22 Dec 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1988
Page
1
Robert Ray ends five years as President of Life Investors Inc. in a nationally visible career shift. The move follows his tenure guiding the firm after serving as governor of Iowa.
A whimsical note claims the moon can stop cars on empty highways by its mighty grip. The jokey item adds charm to the paper's light side with a playful celestial sighting.
Cedar Rapids Police Capt. Louis Stepanek calls for a public apology after the Civil Service Commission voided his three day suspension and ordered back pay. Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jaeger criticized the ruling, saying officers must render aid when needed. He pledged no apology and focused on duties to citizens.
A Pan Am Boeing 747 bound for New York with 258 aboard crashed in the Scottish village of Lockerbie. No survivors were found from the accident, which destroyed homes and sparked a large fireball spreading over 10 miles. Ground fatalities were reported, with 15 feared, while the flight carried 255 adults, three children, and 15 crew members.
President Reagan said in a taped ABC interview that the United States is discussing with allies the possibility of destroying a Libyan chemical weapons factory but no decision has been made. Officials say military options are not under active consideration yet the issue will be raised at a January Paris conference on enforcing the Geneva convention.
Kurt Nicholson said his numbers 1 4 9 14 20 24, chosen from birthdays and birth months, match the 1986 launched Iowa Lotto drawing. If verified, he collects 2.32 million in 20 installments and plans to continue working while awaiting official confirmation.
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