Deaf blind woman Rodenna Frank finds joy in life
Anamosa 27 year old Rodenna Frank cannot see or hear but communicates by touch and wears a perpetual smile. The Rascal column on page 1B highlights her positive outlook and love of life.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1992
Page
1
Anamosa 27 year old Rodenna Frank cannot see or hear but communicates by touch and wears a perpetual smile. The Rascal column on page 1B highlights her positive outlook and love of life.
The Dow Jones average jumped on Monday as news of German reductions in key interest rates boosted investor sentiment. Details appear on page 5D.
The Cedar Rapids Reds defeated the Beloit Brewers at Memorial Stadium to claim the Midwest League championship, their first since 1988. Details follow on page 1D.
Hawkeye coach Bret Bielema and Hayden Fry issued apologies to Iowa State coach Jim Walden for profanity laden remarks after Saturday's victory over the Cyclones. Walden said he does not know how to respond.
The line jokes that the only worse kind of wise guy than a wise guy is one who happens to be right. It hints at sharp humor about smug wit with a punchline twist.
Former New Zealand prime minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer teaches law at the University of Iowa this semester. He says he does not miss politics and never intended it as a career while enjoying relative anonymity. Neighbors in Wednesday's Gazette.
The congressional investigation finds tuition and fees rose 141 percent at public four year colleges from 1980 to 1990 and 12 percent in 1991 92. Teaching load dropped to six hours per semester with many professors citing time for research and outside classroom teaching. University of Iowa officials note measuring classroom time misses broader teaching.
The Bush administration will guarantee 900 million in private bank loans to Russia to buy U.S farm products and provide 250 million in direct food aid. The package aims to support over 30 000 export jobs and about 3 billion dollars in U.S. economic activity, with credits to purchase corn soy meal and wheat.
The American College of Physicians urged the government to cap physicians fees and pursue broad health reform like the Clinton plan, urging universal coverage and consolidation of Medicare and Medicaid. The White House rejected the proposal as destructive of innovation.
A $1.2 million settlement was reached in the 1990 All Iowa Fair helicopter crash suit. Victims Carey Carnahan and Shane Burlingame, both Cedar Rapids residents, and the pilot Thomas Brooks died. Carnahan's sister Lynette receives 400000 for emotional distress. estates split the rest after attorney fees.
Eliot Ness era law used to charge Brian DeCoster and Rodney Sullivan with bootlegging for selling beer by donation at Melrose Place during Iowa State football weekend. Police say the beer was purchased elsewhere and dispensed without a license, a serious misdemeanor. Appearances in Johnson County District Court were pending.
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