23 Dec 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1987
Page
1
Randy Fry mobilizes friends and relatives to persuade Santa to land his sleigh or a facsimile in Marengo. The lighthearted feature appears on Page 12B of METRO IOWA.
A playful note jokes that the phrase mum's the word is easier to say than the awkward spelling of chrysanthemum, turning a simple garden word into a lighthearted aside about language.
President Reagan signed the deficit reduction legislation after late sessions by Congress. The bills cut the 1988 deficit by 33.3 billion as part of a 76 billion two-year pact, covering all federal policy through Sept 30 next year. He called it a first step but warned there is more to do.
Two former aides of Attorney General Edwin Meese were indicted in the Wedtech case. The 18 count racketeering indictment targets E. Robert Wallach W. Franklyn Chinn and R Kent London for schemes to defraud Wedtech or the government through false documents and bribery. Independent counsel James McKay says there is insufficient evidence that Meese knowingly participated though related questions remain.
Cambridge AP scientists report isolating a master sex trigger gene on the Y chromosome that initiates male development while its absence leads to female growth. The work at the Whitehead Institute, MIT, suggests a shared mechanism across mammals and could aid infertility and sexual development research. The study, led by Dr. David Page, appears in Cell with cautions about further confirmation.
Floyd and Lottie McCoy of Vinton celebrate 65 years of marriage while hospitalized in Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital. They wed December 23 1922 in Linn County Courthouse in a Christmas gift to each other. Floyd nicknamed Spider, 88, and Lottie, 84, have a daughter a son five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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