaling strong potential for early science.
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