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March 21,1992 SATURDAY FORECAST: A good chance of snow today. ^lOWA TODAY, FINAL EDITION Highs 33-39; lows 21-27. Today's daylight: CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA 12hrs., 11 min. See 16D. • VOL 110 NO. 72 50 CENTS A regional newspaper ^ s e r v i n g Eastern Iowa Tax cut passed, vetoed Los Angeles Times and Gazette staff reports for any broad-scale tax relief for the rest of the year WASHINGTON — President Bush, carrying out a • Bush freezes "pork barrel" spending, 3A and turn the tax issue into a political football. vow he has repeated virtually every day for several and a special "millionaires' surtax." The vote in the House was 211-189, well short of t h e weeks, vetoed Democratic tax-cut legislation passed The bill included modified versions of six of the two-thirds majority needed to override Bush's veto. by both houses of Congress late Friday, complaining seven tax-cut provisions that Bush had proposed. Approval in the Senate came on a vote of 50-44. that it would raise taxes for wealthy Americans and "Congress could not resist their natural impulse to The Iowa congressional delegation split along party "stifle growth." raise taxes," the president said in a speech delivered lines. Democrats Sen. Tom Harkin and Reps. Dave Bush signed his veto message even before Congress in the White House East Room 10 minutes after the Nagle, Cedar Falls, and Neal Smith, Altoona, voted gave final approval to the bill, which contained a tax Senate completed work on the measure. for the tax bill. Republicans Sen. Charles Grassley credit for most Americans, a capital gains tax cut and Democrats charged Bush with using the White and Reps. Jim Leach, Davenport, Jim Nussle, Man- other reductions. They were financed by a higher top House to launch a purely partisan campaign. chester, Jim Ross Lightfoot, Shenandoah, and Fred TV VISION income tax rate for the richest 1 percent of taxpayers The president's action is expected to kill prospects Grandy, Sioux City, voted against the bill. 'Broadway Bound' Abortion headed for TV Page 1T 'gag rule' MURDERE modified MISSING^ From Associated Press SPORTS and Gazette staff reports WASHINGTON — The Bush Victim: Ron Novak, 24 Good, bad news administration said Friday that doctors in federally fund- Hometown: Rural Center Point for Iowa matmen ed clinics could give their pa- Page 1C tients advice on abortion even Classification of case: in situations where the life of the mother is not at risk. Murdered The decision provides an ex- Date of murder: BRIEFLY ception in the so-called "gag Dec. 23-24,1983 rule" that forbids the clinics Place of murder: from directing women to get abortions. Doctors would be Rolling Acres Rd. Slow lane able to refer women to facili- rural Center Point Country vs. city road work ties that provide abortions. Do you have information? Among city dwellers' top 10 reasons However, administration offi- Contact Dennis Fiser of the • for not living in the country: "Snow cials said, the doctor's advice Linn County Sheriff's Dept. doesn't get removed fast enough from must be based on medicine and L(319)398-352 1 the streets." Why doesn't it? Country not on social concerns. folks aren't in such a hurry for that ser- Planned Parenthood of vice, some county engineers say. De- America said the apparent pol- Victim: John Wall, 33 tails on page IB. icy shift was a smoke screen that merely bolsters the gag rule. Hometown: Cedar Rapids Women and church But "We feel that the doctors Classification of case: Theologian speaks at Coe are ungagged," insisted an offi- Murdered So what exactly is that "new world or- cial of the Department of Date of murder: der"? For feminist theologian Mary Health and Human Services. "What a physician does is Oct. 1-2,1986 Hunt, it's women and men finding ways AP photo to live and love together as equals. She not something that we're going to get involved in," said the Place of murder: spoke this week at Coe College. Details Betty Frieberg hugs her defense attorney after a Fairfield jury Dallas, Texas on page 6A. official who spoke to reporters found her not guilty of killing and dismembering her husband. on condition of anonymity. Story on page 5A. Fran Hansen, executive di- Do you have information? Going on furlough rector of Planned Parenthood Contact the Dallas Police Department's Homicide of East Central Iowa in Cedar Division (214)670-1633 Ag workers cope with deficit Rapids, said the exception is L Iowa's agriculture secretary says he Abuse expert backs not a change. and his 502-employee department will be "The gag rule is not lifted," taking three unpaid days off to make up Hansen said. "This is a bone for a $200,000 budget deficit and avoid acquittal of Frieberg with no meat on it. A woman layoffs later. Details on p a g e 5B. Drugs, diamonds: the mind of the victim other who can afford to go to a pri- By Dick Hogan vate physician can still receive Gazette courts reporter than killing the person who is battering them to escape the information about abortion. A Plain silly Many people on the street poor woman who must go to a seem surprised that Betty Frie- violence and keep themselves Deadly motives Execs arm-wrestle for slogan safe. federally funded clinic cannot berg was not found guilty of receive information from the DALLAS (AP) — South Carolina avia- something in the shooting Killers missed Suspect never tion executive Kurt Herwald left South- "Our society does not work staff. To say that physicians death and dismembering of h e r very effectively as a whole in can give this information is west Airlines Chairman Herb Kelleher abusive husband. $32,000 in cash brought to trial coughing and wheezing Friday morning domestic abuse cases," Kin- saying nothing at all because in a best-of-three arm wrestling match But Cris Kinkead, Cedar kead said. Even if the court physicians are not the health Rapids YWCA Critical Services orders someone to stop abus- By Jeff Burnham By Jeff Burnham over an ad slogan the companies use. care providers in low-income Gazette staff writer Program coordinator, which ing a person or to have no con- federally funded family plan- iamonds are forever. Southwest began using "Just Plane t was one of those wintry Smart" last year. Stevens had been us- includes the domestic violence tact with them, there's seldom ning clinics." So, seemingly, is the program, thinks it was the much control over what that Iowa nights when going investigation into the ing "Plane Smart" to tout its Greens- Planned Parenthood in Ce- outside could be deadly. D boro-based airline service business. right verdict. person chooses to do, Kinkead dar Rapids does not receive I murder of a Cedar Rapids "Based on the information I said. Wind chills were plum- diamond trader. Afterward, Herwald said Southwest federal funds. Hansen said the meting to 100 degrees below read in the paper, I do believe "I think that I admire the clinic is not and never will be More than five years have could continue using the slogan. The zero. Like most people, Ron stunt saved the companies hundreds of that she should have gotten off jurors for taking a look at the affected by the gag rule. The elapsed since John Wall was thousands of dollars in legal costs. with an innocent verdict," Kin- whole issue of what it takes for clinic can continue to give Novak was staying home shot to death in Dallas, but kead said. battered women to survive. women complete medical infor- the night of Friday, Dec. 23, investigators have made lit- "I don't think it's a license to The verdict is a positive step mation about their health and 1983. tle progress. Go ahead, laugh kill. I don't condone violence for battered women in that it pregnancies. Unlike most, the rural acknowledges the battered Setting this case apart of any nature. But within that In guidelines that are to take Center Point man was being Humor helps deliver message women syndrome does exist." watched. Some think he from most unsolved mur- we have to recognize that there effect within three months, the ders is that an arrest was Playwright Tom Griffen knew well is the feeling of being trapped, Does the jury's decision of knew it and was worried, that we have to laugh at ourselves, even department said, "Referral to made practically right off thinking there are no other not convicting Frieberg of any- specialized medical care for even with two watchdogs if we're mentally disabled. The message choices of escape," Kinkead thing send the wrong message? and three guns. the bat. Tyrone Tyler, a Dal- hits home in "The Boys Next Door," medical conditions which may las accountant with a noto- added. "I don't think in this case complicate pregnancy still Any worries were tem- which is playing at Theatre Cedar Rap- that it does. I have enough pered by the anticipation of rious reputation, was ids. Review, page 3B. "Women who are battered must be made, even if the ulti- charged with first-degree very seriously may feel there faith in the court system to mate result may be the termi- his girlfriend and best work effectively in situations friend stopping by later in murder less than two is no other way. There may be months after Wall's body absolutely no other choice in like this." • Turn to page 5A: Abortion the evening.