24 Aug 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1988
Page
1
Reports from Dubuque reveal the Iowa Department of Transportation receiving roses and thank you notes from the Dubuque Chamber of Commerce last week.
A light joke notes that as baby boomers reach Social Security time the years of retirement may feel more metallic than golden, poking fun at aging and finances.
After cooler forecast, Cedar Rapids lifts watering ban and allows lawn irrigation anytime on assigned days. Officials cite a study by the water department and reduced drought pressures as the Wed rule ends and schedule expands.
The Labor Department reports July consumer prices rise 0.4 percent overall and 0.3 percent excluding foods. Egg costs surge 9.6 percent and poultry 7.4 percent, driven by drought. Meat prices ease slightly. energy up 0.3 percent. Housing costs hold at 0.3 percent.
Parents who tracked the attacker for over a year using the wife as a decoy helped police arrest Robert Biddings 34 of Columbus on one rape and two kidnapping counts. The case ties to a four year spree by the so called handcuff rapist drawing local outrage.
Governor Dukakis says Vice President Bush would sign unconstitutional pledge bills and is unfit to be president. He notes state and Supreme Court rulings and ties the issue to ethics of the Reagan era as he campaigns in northeastern Massachusetts.
Experts mock President hopeful Bush for claiming 30 million new jobs in eight years. Zoellick says the target was an aspirational goal not a firm promise, while advisers Feldstein Boskin caution about the feasibility of such a number amid labor force limits.
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