26 May 1990
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1990
Page
1
A Central City teacher agreed to stop copying and selling copyrighted videotapes. The notice appears on page 5A of the publication. A separate item notes cash found inside a footstool bought at a C.R. second-hand store is deemed worthless garbage, listed on page 11C.
Phet Baccam is sentenced to life in prison for the April 1989 murder of a convenience store clerk. The report notes other items including a 1976 degree for Ginny Lent at Cornell College and Cedar Rapids home schooling family coverage.
Iowa State sees its NCAA baseball bid end as North Carolina completes a late rally to dash the Cyclones title chances. A possible televised clash between Big Ten and Big 8 wrestlers is discussed as a potential future event.
A humorous aside noting a father worried his daughter's dreamboat is merely a ship that makes passes in the night. The joke blends paternal concern with nautical wordplay for lighthearted effect.
Iowa abortion rights group endorses House Speaker Don Avenson and Lt. Gov. Jo Ann Zimmerman less than two weeks before the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Rival John Chrystal blasts outside kingmakers and pledges to beat Tom Miller, saying Avenson can’t win. The dispute centers on influence from Washington and the timing of the endorsement.
Iowa WIC program trims postpartum and nonbreastfeeding mothers from aid due to rising milk juice and cheese costs. Dennis Bach says 4000 clients may lose services by September as monthly packages climb 8 percent in six months, lowering state reach from 49,000 to 45,000. Ruth Balster notes higher risk of low weight babies and increased medical costs.
About one quarter of nearly 200 Iowa high school graduates in the Marine pool cannot be accepted due to recruiting cutbacks from improved world relations. Captain Tim Mabe of Des Moines says 54 in the pool may be discharged or encouraged to withdraw, with up to 75 potentially opting out later. Officials predict more releases as services tighten criteria and jobs shift.
In Knoxville Tennessee ex husband Junior Davis opposes his ex wife Mary Sue Stowe donating seven frozen embryos. Judge Young had ruled life begins at conception granting embryos child rights. Davis appeals as appeals court schedules oral arguments for June 6 amidst wider reproductive rights debate.
A United Nations panel warned that CO2 and other gases must be cut by more than 60 percent now to avert sharp temperature rise this century. The report sparked political action as Prime Minister Thatcher proposed stabilizing UK emissions at 1990 levels by 2005, challenging U.S. skepticism.
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