06 Aug 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1987
Page
1
A report describes efforts to escort refugees from Iowa back to rural villages in El Salvador. The piece outlines travel routes and the organizations coordinating the return, highlighting humanitarian support and safety considerations for the evacuees.
Educators in Des Moines debate the cost and fairness of proposed Iowa Department of Education standards. The item highlights concerns over expense and equity within the new framework.
The Committee of Detail assigned names to key parts of the framework including Congress, House of Representatives, Senate, Supreme Court, and the President. The diary notes mark early labeling of core constitutional offices and branches.
A light joke notes that a modern model child is one who lacks any police record. The quip reflects social expectations about behavior and lawfulness in a humorous tone.
Guy Morton of Marion disappeared June 23 1975 while hitchhiking to Phoenix and was later identified from desert bones found in Arizona. Forensic dental records matched his remains ending a 12 year mystery that weighed on his family and Marion police Lt. Tom Walderbach.
U S moves toward stricter trade restrictions on Iran to isolate Tehran amid rising tensions over the Persian Gulf and Mecca violence. Pentagon to deploy Army helicopter gunships to support Navy ships in the area as French forces navigate toward the Gulf.
State Sen. C W Hutchins cites two Denison drivers alleging a threat to their jobs from IBP Inc. Officials defend policy and note Storm Lake turnover remains high but half the original staff stayed, while lawmakers press for state aid to attract the Manchester hog plant. Debate centers on jobs versus company image and state grants.
Iowans faced a historic hailstorm in Adair and Union counties as winds swept hail into six foot drifts. An area resident compared hail to quail eggs, noting the stones remained on the ground for weeks and were later chronicled by Henry Wallace and Paul Waite in weather records.
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