Gearing up for career at Kirkwood trucking range
A new trucking range at Kirkwood Community College is preparing students for the road. Details on page 1B.
08 Oct 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1992
Page
1
A new trucking range at Kirkwood Community College is preparing students for the road. Details on page 1B.
A body found Wednesday in Tama County was burned and chained to a tree and may be the Cedar Rapids man charged with a sex crime. Authorities note the case is under investigation and page 1B provides details.
President Bush aims to energize his reelection bid with upcoming presidential debates, hoping for a favorable turn in momentum. The article notes details on page 8A.
Mary Fisher the virus carrier becomes the newest member of the National Commission on AIDS saying the priority is a cure and care for victims. She met President Bush and was appointed to replace Magic Johnson who quit the panel last month over perceived White House lack of support. Fisher calls for a new national AIDS policy.
A lighthearted note on how buyers feel briefly after closing on a new home. The joke centers on instant homesickness despite securing a purchase and filing the loan papers.
Wally Nelson aged 52 and Scott Stevenson aged 29 host KCRG radio mornings. They tease each other on air yet bridge a generation gap because they genuinely like each other. Weekend! in Friday's Gazette.
MCI Communications plans 250 programming jobs in Cedar Rapids with 50 to 60 percent of software personnel relocating mid year. The move will merge the commercial billing development group from Pentagon City with the billing application team, potentially adding 75 to 100 consulting roles from firms working for MCI.
Legal experts say the Iowa high court decision requiring adoption parents to return a 19 month old girl to her Benton County birth parents is unlikely to be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Professors Andersen and Miller note the court receives thousands of petitions but accepts few and cites the case’s unusual facts as a factor against an unlikely grant.
Kevin Moore says he acted only as a middle man in a case where Cedar Rapids brothers Donald and James Ross admit plotting to kill their brother Robert. Moore describes two other would be hit men and alleges the Rosses told police they could no longer pay. The Rosses face conspiracy charges while Moore is charged with extortion.
Plans unveiled by the Czech Fine Arts Foundation call for a $2.1 million National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library on the Cedar River’s west bank. If fundraising succeeds, construction of a 14,000 square foot facility could start next summer, with a $750,000 challenge grant from Hall Foundation and a national drive next year.
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