14 Nov 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1991
Page
1
Woody's Rock N Roll, facing a liquor license suspension over alleged underage drinking and overcrowding, has been granted an additional week to answer the charges. Details on page 1B.
Gov. Terry Branstad joked with Republican activists that he asked Lt. Gov. Joy Corning if she was ready to assume office. The remark prompted discussion on successors and leadership within the party.
Fox Broadcasting Co will be first network to accept condom commercials. Spokeswoman Andi Sporkin says ads must promote condoms only as a method to prevent AIDS, with no references to contraception.
Hunter's Specialties of Cedar Rapids will not pursue Missouri growth and instead constructs a 60,000 square foot facility in Cedar Rapids. Details on page 3C.
Hawkeyes edge Ukraine 85 to 81 in first 1991 92 season look. Coach Tom Davis fielded lineup options as fans saw emerging players and bench depth in an early showing at Iowa City.
ABC affiliates interrupted regular programming to air an old Gulf War outbreak bulletin rerun via regional satellite feed. WCVB TV Boston joined in, airing Peter Jennings as anchor for about 20 seconds, according to ABC spokesman Don Dunphy.
A classic quip notes that even if cash somehow sprouted on trees, a few early birds would still snag most of it. The joke plays on scarcity despite abundance and social quirks about fortune.
Johnson County Sheriff Robert Carpenter said he tried to deny issuing a gun permit to Lu last spring but state officials told him he could not. Lu, a non citizen, had lived in Iowa City since 1985 and used a .38 revolver in shootings that killed six people in November before killing himself.
Federal indictments are anticipated today against at least two Libyans in the December 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie. Sources identify Ibrahim Naeli, a Libyan intelligence officer sought by France for a separate 1989 Sahara blast, as a potential defendant. the other suspect remains unnamed. The inquiry is ongoing, with Acting Attorney General William Barr signaling progress.
At the Cedar Rapids Job Service office residents, including Rick Grommon waiting with his 14 month old son, pressed for work over federal talk of extending unemployment benefits. The piece notes Iowa exhaustion rates and asks whether the extended benefits will apply to those exhausting claims from now through August 1992.
Wholesale prices rose 0.7 percent in October the largest monthly gain in a year driven by higher food oil and autos costs. Analysts call it a one time aberration likely delaying Fed rate cuts while energy and food prices push up inflation in the near term.
Washington AP analysis of Census data finds women with four years of college earn roughly the same as men with a high school diploma and gaps persist across ages and education levels. The study notes aging worsens the gap and attributes it to field differences and the glass ceiling, with experts citing ongoing discrimination.
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