27 Apr 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1988
Page
1
Local coverage details funds allocated for business ideas in Marion and for C R ventures. The article outlines program goals, eligible applicants, and expected impacts on the economy and employment opportunities in the area.
A Linn County jury awarded a Marion Iowa couple 536250 in a suit alleging two real estate salesmen failed to represent them properly in selling their farm. Page 2A. The article also notes county employees received equity raises and a campus protest punishment proposal. Page 4A and 7A. The Orioles started 0 19 after a 7 4 loss to the Twins in Minneapolis. Page 1B. A Manhattan bank machine dispensed 20 bills instead of 5s on Sunday with little reported help. banks plan adjustments. Page 5B.
A light humor item notes that some paleontologists study ancient bones while others just get a suntan, pairing science with a playful pun.
Michael Dukakis routed Jesse Jackson in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, near 67 percent with 43 percent counted, asserting frontrunner status as Bush claimed a sweeping Republican victory. Jackson vowed to stay in through June 7, while Dukakis drew broad support from poor and elderly voters and others seeking change.
A late April snowstorm dumped up to 7 inches in extreme northern Iowa while winds to 44 mph toppled trees and a shed in Eastern Iowa. Cities like Estherville 2 inches Rock Rapids 5 inches Sibley 4 inches and Ledyard 7 inches reported new snowfall. Meteorologist Carl Weinbrecht noted the event is unusual but possible and cited a 1907 Des Moines record of 7 inches. The system began near Waterloo with cooler air driving northern snowfall. Southeast Minnesota and central Wisconsin also felt the impact.
Waterloo man Steven Hadley, linked to a 1.1 million dollar theft from a Waterloo credit union five years ago, is charged in Houston with three counts of using a false name to obtain federal documents. A Cedar Rapids grand jury also accuses him of interstate transport of stolen money and related embezzlement. He was ordered held without bond at a Houston hearing.
The Commerce Department reports a 2.3 percent annualized GNP gain for the first quarter of 1988 driven by robust consumer spending, investment, and exports despite declines in government outlays and housing. Officials call the results uncommonly good and dismiss recession fears.
Farmstead Foods in Cedar Rapids will keep Employers Mutual Insurance coverage through July 1 after an out of court settlement. The agreement ends a threatened cancellation and dissolves a temporary injunction, with terms confidential. The plant employs about 1,700 workers and faces potential closure if coverage lapsed.
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