26 Nov 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1989
Page
1
St John’s Central High School completed a year end sports ceremony with officials present for the Yuletide event. The event featured official recognition and a brief awards segment marking the season’s completion.
Maltese public and officials express pride and hope as Malta prepares for a high profile summit at sea with global media attention on tourism and business. Pope John Paul II's upcoming visit adds to the anticipation of international interest in the island nation.
Beverley Duffy of The Gazette travels in Malta to acquaint readers with the country and its people. Attendees at St. John's Co-Cathedral discuss closer Malta U S A and U S S R ties while envisioning Malta as a Mediterranean hub for dialogue and peace efforts.
Malta's path to independence and neutrality is traced through 3,000 years of conquest and settlement from Neolithic temples on Gozo to Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman dominions. The piece notes Sally Novetzke becoming U.S. ambassador to Malta and mentions upcoming talks between President Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev as part of the island's ongoing strategic role.
Mostly sunny and breezy in East Iowa with highs 44 to 52 and lows 30 to 36. Daylight lasts about 9 hours and 28 minutes. see 21A for details.
More than half a million protesters gathered at Lenina field in Prague to back reformist leader Alexander Dubcek. They demanded resignations and greater non Communist power as Prague’s Politburo quit and was replaced, signaling a shift toward liberalization.
UMTA denied waivers for Des Moines Davenport Bettendorf and Cedar Rapids claiming Iowa law permits testing only for nuclear plants or where federal statute requires it. UMTA cites a Supreme Court ruling and mandates to investigate safety hazards, requiring local programs or loss of federal aid. Des Moines and Bettendorf must certify by December 21.
A 17 page report by Ellsworth Brown and Thomas Frye urges that Luther College artifacts at Vesterheim be owned by the museum, while noting it is tolerable for a museum to use a collection owned by another. The dispute centers on 1800 loaned items representing about half the museum's holdings.
The phrase questions teacher compensation relative to knowledge value. It argues pay scales do not reflect educators' expertise and impact, highlighting concerns about salaries, funding, and policy effects on classroom quality.
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