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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1989
Page
1
Orioles beat White Sox 6 to 3. Giants 3 Braves 2. Astros at Padres, Reds at Mariners, Dodgers at Red Sox in late action. Mets 5 Phillies 2. Pirates 3 Cardinals 1.
Friends of Brian Schappert hold a memorial gathering in Cedar Rapids on page 2A. A Central City family sees a $1.8 million jury award reduced on page 2A.
The article notes Oregon quarterback Bill Musgrave may haunt Iowa Hawkeyes as they meet in Iowa City on Saturday night. It also mentions Fay Vincent slated to succeed A Bartlett Giamatti as baseball commissioner.
Three staffing alternatives were offered to the Iowa Board of Education if compulsory education rules are changed for home educators and church schools. All require student reporting and quality assurance, with varying teacher certification and curriculum requirements. The report urges sunset clauses and longitudinal study with results to the General Assembly and governor.
Detroit reports Ford Motor Co GM and Chrysler Corp near jointly testing reformulated gasoline as an alternative fuel to meet Bush era clean air standards. EPA officials and Southern California insiders back methanol but concerns grow about consumer demand and optional purchase mandates.
A rookie Guttenberg police officer Bruce Hunt, 33, was fired by Police Chief Mike Burke after about two months on the force amid resident complaints of heavy handed tactics. Hunt is the sixth officer to leave since spring. others resigned or left for personal reasons. The department includes the chief, three full-time officers and five reserves.
Ronald DuCharme 33 of 1119 Third St SE Apt 4 has pleaded and become an informant in the two Benton County armed bank robberies. FBI Agent Peter Klismet testified that DuCharme and Barton Crandall 25 of 630 16th Ave committed both holdups. DuCharme said he carried the gun fearing Crandall would shoot someone.
Cedar Rapids school board approves an opt out option for high school students regarding physical education. Read details on Page 7A. A Cedar Rapids man faces 38 charges after a high speed chase ends with property damage totaling $13,000. More on Page 7A. Cedar Rapids police candidates will start training soon. Page 6A.
A light humor item notes that some people stand behind their work while others crouch behind it, playing on workplace pride and accountability in a witty one liner.
The College Board reported 1989 SAT averages with little overall change but continuing gaps. White students rose to 937 in combined scores, blacks remained at 737 in math-verbal, women fell to 875, men at 934, amid ongoing debates on test biases and education reform.
Iowa high school graduates posted an average ACT score of 20.1, down from 20.3, while Iowa SAT scores remained top nationally though fell from last year. State Education Director William Lepley noted concern as both ACT and SAT results declined vs the previous year. North and South Dakota followed Iowa in SAT verbal and math averages.
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