26 Oct 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1992
Page
1
A compact overview of notable health and science items featured on page 1C, including research advances, public health updates, and technology breakthroughs relevant to readers and institutions in the region.
Farmers recall rural life as harvest season arrives, focusing on their memories and family work on the farm. The Newt ons of Vinton share in the reflections while page 1B promises fuller details.
Grammy winning singer songwriter Roger Miller known for King of the Road died Sunday in Century City Hospital at age 56. He had disclosed undergoing radiation for a cancerous tumor below his vocal cords in January and wrote the music for the Broadway musical Big River. He won 11 Grammys in 1964 and 1965.
The Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra delivered an outstanding Saturday performance at the Paramount Theatre. The program will be repeated tonight at 7 30. Review continues on page 5B.
Cedar Rapids based Global Basketball Association franchise will be named the Sharpshooters marking a precise team identity. The designation was announced with details on page 1D.
A lighthearted quip compares modern computing to a steam powered mimeograph, joking that the user may feel antiquated in the fast changing tech era. It playfully imagines outdated workflow clashing with today’s digital speed.
Parents choose home celebrations for Halloween with kids and party ideas. The piece in Food Plus outlines tips to host a successful at home event this year.
The FBI says crime reported to police fell 2 percent in the first half of 1992 from the same period in 1991, with drops in violent and property crime overall though rapes rose. Experts note murder declines and regional variations, while timing ties to a political cycle.
Ross Perot charged that Republican operatives planned to use a doctored photograph of his daughter Carolyn to smear her at her August wedding and disrupt the ceremony. He said he quit the race over the plot and disclosed the claim in a CBS 60 Minutes interview and to the Boston Herald.
TeleUs poll results indicate Bush leads in 2A among Iowa voters with Perot siphoning more support from Clinton than Bush in 4A.
Clinton rejected a London newspaper claim that he and the European Commission head struck a secret pact to delay a world trade agreement until after the election. Bush called the report a "sorry, pathetic" act if true and urged voters to consider the potential impact on American agriculture and national interests.
Volunteers gathered at a Main Amana barn to take exterior rubbings before its planned demolition in about a year. The paper rubbings will be assembled into a puzzle and shown in museums and community centers. Todd Kimm and Barry Kimm spoke about preserving the barn’s memory as a symbol of Iowa’s changing rural landscape.
A Carnegie Foundation report finds 70 percent of over 1,000 parents in six states would not transfer children for better options. Read: most favor improving all neighborhood schools, and 82 percent support “every school” strength over competition. Only 2 percent participate in choice programs.
Findings show the study and Choice benefit the most economically and educationally advantaged families. Student achievement and school renewal are largely unaffected by private school choice overall. Statewide programs widen disparities between districts.
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