11 Aug 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1987
Page
1
Officials from Soviet and Iowa state government may convene in late August for an international trade conference, shifting from the original September or October plan per a spokesman for Gov. Terry Branstad. SUFIBALL and baseball items cited elsewhere in the edition.
James Wilson of Pennsylvania argued that the people have a right to know what their agents are doing and that it should not be in the legislature’s power to conceal proceedings. The diary entry notes his insistence on transparency at the Constitutional Convention.
A light look at how sports figures fade from the limelight but remain sources of inspiration for fans and younger players as basketball history preserves their achievements.
An Iranian oil laden supertanker hit a mine in the Gulf near Hormuz while three reflagged ships move slowly home under U.S. escort. Iran warns the waterway will be a killing field unless superpowers quit the region as Iraq and Iran resume air strikes against oil facilities. U.S. sources report a missile fired at a suspected Iranian jet near a U.S. surveillance plane but no strike outcome confirmed. The Texaco Caribbean, laden with Iranian oil, was holed and leaking after passing Hormuz, with experts debating mine origin and regional currents.
A large boulder rolled from a mountainside and struck a moving Gray Line tour bus near Winter Park Colorado killing six people and injuring 16 others. A highway crew cleared rock prior to the incident. The state highway department is investigating the accident.
Educators report confusion as most districts set September 1 start dates for public and many private schools following a law allowing later openings. Cedar Rapids Marion and others begin Sept 1 with some exemptions for Iowa Braille Vinton UNI ISU and Kalona private schools. Some institutions like UI and ISU list Aug 26 and Aug 31 starts.
In southeast Iowa drought persists despite weekend rainfall. Extension directors report 6 percent of corn in fair to very poor condition. Some seed corn firms plan earlier harvests. Johnson, Clinton, Henry, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and Washington counties show parched fields with browning stalks and drooping ears.
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