23 Aug 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1988
Page
1
Pharmacists and doctors gain immediate access to an updated drug information index via a computer based system unveiled at the University of Iowa. Worries about interest rates push the stock market down with the Dow closing below 2000 for the first time in nearly three months.
Iowa state mental health facilities near capacity with Mount Pleasant and Independence centers overfull. Officials call the surge unusual and note Cherokee seats are managed, while Mount Pleasant and Independence wards run beyond capacity. No proven link to hot weather yet.
Dave Gosch reports Cedar Rapids received 1.61 inches of rain by 7 p.m. Monday, boosting August totals to 4.30 inches and easing lawn watering restrictions. The statewide drought had left Iowa hot and dry, with July precipitation 57 percent below normal and nine days of 100 degree heat in Cedar Rapids. City water officials expect a council discussion on lifting bans.
A summer storm drenched large areas of Iowa but came too late to revive many fields. Farmers hailed relief for late beans and dried pastures, noting benefits for next year as rain boosts soil moisture, boosts remaining green corn, and aids soybeans in flowering while crop reports show widespread drought damage across corn and soybeans.
In Arion North Carolina an 11 year old street preacher was sent home on the first day of school after telling Eastfield Elementary principal Jim Gorst to go to hell Duffey Strode the boy said you go to ell The incident follows a previous disruption when Duffey shouted Bible verses at the school gates and deputies attempting to escort students to class
Vice President Bush defends running mate Dan Quayle as a patriot who did not avoid the draft, while Dukakis questions the pick. Quayle says he pulled no strings to join the Indiana National Guard. A CBS News poll shows mixed reactions to the ticket with reservations about Quayle’s experience.
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