21 Aug 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1987
Page
1
A R. man creates replica Soviet medals dated 1959 that were allegedly worn in Iowa. The issue centers on reproduction medals and the curious display of Cold War era symbols. No legal action or official sanction is indicated in the fragment.
Iowa news brief notes the Cedarr Fair on Sept 12 13 will welcome spectators while discouraging presidential candidates from distributing campaign materials at the event. Venue details are hinted but not specified.
A humorous aside riffs on the idea of equality and how someone else checks your work, implying a playful jab at oversight. The quip nods to universal equality while hinting that judgments come from others, not yourself.
Iran acknowledged planting mines to defend coastlines as a third convoy of Kuwaiti reflagged tankers and U.S. warships faced a wind halted route in the Persian Gulf. Tehran Radio quoted Kamal Kharrazi defending the action amid heightened US presence and noting Iran could clear the mines in international waters.
Don Henderson suffered an electrical shock while working on a utility pole and was aided by Gwinnett County firefighters James Jackson and Steve Peterson before being taken to a hospital for treatment.
President Reagan on vacation near Santa Barbara says he collects jokes from Soviet citizens and émigrés to highlight differences between Russian and American society without harsh edge. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater notes the stories reveal sympathy for the Russian people and serve as a counterpoint to Soviet governance.
Cedar Rapids man Dennis Pyle 21 was charged with homicide by vehicle after authorities say he drove recklessly before a fatal collision with Mary Daehler 83. Passenger Dorothy Lattner 88 died from multiple injuries. Pyle posted bond and faces up to five years.
Swiss Supreme Court clears the way for U S access to Iran contr a records in Lausanne. The ruling overrules banking secrecy to transfer documents in the Walsh Iran contra probe involving Richard Secord Albert Hakim and Manucher Ghorbanifar.
A Cedar Rapids man, Roger West, 40, must pay his wife Margaret West, 29, $40 weekly alimony until a decree is granted in their divorce. The couple's dispute stems from a February shooting in which West was wounded in the jaw. Court details and counsel comments are provided by sources and involved parties, with record secrecy until the decree.
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