Alcohol kills infant Father charged in baby's death
Tyrone Counce 23 of Columbus Junction charged with felony child endangerment over feeding alcohol to his 20 day old son. The baby Tyrone Van Auken died Sept 11 from acute alcohol intoxication at the couple's home with the mother present. Counce held on $20,000 bond. hearing set Sept 28. conviction could bring up to 10 years in prison.
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Columbus Junction
Tyrone Counce
Louisa County
Roger Huddle
Tyrone van Auken
Melody van Auken
Counce
No Metal Detectors at M C Hammer Concert
Fans of rapper M C Hammer passed through a metal detector before the Cedar Rapids show. The note references safety measures implemented for the Wednesday night performance.
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M.C. Hammer
Cedar Rapids
Missing lawmakers on farm bill panel in 1991 process
For the first time in recent history an Iowa congressman will not serve full time on the House Senate committee shaping final 1991 farm bill provisions. Details on page 90.
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House
Senate
Cedar Rapids Candidate for State Girls Volleyball Tourney
Cedar Rapids is being called the most viable site for the state girls volleyball tournament. Details on page 2C.
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Cedar Rapids
Dayton Hudson Foundation Reverses, Grants $18,000 to Planned Parenthood
The Dayton Hudson Foundation has reconsidered and approved an $18,000 grant to Planned Parenthood of Minnesota for a community education program. Details appear on page 60.
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Planned Parenthood of
Minnesota
Chuckle: legal tender dialect of cannibal lawyers
A humor item notes how cannibals would name a lawyer, playing on legal jargon and appetite. The quip frames the attorney as the edible commodity in a tongue in cheek stereotype, delivered in a light, old time newspaper tone.
Grant wins 1.25 million in St. Luke's firing suit
Cedar Rapids pathologist Dr. Kingsley Grant wins more than 1.25 million against St. Luke's Hospital and president Sam Wallace. The Linn District Court jury found an oral contract to renew his 1984 written agreement until 1991 and awarded 857,846 for breach plus 1 dollar for fraud and 400,000 punitive damages. The hospital board immediately voted to appeal.
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Wallace
St. Luke’s
Iowa researchers outline gene delivery for cystic fibrosis cure work
Iowa City researchers led by Dr. Michael Welsh demonstrated in laboratory dishes how to insert a normally functioning gene into cells to correct a defect tied to cystic fibrosis. The work is early but described as a stepping stone toward a potential treatment for the fatal disease.
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Gazette
Johnson County
Iowa City
Iowa
Michael Welsh
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Welsh
University of Iowa
Olympic Council of Asia expels Iraq from Asian Games
The Olympic Council of Asia voted to expel the Iraqi national team from the Asian Games while UN led efforts to impose an Iraqi air embargo stalled. Saddam Hussein recorded a TV message for U S audiences as Bush prepared a major address. Military and political maneuvers continued in Washington and Gulf capitals.
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Iraq
Olympic Council of Asia
Saddam Hussein
Bush
Saddam
Latif Nassyif Jassim
United States
Washington
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Persian Gulf
White House
Kuwait
Turkey
Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council
Record corn crop? Iowa forecasts clash with field doubts
Eastern Iowa farmers doubt a bumper corn crop despite USDA forecasts of record yields. Local experts cite borers and cool wet weather as reasons yields may fall short, while USDA projects 135 bushels per acre in Iowa and 121.7 nationally, tying and surpassing recent records. Grain broker Dick Bump remains cautious about the outlook.
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Iowa
Brad Buchanan
Crop Tech Services Inc
Cedar Rapids
Buchanan
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Dick Bump
Roseanne Buys Baby Names Book Spark Rumor
Gazette reporter notes Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold purchased a names meanings pamphlet at the Jack and Jill Store in Brooklyn Iowa amid vacation rumors. Staffer Pauline Graham recalls Barr buying the book while Arnold spoke quietly, and residents say the couple seeks privacy at Arnold's parents home near Holiday Lake.
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Brooklyn
Arnold
Holiday Lake
Barr
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