14 Oct 1991
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1991
Page
1
Union workers from six states approved a three year contract Sunday in Dubuque covering Iowa plants in Ankeny Davenport Dubuque Ottumwa and Waterloo. The deal grants a 3 percent salary increase the first year. Details on page 2B.
The Minnesota Twins captured the American League pennant by defeating Toronto 8 to 5 on Sunday. They advance to face either Atlanta or Pittsburgh in the World Series. Details on page 10.
Danbury hospital employs non human aides to deliver meals and assist in brain biopsies. Robot workers reduce visiting hour conflicts and allow relatives to visit after meals, according to Sue Taub, dietary services manager. Details on page 5C.
Molly Wetzel aims to close drug houses in Oakland California to reclaim neighborhoods without government costs. She pursues landlords as a front in the community fight against drugs with plans described for page 3A.
The Gazette prints with soybean ink and on recycled newsprint to support farming. Readers are urged to recycle by dropping newspapers in boxes at City Carton, econofoods, and Hy Vee locations in Marion.
A light humor item presents a pun on herbs with a playful motto about cumin. The brief note lampoons cooking chatter and offers a tiny, smiling line for readers in the paper.
Cedar Rapids senior Dana Stevens talks about how dissecting frogs and other animals prepares her for a nursing career. The piece surveys student reactions to dissections as a rite of passage and a driver of interest in medicine, amid growing debate over school dissections.
Angela Wright, former EEOC spokeswoman, testifies that Clarence Thomas pressured her to date him and frequently commented on her anatomy during seminars. The Senate panel weighs Hill's allegations as confirmation hearings proceed and Thomas defends himself amid cross testimony from Hill supporters.
A nine year study by the National Farm Medicine Center reports 913 male farmers killed themselves in the 1980s across Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and Montana. The rate reached 58 per 100000 in 1982 and 48 per 100000 by 1988, far above the national rate of 22 for white men.
Iowa teachers reexamine Christopher Columbus, shifting from hero to a figure tied to cultural clash and colonial impact. They note Indigenous populations suffered, Africans were enslaved, and new research offers a fuller, fairer view without demonizing him.
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