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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1990
Page
3
The Alan Guttmacher Institute reports a rise in sexually active teen girls from 47 percent in 1982 to 53 percent in 1988. The increase is largest among white teens and those from higher income families, while overall pregnancy rates held steady due to better contraception use.
The Associated Press notes Democrats claim a Sun Belt breakthrough that could aid 1992 prospects while Republicans score late upsets including a California win. Bush faces scrutiny as Democrats gain Senate seats and governorships, with Engler and Richards among winners and new majorities shaping a bipartisan agenda.
In Manchester Tennessee a 24 year old man named Joey Blackburn survived six gunshots to the head after an argument at a party. He wandered for about an hour before arriving at a hospital and remained alert during the ordeal. Sheriff Freddie Conn called it the darnedest thing.
A woman with 46 personalities testified six likely selves described a 20 year old who did not understand sex. The state accuses Mark A. Peterson, 29, of Oshkosh of second degree sexual assault in a park, arguing he knew of her severe mental illness.
The FDA banned 223 ingredients in select OTC products after finding no proof of effectiveness for their labeled uses. Examples range from pine tar in dandruff remedies to dehydrated garlic in digestives to aspirin in external use formulas. some uses like internal pain relief remain allowed.
NASA plans to launch Atlantis next Thursday with a Pentagon spy satellite intended to collect intelligence in the Persian Gulf. A separate NASA probe found no pattern behind a series of shuttle equipment accidents. The shuttle was grounded by hydrogen leaks during earlier delays and reportedly modified to spy on Iraqi forces.
William Bennett will resign as the first director of the Office of National Drug Control Strategy after a White House described turnaround in the drug battle. President Bush will accept the resignation in a White House ceremony on Thursday.
California voters trounced the Big Green proposal by nearly two to one, rejecting a broad set of restrictions on offshore drilling, pesticide use, and air pollutants amid a sagging economy. Only Pacific Grove approved a butterfly preserve bond.
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