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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1990
Page
2
Eastern Iowa communities reel from August flood losses totaling about $12 million as homeowners and businesses face repair costs and economic strain. Officials assess the impact and outline recovery steps for the affected counties.
Buena Vista College mandates each student complete at least 10 cultural activities annually. Details appear on page 9C.
Dubuque Senior handed Cedar Rapids Jefferson its first loss of the season with a 13-0 football win at Kingston Stadium on homecoming night. Details on page 1C.
In Painesville Ohio AP reports cult leader Jeffrey Lundgren 40 was condemned to die for murdering the Avery family of five on an northeast Ohio farm two years after the killings. His wife Alice received a life sentence for conspiracy kidnapping and complicity. Appeals likely delay execution well past the date.
A light joke notes people judge others by company, but Wall Street folks are judged by the raids they carry out. The quip blends social satire with financial world buzz.
State auditors flag 79,450.44 in Mesquakie Indian Relief program expenditures from July 1987 to Sept 1989. Officials say no criminal charges yet though charges remain possible for irregular public funds spending. Tama County officials will review a detailed report before deciding on prosecutions.
Iraq declares a march to victory and vows no retreat from Kuwait as it expels dozens of U S European and Arab diplomats. The move triggers retaliations from the United States Spain and Egypt while oil prices hit new highs on futures and cash markets amid inhibitor sanctions and UN diplomacy.
The 21 year old Ames freshman Tisha Ramsey survived a severe hayride accident near Iowa State University when a wagon wheels crushed her abdomen and thigh, tearing skin to raw tissue. She recovered over a year with support from her parents Jim and Ginnie Ramsey of Center Point and has begun playing basketball again.
The Junior Achievement Gallup survey of 750 U S and 790 Japanese teens finds U S students rate their schools higher and study more business computer and economics classes while Japanese students take more calculus. Critics note possible biases in the results.
Vector Corp of Marion and its president Gerald Zahradnik face a 12 count federal indictment in Cedar Rapids. They are charged with false claims conspiracy false statements and mail fraud over inflated tooling prices for a Parsons Kansas Army Ammunition Plant contract. If convicted maximum penalties apply.
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