14 Oct 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1987
Page
1
State legislators on Tuesday urged classrooms to educate teens about problems linked to sex drugs and alcohol. The note appears in a 10A page brief about legislative reaction.
A light humor item notes some corporations prize quality yet humorously labels it as part of their middle name while faulting the first name for its flaws. The quip playfully contrasts corporate branding with perceived product issues.
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for shaping and promoting a Central American peace plan. Reactions from U.S. politicians varied with Kemp and Michel questioning timing, while Ortega welcomed the decision and Reagan praised Arias despite criticism of the plan. The Nobel committee called Arias the main architect of the Aug 7 Central American agreement.
The Iowa Supreme Court is asked to end Karen Cooper's parental rights over five children who are in foster care in Cedar Rapids after national attention to a bid for reunion with their mother. Attorneys claim state officials hold the children hostage to force a reunion, while Cooper's counsel says she now seeks to care for them.
Vice President George Bush shakes hands with elementary students before a school assembly in front of Linn-Mar High School. He speaks to students and supporters in his first Iowa appearance since declaring his presidential candidacy.
Roger West testified in Scott County District Court that his wife Margaret West shot him on February 1 as he slept at their Cedar Rapids home. He denied attempting suicide and his cross examination focuses on alleged heavy drinking and personal crisis.
A California based research ship Melville was struck by a large undersea volcanic eruption in the Pacific causing loud clamor and steaming bubbles that rose above the surface. Chief scientist Harmon Craig described a single giant bubble and rocks that floated briefly, with a rock netted by the crew a short distance from the hull. The event supports theories of volcanic bubbles generating seismic-like waves noted by French seismologists. The Helios I cruise aims to study deep Pacific currents while collecting geological samples.
Norman Hanson of the Cedar Rapids Community school board argues Iowa school board members should be paid for their work to attract more candidates and voters. Linda Nassif Teague notes that pay could help include low income people, while Hanson says pay would raise meeting preparation and seminar participation. Cedar Rapids board currently reimburses travel and provides meals during sessions.
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