02 Oct 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1992
Page
1
Cedar Rapids Community schools rank second among nine Iowa districts in a national survey targeting business relocation decisions. The study of 500 districts serves as a guide for companies considering moves. Details on page 1B.
Cyclists will mark National Trail Day on Saturday along a nearly completed trail near Cresco. Details appear on page 1B.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources cages catfish to bolster populations in several lakes including Lake Iowa in Iowa County. The program aims to aid growth where natural reproduction is limited and supports broader stocking efforts across the state.
A new state program offers low interest mortgages for low and moderate income residents of Iowa. Details are provided on page 6C.
A light humor item notes that all kids have a PG rating for parental guidance. It plays on the idea of rentals and suitability in a playful newspaper quip.
The Gazette reports a second TV movie about Carol Warmus and her fatal attraction case. It chronicles her obsessive affair with a married man and her conviction for the murder of his wife, reflecting ongoing public fascination with the case.
Washington reports Bush officials grant a Clean Air Act waiver permitting ethanol use in smoggiest cities. ADM may resume Cedar Rapids plant construction, with senators Grassley and Nussle indicating breakthrough. Leach cautions ADM to announce restart, noting Cedar Rapids as a potential ethanol capital under the compromise.
Senator Grassley charges the EPA removed a gas cap during a Michigan test to bias results showing ethanol raises evaporative emissions. EPA official Dick Wilson denies deliberate bias, noting multiple tests were run and no unequal testing for ethanol versus MTBE. An aide cited an EPA memo as the source of the gas cap detail.
Firefighters and city officials clash over a state law that allows eligible workers to take three hours paid leave to vote. Cedar Rapids fire crews on 24 hour shifts may cut stations for part of Election Day as nine firefighters request time off. tensions rise over blame and timing.
In a NATO exercise in the eastern Mediterranean the USS Saratoga launched two Sea Sparrow missiles that struck the Turkish destroyer Mauvenet, starting a fire and killing at least seven crew. A multinational rescue effort followed as the accident prompted rapid response.
In Manchester, the Iowa Natural Resources Department and local officials weighed urban deer issues as cities like Waterloo Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids experience rising populations. Officials emphasized no single fix exists and stressed cooperation across city county and state levels with education and long term planning.
Ross Perot entered the 1992 presidential contest joining Bush and Clinton in a three way race. Perot said government is a mess and vowed to fix it, noting he launched his campaign 11 weeks after previously suspending it. He announced with wife Margot and running mate James Stockdale, praised as a man of steel.
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