Crack giving way to ice as worst drug problem
Hawaii faces a surge in smokable methamphetamine or ice with longer euphoria and a harsher plunge into psycho logical distress. Experts warn the drug could spread nationwide if cocaine smuggling is halted, noting U S labs already produce the powder form and meth manufacture abroad shifts toward America.
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Waterloo officers disciplined for gambling at party
Eleven Waterloo police officers faced discipline after a January party incident involving gambling. The same page reports a controversial student exhibit was stolen from the University of Iowa School of Art in Iowa City.
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Lindas Attend L I N D A Convention at Stouffer's
About 150 Lindas gathered at Stouffer's Hotel for a L I N D A convention shown on page 5A.
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Stouffer’s Hotel
Linn-Mar Lions Defeat Hempstead in Home Victory
The Linn-Mar Lions defeated visiting Dubuque Hempstead last night in a 19 to 13 score. Lions led throughout the game as sophomore guard led the offense with key plays. Hempstead struggled to contain Linn-Mar's defense in the second half.
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Dubuque Hempstead
How did Oregon become the Oregon Ducks
Columnist Mike Hlas weighs the evolution of the Oregon college team nickname and its public reception. The piece reflects on branding, history, and regional identity tied to the Ducks moniker.
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Oregon Ducks
Mike Hlas
Today’s Chuckle College Gargle Quip
A light comic note jokes that colleges should be fountains of knowledge but students mostly gargle, poking fun at campus intellect and drinking humor.
Child left in car causes crash into Drug Town store
Cedar Rapids police say a 2-year-old shifted the running car into gear while the mother briefly left the vehicle for fuel. The vehicle crossed Johnson Ave NW, struck a parked car, and crashed into Drug Town injuring no one. Officer Valley calls for supervision to prevent repeats.
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Iowa schools gain 200 per pupil in 1990 91 budgets
Iowa's strong revenue growth lifts the state cost per pupil to 2978 for 1990 91 an increase of 200 over 1989 90 and raises total state aid to about 1.038 billion. Department of Management director Patrick Cavanaugh cites growth and inflation factors while local superintendents praise the windfall and note enrollment concerns.
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Steve Daeschner
Patrick Cavanaugh
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Bush sticks to gun stand after killings
President Bush opposes a federal assault weapons ban as the solution to rampage killings. He cites eight dead and 13 wounded in Louisville and urges enforcing existing laws rather than new gun restrictions. He also supports local tax choices to fund the drug crackdown and notes the education system is not meeting standards despite high spending.
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National Rifle Association
East Iowans convicted in diesel gasoline price fixing case
Frank M. Silkebaken and Donald W. Hedlund were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to fix retail prices of diesel and gasoline along Interstate 80 from 1982 to 1987. They face up to $500 000 fines and six years in prison with sentencing set for October 20. Prosecutors cite Derby 1-80 and Star Inn stations as starting points and note witness immunity for Richard R. Wenndt.
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