30 Nov 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1988
Page
1
Iowa's sixth ranked team overwhelmed Drake Bulldogs 96 to 72 on the road in Des Moines. The game highlighted a strong offensive performance and solid defense through four quarters.
A light humor column jokes that today’s spoiled youths become groan worthy adults as their complaints age into pained puns and teases a universal human truth about growing up.
George Mitchell of Maine won the Senate majority leadership as Democrats seek a forceful spokesman for a new era under a Republican White House. The liberal-leaning former judge vowed cooperation with President-elect Bush on deficits health care day care and the environment while planning talks with Dole and Bush.
Six firefighters died and a seventh was injured in two powerful blasts at a construction site near U S 71 as they fought flames before dawn. Police suspect arson, with debris scattered over acres and two 30 to 40 foot craters marking the scene. Two guards were questioned as investigators piece together events.
A winter storm dumped up to seven inches across northern Iowa while southern areas saw little. By 6 50 p m the heaviest snow had moved into Wisconsin as five to eight inches were reported in multiple counties including Winneshiek and Clayton. Waukon saw seven to eight inches with Mason City and Denver at six inches and Waterloo at three. Ditches and fender benders occurred amid drifting winds. Delaware and Dubuque counties reported little precipitation.
The Iowa Court of Appeals dismissed a suit filed by Steve Lawse seeking to block organ transplants at University Hospitals Iowa City and damages for a kidney donation. The ruling cited expired statute of limitations but called the case raises troubling ethical questions about voluntary consent in living organ donation.
A 52 pound, 6 foot yellow pencil stolen from Rite Price Office Supply in Oelwein was found on an officer’s lawn Monday night. Police warn of arrest if suspects are identified while store owner Richard Price plans a promotional giveaway and display inside the shop.
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