North Poindexter take Fifth again at hearing
Former national security adviser John Poindexter and Oliver North invoked the Fifth Amendment at a public House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Iran contra scandal. North cited his lawyer’s advice to remain silent while Richard Secord also refused to answer questions. Nixon and Carter weighed in, suggesting Reagan’s critics push for answers.
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Washington
John Poindexter
Oliver North
House Foreign Affairs Committee
North
America
Congressional
Iran
House Intelligence Committee
Richard Secord
Intelligence
Congress
Richard Nixon
Reagan
Nixon
Parisappany
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Atlanta
Poindexter
Lee Hamilton
D-Ind
Seifert's to acquire Beverly's 24-store chain in Michigan
Seifert's of Cedar Rapids will take possession of Beverly's, a Grand Rapids based 24 store chain, on Dec 30. Eighteen Beverly's stores will convert to Seifert's immediately, six become Dimensions Plus, and the latter will remain a separate division targeting women 18 to 40. Beverly's sales are projected around 14 million in 1986 with purchase price not disclosed. Corporate operations will merge in Cedar Rapids with buying and merchandising staff transferring there.
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George C. Ford
Seifert’s
Cedar Rapids
Seifert
Beverly’s
Beverly's
Priest tells Colonia children Santa and Rudolph are not real
In Metuchen Diocese statements clarified that Rev. Romano Ferraro spoke to St. John Vianney parishioners about Christmas beliefs. Parents and attendees described his remarks as portraying Santa as dead and Rudolph and the North Pole as non existent.
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Oodbridge
Santa Claus
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Metuchen
Romano Ferraro
St. John Vianney
Colonia
Ferraro
Santa
Joanne
Amtrak May Decide on Cedar Rapids Route by February
Amtrak officials could decide by mid February whether to switch the Califor nia Zephyr from Burlington Northern tracks to a mid Iowa route through Cedar Rapids. James Larson said a test run on C&NW tracks between Chicago and Omaha showed a reasonably good railroad though the Boone to Denison segment's condition remains a key issue. Local communities welcomed the test train with about two dozen residents and reporters present.
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Iowa
mid-Iowa
Cedar Rapids
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Washington, D.C
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Chicago
Omaha
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C&nw
Beverly Yards
Boone and
Denison
Panel urges sex education and contraception for teens nationwide
A National Research Council panel calls for widespread birth control access and diligent contraceptive use to cut teen pregnancies. The two year study, led by Dr. Daniel Federman, says programs must target all youth with emphasis on disadvantaged groups and may include school based health clinics for pill and condom distribution.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
National Research Council
Daniel Federman
Harvard Medical School
Federman
Stereophonic Politician Delivers Dual Mouthlines
A playful item notes a politician who talks out of both sides of his mouth, delivering dual statements that echo hypocrisy. The quip captures a humorous critique of political duplicity in a compact caption.
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