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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1990
Page
1
Central City school board accepts the resignation of special education teacher Joe Widdel who is accused of taking unauthorized videos of students. Further details appear on page 2A.
Senator Tom Harkin urges Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter to extend federal commodity program deadlines because wet fields threaten farmers ability to plant corn by the June 5 deadline. He asks for at least one extra week to plant and protect bee yields.
Steve Severn of Marion and Eric Tabor of Baldwin, candidates in the Democratic primary for the 2nd District U.S. House seat, will debate tonight at 7 in Beems Auditorium, Cedar Rapids Public Library. Admission is free.
A Peru earthquake killed 115, injured over 800 and damaged towns, while another quake rattled Eastern Europe from Moscow to Istanbul, killing eight and injuring nearly 300 in Romania. Details on page 3A.
Fred Ertl Jr., chief executive of The Ertl Co. in Dyersville, backs one of his brothers' opponents for the Republican nomination amid a family rift in the political contest.
A light humor item compares people to coffee revealing they are either perky or drips in a playful, concise joke.
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives for a summit with President Bush after offering new proposals on German reunification while warning the United States to be flexible. In Ottawa he criticized Western insistence on NATO for a unified Germany, saying the West risks dictating terms.
Rep. Dave Nagle says after a Moscow trip that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev could be forced from office within six months. He predicts Gorbachev will fail to secure the expected trade agreement, undermining his stance ahead of a Bush summit and arguing for an arms agreement as more likely.
Doctors report the first success of fetal diaphragmatic hernia repair using in womb manipulation and a Gore-Tex patch. The procedure, pioneered at UCSF, involved partial removal and repositioning of the fetus with monitoring, yielding a healthy baby boy and a six week old infant from Tacoma.
The U S Army Corps of Engineers proposes a larger dredging project for Bussey Lake between Guttenberg and Essman Abel Island raising costs to about 1 9 million and delaying work a year. An open house is set for June 7 at Guttenberg City Hall with officials from the Corps Iowa DNR and FWS present for questions and comments.
Des Moines banker John Chrystal says he was a friend of farmers in trouble and denies forced foreclosures, addressing attacks by Don Avenson during a televised Democratic gubernatorial debate. He notes voluntary foreclosures occurred and recalls his Bankers Trust Co. tenure.
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