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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1988
Page
1
Chu seeks Asian markets for Iowa made goods
Jimmy Chu promotes products from about 100 Iowa firms in Hong Kong aiming at Asian markets including Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. He travels to six major shows this year to display samples and brochures, generating 1000 to 2000 trade leads with 80 percent pursued by Iowa firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbe
Pee Sl Ae
Jimmy Chu
Lowa
Cae Ae Ey
Hong Kong
People's Republic of China
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
People’s Republic of China
Simpson College
Indianola
Chu
Asia
Medi
Cal Technology
Iowa
Australia
Los Angeles police wage massive anti gang sweep
LA police renewed a 1000 officer crackdown on street gangs, with a citywide sweep yielding 592 arrests and at least 10 guns and 96 vehicles impounded. About 224 arrestees were believed to be gang members, as Mayor Bradley and Chief Gates led the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Bill Frie
Frio
Tom Bradley
Daryl Gates
Hijackers kill held Kuwaiti guard during Larnaca hijack
Cyprus-based dispatch reports Kuwaiti Airways Boeing 747 hijacked at Larnaca Airport. One held passenger released as a goodwill gesture while a Kuwaiti security guard was fatally beaten and tossed on the runway after authorities refused refueling. The man’s body was found unclothed save for undergarments. A medical exam cited severe mistreatment hours before the fatal blows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Wire Services
Larnaca
Cyprus
Kuwait
Fadel Abdel-Rassoul Leeri
IBM
Kuwaiti Airways
U.S
London
The
Sunday Telegraph
Mystery safe in Torch Press Building stirs county ire
Linn County inspectors seek to open a four foot tall Yale combination safe found in the Torch Press Building basement. Museum officials recall no prior safe, while county leaders debate who can access it and whether a murder weapon or hidden items might lie inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Stevens
Yale
Torch Press
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
John Brue
Stan Wiederspan
Pat Lawson
Wiederspan
Lawson
Board of Supervisors
Joe Rinas
Dennis Blome
Blome
Cuban grandmaster barred from prize in New York Open
Guillermo Garcia of Havana has his $10,000 second prize blocked by the Treasury under the Trading With the Enemy Act of 1917. Wassily Ivanchuk won first prize $20,000 and could repatriate his winnings. Garcia, among about 250 grandmasters, called the move unprecedented. He spoke before boarding a plane home and noted the shame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Cuba
United States
Guillermo Garcia
Havana
Treasury Department
Garcia
Wassily Ivanchuk
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Today's Chuckle Says Some Self Made Won't Read Instructions
A light quip notes many pride themselves on being self made yet ignore assembly guidelines. The joke plays on the irony of skipping setup steps and facing unexpected glitches. The line carries a playful, period-newsroom tone.
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