01 Nov 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1989
Page
1
A theater chain announces plans to add seven more screens in Colorado and nearby markets. The move aims to boost capacity, expand offerings, and attract bigger film releases. Company officials cited growth in regional demand and strategic site placements.
Jurors are selected for the drug trial involving three Eastern Iowa businessmen. The page notes features on labor union actions and liquor price policy, plus a Coe College voice instructor teaching students about life and music in the neighbors section.
A special arts festival is held at the Riverside Roundhouse. The event showcases local artists, performers, and installations across multiple venues within the venue on the back page feature.
In a page 5A report, Metro-Iowa City Council candidates state that reducing waste is needed. They call for practical steps to lower landfill output and promote recycling and waste diversion initiatives.
Kennedy shocks fifth ranked Jefferson in a regional volleyball matchup last night. The result shifts playoff implications and adds drama to the local high school season.
The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a bill banning smoking aboard nearly all domestic airline flights. Tobacco supporters failed to block the move as restrictions tighten.
Bondy explains stock buybacks as a tool firms use to return cash to shareholders and raise per share earnings. He notes effects on capital structure, investor signaling, and potential tax considerations, with caveats about market timing and overuse.
A lighthearted thought on parenting compares children’s behavior with adults memories of their own childhood. The joke implies patience and perspective may ease family challenges.
The Bush administration and Democratic leaders reach a plan to raise the federal minimum wage to 4.25 an hour by April 1991. The agreement includes a 90 cent increase over 17 months and a training wage at 85 percent of the prevailing rate for teens with little experience. The House vote was expected on the compromise to end a partisan clash.
Monticello optometrist Dr. Gary W. Fisher plans to appeal after the state Board of Optometry Examiners ordered him to stop eye exams and placed him on a three year probation for conduct harmful to the public. The board found Fisher committed a serious error in judgment in performing scoliosis screenings on patients of both sexes and had previously cleared him.
The FBI was called to investigate who opened the Cedar River dam gates early Tuesday causing a 4% drop and stranding boats and upstream facilities. City officials say the gates were lowered manually between 1:30 and 4:30 a.m., with 10 000 cubic feet per second flowing out, threatening the well field and local businesses.
A 30 by 8 foot replica trench from World War I, centerpiece of the Over There exhibit at the Herbert Hoover Library, was sold to the Military Heritage Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri for 2500 dollars. The trench featured lighting, sound, a robotic soldier and stereoscopic battlefield scenes.
The December shipboard summit will discuss Eastern Europe as a dominant topic. Bush seeks reassurance Moscow will not exploit changes while Gorbachev seeks U S restraint and sincere signals from Moscow. The informal talks precede a full-scale summit on December 2 and 3 in the Mediterranean.
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