23 Apr 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1988
Page
1
James Dobson emerges as a pivotal voice in Protestant circles despite not being ordained or a TV personality. The piece notes his influence across religious life and public discourse.
A light joke notes a cat burglar prefers gym shoes and a black hood to fit the idea of dressing for success. The caption plays on the contrast between formal attire and a thief’s practical gear.
The Reagan administration plans a broader Persian Gulf policy allowing U S warships to aid neutral merchant ships under attack. The move aims to deter Iranian attacks after mineing of a U S frigate and recent Iran U S clashes. Navy vessels could intervene if close enough to act, with authorization sought from Congress and allies.
Two people died and at least three were injured when two blasts at the ADM Growmark grain complex along the Des Plaines River leveled six silos and an office building. Three more workers were missing as investigators explored a grain dust explosion likely sparked the fires. Names of the deceased were Dale Brent Slatton and Mark Stewart.
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev lambasted Reagan’s speeches during two days of U S Soviet discussions that stalled arms control progress. He warned Washington against meddling in internal affairs and threatened to cool relations if the United States persists on human rights pressure. Shultz aides declined comment, saying they had not seen Tass reports.
About 1,400 Iowa residents born 1917 to 1921 mobbed a congressional panel at Teamsters Hall in Cedar Rapids to press for corrections to Social Security benefits. They cheered calls to end the notch injustice and some urged tax resistance until action.
Palo police chief said a three inch by one sixteenth inch strip of money mixed with straw was shredded federal reserve cash used for packaging by contractors. Most unfit money is buried or recycled. sample was mailed to the federal reserve for verification.
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