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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1986
Page
1
Dr. Joan Nickel of Cedar Rapids piloted a hot air balloon at Noetridge Park on Friday. Irvin Anderson of Marion wore a Santa suit and joined the flight, handing out candy and balloons to children before telling spectators the balloon would return to the North Pole.
President Reagan designates NATO ambassador David Abshire to liaise on Iran contra inquiries, reporting directly to the president. CIA director William Casey remains in hospital after brain tumor surgery with limited movement. Senator Dole hails the move as restoring oversight while Regan remains in place.
European Community faces a looming budget crisis as 12 member states store about 1.5 million tons of butter 0.75 million tons of beef and 17 million tons of grain while a 300 million gallon wine lake accumulates. Jacques Delors calls the situation catastrophic and officials warn painful budget cuts may follow.
Alton Maddox Jr. claimed Cedric Sandiford's account shows the car driver helped orchestrate the racially charged assault that killed Michael Griffith. Police countered, saying the driver Dominick Blum acted independently and fled the scene with his father after the crash.
Two fires in eastern Iowa forced eight residents to flee. In Fairfax the Ula Carpenter home burned at about 4 a.m. sending Mindy Pyle and family into the night. In Tama a 10 room grandmother’s house burned, Scott and Tom Wilson escaped through smoke filled stairs with help from a neighbor.
After a six week stakeout in Los Angeles the DEA reports the arrest of Jesus Felix Gutierrez and Carlos Felix Gutierrez in connection with the 1985 kidnapping and murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena Salazar in Mexico. They face narcotics trafficking and conspiracy charges and are not described as ringleaders.
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