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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1992

Page

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Quayle watches Murphy Brown season premiere

Vice President Dan Quayle was among the TV audience watching the Murphy Brown season premiere. The episode addressed his criticism with a pointed reply and aired last night. Details on page 6A.

Iowa actress Mary Beth Hurt returns to Toledo film scene

Former Iowa native Mary Beth Hurt seeks success in a Toledo film project despite her father’s warnings of a hard life. The Rascal column notes her return to the state and her ongoing acting career.

Lowa Mary Beth Hurt Toledo Hurt

Neighbors Help Round Up 12 Wandering Colts

Local residents corral 12 valuable colts that slipped from a Linn County pasture on Sunday night. The herd was captured five miles from their home, bringing the search to a close. Page 1B has more details.

Linn County

Hawks TV schedule expands with Oct. 3 Michigan game

ABC-TV will air Iowa's Big Ten opener at Michigan on October 3. Details appear on page 3D.

Michigan ABC Abc-Tv Iowa

Politician Fence Joke Delivers Quiet Punchline

A lighthearted quip recalls the difficulty of balancing stance and awareness for politicians. The joke hinges on straddling a fence while keeping ears to the ground to hear all sides.

TOMORRO Marketing C.R. Gazette Feature

Jim Garrett of TOMORRO Marketing C R aims to market Cedar Rapids to convention goers nationwide. The piece emphasizes future successes over past numbers and notes neighbors reacting to the feature in Wednesday's Gazette.

Jim Garrett Cedar Rapids Garrett

Cedar Rapids Water Department urged to operate as utility

A 10 page report by a local water use review committee urges Cedar Rapids Water Department to plan long term and fund future needs. It proposes a depreciation fund to avoid emergency measures and double digit rate increases tied to construction of a second treatment plant.

Lonnie Aller

Water Use Review Committee Recommendations Highlight

The group urges utility planning to project future demand, allocates 1.7 million dollars to upgrade the existing plant, and reconsiders the size and sequence of a proposed new facility. It calls for community wide conservation programs, potential building code changes, and year round water use incentives through rate setting.

Fall gets the cold shoulder

State Climatologist Harry Hillaker warns Iowa may see unusually cold air from Alaska and northwest Canada this autumn. He notes the jet stream may not bring cold weather soon, but October could bring a chill with frost risks. cooling temps have already marked a cooler summer and low rainfall comparisons to historical records.

Dave Goschazette Iowa Hillaker

Branstad seeks panel to untangle red tape

Gov. Terry Branstad announced a bipartisan task force to review state and federal regulations on local governments and cut unnecessary mandates. Lt. Gov. Joy Corning will guide the panel with co chairs Davenport Mayor Pat Gibbs and Page County Recorder Dennis Parrott. The group aims to simplify rules and restore flexibility ahead of the 1993 legislative session, with examples including stray cattle records.

Rod Boshart Des Moines Terry Branstad Branstad Nated Joy Corning Davenport Pat Gibbs Page County Dennis Parrott

Eric Branstad Charged With Intoxication Near Dowling High

Eric Branstad, 17, son of Gov. Terry Branstad, was picked up by West Des Moines police for drinking in a school parking lot on Dowling High School grounds. He was not driving and was charged with intoxication as a juvenile. the governor's office will handle it as a family.

Rod Boshart West Des Moines Eric Branstad Terry Chris Branstad Dowling High School Eric Dowling Governor’s Office Des Moines Charles Jean McCullough Granger

Former Nixon Defense Chiefs Say They Believed POWs May Be Alive

Laird and Schlesinger testified to a congressional panel that they personally believed some American airmen were alive in Laos and not counted at war's end. They cited White House and Pentagon documents supporting the notion that not all POWs were accounted for despite Haig's disagreement. Nixon urged all prisoners home in a March 1973 address.

John Kerry Dmass Select Committee On White House Pentagon Laird Schlesinger Nixon Southeast Asia Alexander Haig Central Intelligence Secretary of Defense Laos U.S Paris North Vietnam

U S presses Russia to say no on POWs

Malcolm Toon urged Russia to declare it has no live American POWs and warned U S patience is running out. He noted no evidence of living POWs in the Soviet Union and cited an aide’s claim that Russia has no live Americans. The demand came at the start of a Bilateral Commission on POWs meeting in Moscow.

U.S Russia Oscow (Ap VM Man Malcolm Toon Soviet Union Dmitri Volkogonov Toon Moscow

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