13 Nov 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1991
Page
1
Gladys Cherry works at The Spring House in Cedar Rapids and explains how she knows the regulars. She likens her role to a bartender listening to customers and absorbing many scenes from daily life.
Kirkwood Community College officials agree to install condom dispensers in some campus restrooms. The decision follows student requests for health and privacy reasons. Details appear on page 1B.
Deere and Company plans its first loss in four years after 2,100 employees take early retirement in 1992 and the East Moline foundry closes. The moves will cost about $120 million and details appear on page 5C.
Blood donations from Persian Gulf War veterans are being banned due to a disease spread by sandflies. Details on page 6A.
Some fans see the Hawkeyes as NCAA wrestling champions this year but coach Dan Gable cautions not to count on it yet. Details on page 1C.
During canvassing for municipal elections in Iowa City, write-in names Peter Cottontail Mickey Mouse and Fidel Castro each drew one vote while coach Hayden Fry collected at least five votes in several townships. Supervisor Patricia Meade voices irritation at the joke and urges proper homework.
A light humor item notes surgeons must choose precise incisions during procedures, highlighting the careful judgment required in the operating room.
Linn County Historical Society offers about 775 000 to buy the Hanford American Legion building at 421 Fourth Ave SE and the nearby Legion Lanes. If approved the society would move its museum from 101 Eighth Ave SE to the Hanford site, with a possible 3 million fundraising drive to follow.
University Hospitals Director John Colloton will become the University of Iowa's first statewide health services vice president on July 1 1993. President Hunter Rawlings announced a broad reorganization to use university resources for Iowa health problems amid cost concerns and possible layoffs.
In Cedar Rapids and Iowa City pawn shops reflect a drift from the ideal of instant success. Customers pawn tools and sell back jewelry while a store owner notes a glut of guitars as youths chase stardom after MTV.
Bush administration officials and top House Republicans said they were close to a $5.1 billion bill offering up to 20 weeks of extra unemployment benefits for long term jobless. The plan, to be voted on as early as Thursday, aims to defuse a four month U S political clash over welfare.
NASA seeks evidence of corrective action from Rockwell Collins to lift a government bid suspension tied to charges of conspiracy fraud and false claims in shuttle work. Darleen Druyun says assurances that whistleblowers face no reprisal are needed as a multiagency review visits Cedar Rapids. The 15 count indictment includes Rockwell Collins and two individuals, with trial expected early next year.
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