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16 Aug 1987
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1987
Page
1
Hawaii's forgotten island Kauai sees few tourists despite beauty
Frequent rainfall keeps tourist droves away from Kauai, the island known for its scenery yet hampered by wet weather. Locals note the paradox of a lush paradise attracting fewer visitors due to persistent showers and mist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kauai
Tiny ticks spread Lyme risk in Iowa woodlands
Lyme disease looms as tiny quarter-size ticks move into Iowa. The state’s tick expert warns current efforts may be insufficient as Bedell recalls his 1985 bite and illness. The article outlines disease origins, symptoms, and transmission by the Ixodes tick with a call to more study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Smith
Iowa
Towa
Bedell
Congress
U.S. Marine Corps
Quantico
Spirit Lake
Septuplets delivered in Liverpool setting British record
In Liverpool England a woman delivered seven babies by Caesarean section at 6:30 a.m. nearly four months early. One boy died soon after birth while six other infants—four girls and two boys—remained in intensive care. Surviving newborns ranged from 15 to 25 ounces. The parents, who had no other children, live in St Helens and had used fertility drugs. Doctors caution outcomes are uncertain amid extreme prematurity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
England
Liverpool Maternity Hospital
Pearse Butler
Press Association
St. Helen’s
Richard Cooke
Explosion hits Saudi gas plant near Ras Tanura
A massive blast rocked a liquefied petroleum gas plant at a major Saudi oil complex near Jaima in the Eastern Province. An Arab supply boat Anita sank after hitting a mine in the Gulf of Oman, with one dead and five missing. Officials reported four injuries and warned against early casualty figures amid security cordons and ongoing firefighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Persian Gulf
Gulf
United Arab Emirates
Gulf of Oman
Emirates
Fujairah
Strait of Hormuz
Arabian American Oil Co
Ja’aima
Desert
Aramco
State Department
Washington
Iran
Iraq
Ju’aima
Ras Tanura
Todays Chuckle About Names Rising and Falling
A light joke notes that when your name appears in headlines it may rise briefly only to drop again, poking light fun at fleeting fame and the whimsy of public attention.
Watermelon Loot Spree Strips 10 Tons in Jilin
About 100 people looted 10 tons of watermelons during a 16 hour spree in Tumeng city Jilin province mid July. Farmers and drivers were unable to stop the theft as dozens joined, police arrived but made no arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eljing
Jilin
Beijing
China
Zhao Yuanxiu
Zhao Changyuan
Shandong
Tumeng
Zhao
Yuanxiu
Bureau of Industry and Commerce
Tax Service Bureau
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Tanaré
Fujairar
Oman
Bondy
U.S
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