30 Apr 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1987
Page
1
A lighthearted item notes Cupid runs a mail order matchmaking service. The piece hints at romance计 and playful angles as hopeful suitors inquire through the postal based setup.
Two Cedar Rapids television cameramen were assaulted by five men in Brandon on Wednesday while gathering video of a shooting. Other items note Klauer guilty on witness tampering counts and Iowa policy shifts, with federal rulings affecting juvenile jailing and a partisan House vote on an export trading program.
A light note describes a vacation resort that overlooks a lake and offers comfortable beds and good food. The brief highlights mood, scenery, and amenities for travelers seeking a relaxing stay.
Iowa legislators call the 10 month old Iowa Ambassadors Program a slush fund and consider cutting its $1 million funding. House Speaker Donald Avenson says the program funds receptions and catering and has strayed from its intended goal of promoting economic development.
Carl R. Channell pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the government by raising more than 2 million dollars for the contras. Oliver North named as a co conspirator and Richard Miller identified as a participant. Channell agreed to cooperate with lawmen as sentencing was postponed to assess help.
Iowa Racing Commission learns of a summer groundbreaking for Altoona's first horse racing track. Richard Wilkey reports progress toward a 1989 completion with city approvals, a construction contract soon before Polk County action, and $40 million in bonds to be remarketed in May. Commissioner Sovern leaves, to be replaced by Leo Monaghan, as the panel reflects on slow progress and Flying fears.
An elderly Rutland resident is helped by a neighbor as heavy wet snow snaps utility poles and cuts power. The New England storm dumps up to 21 inches, snarling traffic for motorists who removed snow tires.
The House approved an amendment to push Japan and other nations to end excess and unwarranted surpluses or face 10 percent annual sanctions. The vote 218 to 214 attached the plan to a 900 page trade bill amid talks with Japan’s Prime Minister Nakasone and President Reagan.
Bernhard Goetz told police in a recorded statement played at his trial that he intended to murder the four youths on the subway to make them suffer as much as possible. He described his actions as disturbing and monstrous and said he feared being victimized in New York.
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