08 Sep 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1989
Page
1
Call these numbers for reading assistance. Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids 366-0142 Hawkeye Institute of Technology Waterloo 234-5745 Northeast Iowa Technical Institute Calmar 562-3263 or Dubuque 557-8353.
Services were held Thursday for English Valleys Coach Tim Carson who died Monday. A Cedar Rapids couple is among four winners of a downtown banner competition.
Mary Kujawski discusses making the University of Iowa Museum of Art more user friendly. The piece notes the Elliott family Owen and Leone Elliott as pivotal in the museum’s history and implies a 20th anniversary would not exist without them.
Sports column notes Chalmers Bump Elliott will be honored tonight ahead of his College Football Hall of Fame induction later this year. Mention of USA Today help wanted ad for a new CBA commissioner and page reference.
A lawsuit against Quaker Oats Co of Chicago alleges the company misled consumers in its advertising. The action seeks redress for deceptive marketing practices and possible damages.
A witty quip notes that debates over human origins linger while the joke settles on people heading toward the dogs as a humorous twist.
Bush drug policy director William Bennett warned that state and local governments would need billions to meet the national plan, with estimates of 5 to 10 billion dollars for new prisons next year. Senate hearings on the plan raised questions about the total price and state funding responsibilities.
Iowa surgeons average charges for an appendectomy in 1987 were 632 dollars and hysterectomy 1079 dollars, with back surgery at 1789 dollars. The data reveal quartile ranges and note the report excludes X rays and lab tests. The Iowa Health Data Commission is one of three states publishing physician charges for consumer comparison.
Bert Kreitiow and Roland Kekeler report Jerry Kinkead withdrew plans to develop a Mechanicsville landfill citing unsuitable soils on the Edward Poduska farm. Linn County orders Kinkead to stop hauling coal combustion residue to his Springville quarry amid soil and cost concerns.
The 20 week Navy inquiry found the USS Iowa explosion most probably sabotage and cited serious mismanagement aboard. It recommended a mast to decide disciplinary action against top officers while clearing training gaps as not the cause. Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Clayton Hartwig identified as likely saboteur based on position.
The National Academy of Sciences reports that farmers using little or no chemicals achieve productivity on par with high chemical inputs. It urges reform of federal subsidies and policies that rewarded heavy pesticide and fertilizer use, noting corn subsidies favor bushel output.
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