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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1988
Page
20
An experimental University of Rochester class pairs MBA candidates with optics graduate students to guide teams through business plan development. They cover cash flow, venture capital attraction, and creating a client base as part of a hands on entrepreneurial program.
Worldesign attendees pick top value designs under five dollars at the New York conference. Highlights include the Luminare Signature Series flute at 3.74, Gerber Nuk pacifier at 2.13, humane Trap-Base mousetrap, adjustable three legged steamer at 4.95, Chance folding hairbrush, and eightpenny finishing nail at 1.57 per pound.
In Bartlesville Oklahoma researchers develop plastics that retain shape under high heat and offer strength for electronic automotive and packaging uses Phillips 66 notes a range of polymers and fillers enabling exact materials for plastic exhaust manifolds and gas tanks in cars
The IRS prepares final cuts for 1987 audits after tax reform. Returns are scored by computers using a secret formula. higher scores mean higher audit likelihood as the agency tests compliance with new rules.
Propane has long powered households beyond grills. Paul Endacott pioneered bulk propane sales in the late 1920s. Today it heats water and homes, runs stoves and dryers, and even serves as a motor fuel in various appliances and systems.
Health Magazine reports a study of over 150,000 subjects shows those with the highest IQ scores are about three times more likely to be nearsighted. The researchers suggest genetic factors underlie the childhood stereotype that bookworms wear glasses.
Reader Leanore Minghini asks where to buy 100 pound flour sacks and towels. Vermont Country Store offers sets of six 28 inch towels for 8.95. Also lists crystal balls from Venture Bookshop Callin Novelties and House of Magic with prices from 19.95 to 139.95.
Roy S. Roberts, long a GM executive and top Black officer at General Motors, resigns Aug 1 to head Navistar International Corp’s $3 billion truck division. He faces the challenge of expanding Navistar’s North American leadership while drawing praise from GM’s Roger Smith and industry figures.
The Agriculture Department outlines drought loss estimates for crops such as corn and soybeans while a news conference in Avon Lake Ohio with Governor Celeste and Nissan executives signals a possible joint venture with Ford to build minivans. The report also covers trade data from the Commerce Department and pending Senate votes on sanctions and nuclear licensing.
Pittsburgh AP reports computer scientists are building systems that translate languages in seconds and recognize speech across accents. NSF official Bill Wulf says travel and medical applications loom, from hotel switchboards to foreign hospitals, with dictation and voice interfaces enabling real time multilingual communication.
A Linn County Iowa special execution seeks sale of Lot 10 Linnwood Acres 3rd Addition Marion to satisfy a judgment against Michael R Norris for 110 452 71 with interest and costs. Sale set for October 24 1988 at 9 30 A M in front of the courthouse. Sheriff Dennis H Blome notes one year redemption. Also Cedar Rapids ordinance notice rezones Daniels Park additions to C-2 Community Shopping District with SDP conditions and city code compliance.
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