06 Sep 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1989
Page
1
A body found in Waterloo is positively identified as a missing woman from Charles City. A new visitors center near Cedar Rock will be dedicated tonight. Columnist Gus Schrader comments on his recent trip to the Soviet Union.
Zina Garri son used last year's Open quarterfinal insights to defeat Chris Evert, ending his tour career. The note mentions Baseball Commissioner A Bartlett Giamatti warned about chest X ray prior to his death.
Casey's General Store reports a record high for the first quarter of the 90 fiscal year. Page 5B notes? Columnist Susan Bondy provides advice on limited partnerships. Page 5B.
Four candidates for the Cedar Rapids school board answered questions at a public forum last night, sharing positions on curriculum funding and district priorities. The event drew residents and local observers to the council chamber for a structured Q A session.
A light humor note observes certain people bend over backward for others while some simply wish they would step aside. The quip plays on expectations and everyday social friction with a playful twist.
Iowa Governor Branstad announced a $10 million expansion to combat illegal drugs. The plan includes eight special prosecutors in the Attorney General's Office and 10 additional narcotics agents. He backs enhanced prevention, treatment, a statewide conference, and prison expansion, with costs largely from state and federal funds.
President Bush calls drugs the gravest domestic threat and proposes a 7.9 billion expansion of penalties, prison beds, treatment, and education. He urges Latin American governments to accept military aid and outlines a 2 billion, five year plan for the Andean region with aid tied to eradication progress.
The Iowa governor calls for spending 10 million to train eight special prosecutors to assist county attorneys on narcotics cases and to hire 10 additional narcotics enforcement agents, part of broader substance abuse prevention and treatment efforts.
President Bush proposes a national anti drug program totaling 7.9 billion dollars. It authorizes 1.6 billion for corrections 250 million for courts 3.1 billion for enforcement 1.2 billion for prevention and 925 million for treatment. It includes seizing users cars suspending licenses and sending offenders to military style camps. Schools must adopt drug prevention programs to qualify for federal funds and aid to Colombia Bolivia and Peru increases.
Democratic leader says the plan increases tax hike pressure as Iowans in Congress react. The piece notes more U.S. equipment arriving in Colombia and references back page coverage on the plan.
The weekly crop report says the two week wet period brought relief to crops and soil with corn and soybeans improving. Statewide rain averaged 1.72 inches for the week ending Sunday, nearly twice normal, and 3.58 inches for the 14 days, highest since August 1987. The heaviest rainfall hit the southwest and south central areas, with Cedar Rapids in east central Iowa showing 73 percent topsoil adequate, 13 percent surplus and 14 percent short.
Rich Patterson of the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids offers a chemical free method to deter yellow jackets. Set several buckets half full of soapy water with cantaloupe or meat on sticks balanced on rims to lure the insects into soapy water where they cannot escape.
Ronald DuCharme, 33, of Cedar Rapids, faces two counts of bank robbery and two counts of using a firearm in relation to a crime of violence for the Norwest Bank of Newhall robbery on April 25 and the Atkins Savings Bank heist on July 19. Barton Crandall, 25, was arrested on similar charges.
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