Today’s Chuckle on cherry treatment for kids
A humorous note suggests the only way to obtain red treatment is by giving children a cherry. It reads like a light, informal aside in a daily column.
19 Aug 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1987
Page
1
A humorous note suggests the only way to obtain red treatment is by giving children a cherry. It reads like a light, informal aside in a daily column.
In the Strait of Hormuz a Liberian-registered Osco Sierra suffered minor damage from rocket grenades and machine gun fire. No casualties were reported as the ship diverted to Fujairah. Iran's commandos and two gun boats were cited in reports, with a second vessel allegedly stopped and searched nearby.
Frank Cortez describes a tornado that flattened his chicken coop and damaged a barn and house near Marion. Six chickens died and 70 were unaccounted for as his family escaped with minor injuries. Judy Cortez spotted the funnel at 6:23 a.m. and they sheltered in the basement.
Legislators say they will require districts to estimate the cost of new accreditation rules set to take effect in 1989. The Administrative Rules Review Committee schedules a Des Moines hearing as input floods in on the Iowa Department of Education standards.
The government intervened for the first time in weeks of labor turmoil to end a Hyundai strike by promising workers raises and benefits by Sept 1. Han In-hee told 20,000 workers at a stadium near Ulsan that demands would be met, though unions’ independence remained unsettled amid the government’s move.
Damascus report says American journalist Charles Glass escaped after 62 days in captivity in Beirut. Glass claimed he trapped and fled his two snoring captors, later handed to U S authorities in Damascus. U S and Syrian officials offered differing views, with Iran named as possible influence behind the release. He departed for London with his wife and five children after being released.
Donald Harvey, a former nurses aide who pleaded guilty to 24 murders, received three life terms in a Cincinnati court. He was escorted by a sheriff's deputy as he appeared for sentencing on Tuesday. The story continues on page 3A.
In Colombo a grenade attack during a Parliament session killed one member and injured 14. President Junius Jayewardene blamed Sinhalese terrorists tied to his India peace accord. A group calling itself the Patriotic People's Movement claimed responsibility.
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