13 Aug 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1987
Page
1
A Page 1B report notes that violent toy guns and similar items are not allowed in area child care centers. The story highlights restricted play, safety concerns, and enforcement steps. Special Olympics coverage mentions two local participants from the area joining events.
Linn County supervisors extend zoning to include fur farming as agriculture. Florence and James Robertson plan a fox farm near Toddville marking a local expansion in livestock ventures amid regional growth news.
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention on August 13 1787 debated a provision requiring all money bills to originate in the House of Representatives and to pass without alteration or amendment by the Senate.
A light humorous quip about preparation before putting on a garment, playing on the phrase chewing the fat to imply grooming or pre-wear ritual.
President Reagan defended his handling of the Iran Contra affair in a televised address. He criticized John Poindexter for failing to reveal the diversion of Iran arms sale profits and said ultimate accountability rests with him. He urged budget reform and supported the Central American peace plan.
Donald Harvey, a 35-year-old former nursing orderly, allegedly killed 35 people by poison, bags over heads, and air injections. He is charged with aggravate d murder in John Powell’s March cyanide death at Drake Hospital and awaits trial. The grand jury investigates 34 related deaths at Drake VA and beyond.
A Des Moines Cedar Rapids business coalition raised 1.035 million dollars for an endowment to launch the Iowa Peace Institute at Grinnell College. The project, supported by lottery profits and state backing, aims to provide nonviolent conflict resolution ideas across labor disputes and international issues.
Three Volga city council members and a city employee confronted by Mary Hansel, a homeowner in her 50s, when attempting to remove a fence believed to be on city property. Hansel greeted them with a shotgun but did not threaten anyone as the group discussed the dispute. The incident occurred near her house around 1 p.m. and halted plans to tear down the fence.
Officials at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are planning a new psychiatric hospital to replace the aging building. A location has not been finalized but south of the hospital complex on campus is being considered, possibly near the Fieldhouse. Construction could start next year with completion in 1990 if no roadblocks arise, per Dean Borg.
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