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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1996
Page
3
Police Chief Donald Christ resigned as 16 officers from an elite unit were reassigned to desk jobs after a downtown bar incident. The group harassed women and assaulted a black man, worsening race tensions in Indianapolis.
A national commission report criticizes school systems for hiring underprepared teachers. It cites 25 percent lacking a college minor in their subjects and 12 percent of new hires with no formal teaching training. President Clinton backs higher standards and funding reallocation to reach accreditation and improved professional development.
California researchers report in Science that a brain chemical closely related to the stress sensor suppresses appetite under severe stress. The finding, praised by NIH neuroendocrinology chief Philip Smith, could guide obesity and eating disorder therapies without triggering anxiety. Scientist Wylie Vale of Salk Institute first identified urocortin while studying CRF receptors in the brain.
Georgetown Kentucky AP reports Bob Dole charging Democrats with a campaign of character assassination through massive negative ads. He contrasts Clinton’s rhetoric with claims of no positive proposals and cites family illness, taxes, and a failed health care plan as examples.
The Senate passed 97-2 a bill banning firearm possession by anyone convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence. The measure, backed by President Clinton and opposed by the NRA, moves to a House Senate conference committee for fate to be decided.
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