Bomb planted at Cedar Rapids restaurant targets police
Police found a bomb-like device on the window ledge of the Country Kitchen in Cedar Rapids where officers often stop for coffee. The note read Kill Gail and War on mentally ill Gail. A communications mix up delayed bomb squad response as investigators reviewed the federal verdict that Officer Rick Gail did not use excessive force in the shooting death of Larry Meyer.
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Cedar Rapids
Metro
Gail
Larry Meyer
Alburnett
Meyer
Country Kitchen
First Avenue SE
Lance Hall
Hall
James Gillen
Gillen
Minoxidil Shows Hair Growth in Baldness Trial
A year long study of minoxidil for male pattern baldness reports 81 of 91 men and five women gaining hairs in a scalp area with no hair loss during the trial. Nine subjects had allergic reactions and seven showed no improvement. researchers caution this is progress, not a cure, with FDA filing possible after more data.
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Thomas Nigra
Nigra
Department of Dermatology
Washington Hospital Center
Upjohn Company
Upjohn
Jan Aufderheide
Kalamazoo
Mich
Food and Drug Administration
Dream of Hair Growth For $65 A Month
A Gazette staff writer chronicles hair loss and pimples, detailing dermatology visits with Dr. Donald Johnson. After years of balding, a suggestion to try minoxidil marks a serious turn in seeking hair restoration, contrasting humor with a hopeful medical option.
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Donald Johnson
Dr. Johnson
Will real chairman please stand up in Iowa politics
An Iowa political power struggle leaves Senate chairmanships in doubt for the upcoming session. Lt. Gov. Robert Anderson and Senate Majority Leader Lowell Jenkins clash over who appoints committee heads as Democratic senators dispute leadership and chair assignments.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Senate Appropriations Committee
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Joe Welsh
D-Dubuque
Robert Anderson
Senate
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
Iowa
Anderson
Jenkins
Des Moines track faces sewage woes in Altoona
Iowa environmental officials informed Altoona that its wastewater plant cannot handle the sewage from a proposed racetrack. City leaders plan a $3 to $4 million plant upgrade, with funds not expected until 1988, while Clive plans to resubmit a dog racing track proposal in Dallas County.
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Des Moines
Altoona
Iowa Department of Water, Air and Waste Management
Pete Hamlin
Hamlin
Sam Wise
Clive
Dallas County
The
Racing Commission
INDEX People who think they're out of this world always make you wish they were
A witty line about individuals who claim spacey status, noting their arrogance contrasts with common desire for others to be more grounded and relatable.
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