29 Dec 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1987
Page
1
On the clock Jolette Law hit a 16 foot jumper to break a tie and lift fifth ranked Iowa to a 73 69 upset of second ranked Auburn in the Orang Bow Classic on Monday. Retailers reported holiday receipts with analysts estimating overall sales up about 6 percent from last year as investors brace for market volatility.
A light humor item jokes about the economy and the French Quarter in New Orleans, suggesting its name could become the French Dime as a playful reference to financial times. The quip reflects a local-tinged mock headline style.
Cedar Rapids St. Luke's and Mercy hospitals will become nearly smoke free from January 1 in a three phase plan. Smoking will be discouraged for patients in rooms and prohibited in lobbies lounges dining areas and outpatient spaces. Visitors and staff may smoke only in a room on the tower level and in a grief room emergency area, with flexible enforcement.
George Rivers, 18, of Siren, Wisconsin, pulls his cousin Kimberly Christenson, 7, of Madison, Wisconsin, down in a scene tied to U S operations in Afghanistan. The incident highlights civilian risk and acts of protective intervention amid military activity, with families affected on a remote front.
A major Iowa snowstorm disrupts the region with heavy accumulations in Waukon Decorah and Mason City while forecasts predict more snow this week. In Washington Washington-Undersecretary Armacost will visit Pakistan to coordinate U.S. policy on Afghanistan alongside denials of U.S. advisers in the mujahedin area as Reagan presses for a Soviet pullout legal.
RUSDELLVILLE Ark A man with two revolvers killed two people wounded four and briefly held a hostage before surrendering Monday Police found five more bodies at his house At least six relatives were unaccounted for authorities said R Gene Simmons Sr 47 of Dover surrendered at the trucking company offices He quit jobs at a convenience store and an oil firm hours before the spree Police planned capital murder and attempted capital murder charges with a bond hearing set in Pope County Circuit Court
The University of Iowa avoided a city sewer shutoff by paying 109197.60 to Iowa City two hours after a Johnson County judge refused to block disconnection. Eight university buildings faced cuts through Jan. 6, while a $11.50 arrears and $11 delinquency charge remained unresolved.
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