Iran-contra hearings miss as soap opera with high stakes
A columnist reflects on the Iran-contra hearings as a compelling daily drama. He compares Watergate, notes high and low points, praises Oliver North’s defense, scorns the Boland amendment, and laments the absence of televised hearings. He ends by urging more televised inquiries.
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Ollie North
North
Fawn Hall
Valley Girl
Congress of the United States
CIA
William Casey
United States
Freedom Fighters
Nicaragua
Political Science Department
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Naval Academy
John Poindexter
Academy
Annapolis
Bismarck
Brendan Sullivan
White House
Don Regan
Betty Crocker
Ronald Reagan
Henry Hyde
6Th Fleet
National Security Counsel
Reagan
Italy
U.S
James McClure
Idaho
Detroit
Jackpot prize grows to one million after unclaimed draw
Five contestants shared fifty five thousand dollars on the Iowa Lottery jackpot show while the nine hundred thousand dollar top prize went unclaimed and will rise to one million next week. Winners included Leo Kolash Guttenberg with twenty five thousand Eugene Berg Eagle Grove and Neila Huerter Anamosa with ten thousand each Bob Dunkel Hopkinton and Harold Sampson Hubbard with five thousand each. Next week's lineup features Glen Wilson Forest City Jim Collins Slater Esther Miceli Cedar Rapids Norma Seligman Tipton and a fifth name to be drawn during the telecast.
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Des Moines
Leo Kolash
Guttenberg
Eugene Berg
Eagle Grove
Neila Huerter
Anamosa
Bob Dunkel
Hopkinton
Harold Sampson
Hubbard
Officials optimistic new tank won't leak
Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co lowers a double wall 10 000 gallon gasoline tank into the ground in Cedar Rapids amid a push for leak free storage. Fire Marshal Phil Saunders praises the installation as near perfect and says it could curb soil and groundwater contamination while regulators push for groundwater quality upgrades.
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Rick Smith
Azette
America
Cedar Rapids
Phil Saunders
Iowa-I
Illinois Gas & Electric Co
First Street
Saunders
Iowa-Illinois
Petroleum Equipment & Service Inc
Marion
Department of Natural Resources
Noth
Wally Brown
Brown
Iowa
Illinois
Jim Ralston
Fire Department
Protesters face charges after attempting to arrest Bush
Three Cedar Rapids protesters Jeff Stack Bernie Prokop and Mike Sprong interfered with police protecting Vice President George Bush at a Mount Mercy College event in October They crossed into a roped off area and faced a simple misdemeanor charge with sentencing set for August 21 Interference with official acts carries up to 30 days in jail or a $100 fine
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Vanessa Sheltonzette
George Bush
Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
John Liebenmann
Jeff Stack
Bernie Prokop
Mike Sprong
Reagan
Stack
Fifth Ave
Central Ave
Marion
Sprong
S.D
Mount Mercy College
Siebenmann
Linn County
Bill Croghan
Workfare proposal sparks concerns at Iowa DHS hearing
Jeff Johnson of Hawkeye Area Community Action Program warned that mandatory work registration for welfare parents could backfire by raising child care and transport costs. The Cedar Rapids hearing on DHS rules also covered potential loss of benefits for violations and possible medical coverage changes for working families.
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Vanessa Shelton
Azette
Iowa
DHS
Department of Employment Services
DHS Linn County
Edith Pruismann
Johnson and Pruismann
ADC
Johnson
Prussmann
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