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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1992
Page
13
Eleanor Smeal preached to about 500 at the University of Iowa urging rapid action to pass Iowa's Equal Rights Amendment. She cited a shift from 70 percent support to about 58 percent amid opponents' smear campaigns and urged women to reorganize their lives to ensure passage.
A Wednesday crash on Highway 13 near Ryan left Kenneth Balderston and Alma Balderston seriously injured and hospitalized at St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids. Vehicle driven by Robert Pool collided while passing Layton Morrow’s car. Dorothy Pool sustained minor injuries and was treated and released. AirCare rescued the Balderstons and both airbags and seat belts were credited with preventing greater harm.
Fairfax will continue yard waste collection through November with Tuesday pickups as weather allows. Residents should place yard waste in reusable containers for removal.
The Association of Community College Trustees named Kirkwood Community College Trustee Wayne Newton the 1992 M. Dale Ensign Trustee Award recipient. Newton, of Luzerne Benton County, will accept the honor at ACCT's Anaheim convention. He joined the Kirkwood board in 1973 and has chaired it since 1984.
The Cedar Rapids Transit Museum opens at 2 p.m. in the Ground Transportation Center to showcase local transport history from ferry boats of the mid-1800s to city buses. Funded by a $1,000 state grant and city match, the exhibit includes Blair’s Ferry, interurban routes, trolley tokens, and photos of buses from 1937 to present. Tours by appointment through the Bus Department at 398-5335.
Democratic candidate Jean Lloyd Jones denounced Charles Grassley for skipping a debate at the University of Iowa. About 70 attended as seven other candidates joined Lloyd Jones, with independent and third party contenders criticizing major party leaders and laying out varied platforms from workers’ rights to health care for the uninsured.
Local stores in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City report tight lipped first day sales and guarded figures for Madonna's Sex. B Dalton and Waldenbooks defer to corporate, while Prairie Lights and University Bookstores show limited stock and preorders. Cardboard promotional cutouts largely unused.
Murray’s attorney asks for a new trial alleging trial errors including improper jury instructions in the first degree murder conviction of 31 year old Dwight Murray for the December death of Blanche Glee 82. The defense argues doctor James LaMargese halted feeding as mercy killing contrary to Iowa law and life sustaining care rules.
Olin resident and Chemlawn mechanic Mike Summers tracked stolen aluminum water tanks after reporting the theft to police. He tailed suspects to Alter Scrap Processing where a juvenile and two adults arrived with another tank. police arrested the juvenile at the scene. Summers estimates $6,000 in losses from three thefts and notes the find helped deter further break-ins.
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