31 Dec 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1988
Page
1
A feature profile on a seasoned hunting dog nicknamed Ninja, four years old, celebrated for exceptional tracking and companionship. The piece highlights its training, notable hunts, and the bond with its owner across page five of the outdoor section.
Gazette columnist Mike Hlas notes the Peach Bowl in Atlanta amid a busy city scene. Hawkeye injuries sideline key players but five named veterans are clear to play. Rose Parade is delayed to Monday with networks covering the event. A Cedar Rapids man remains hospitalized after a bar argument escalated to a car strike.
A light joke notes a diplomat’s preferred color as plaid when asked. The quip highlights the diplomat’s characteristic blend of patterns and diplomacy in a tongue in cheek way.
A 24 hour siege ended when an Iowa City man, Michael Fane, was shot by a SWAT sniper and a final hostage freed. Police then moved in with a bomb squad to detonate a suspected bomb in a suitcase, which did not explode. No hostages were injured.
The Justice Department subpoenas target President Reagan and President-elect Bush as defense witnesses in Oliver North’s Iran Contra trial. A White House statement says the subpoenas seek the president’s testimony and discovery of certain personal records, raising constitutional questions.
Don Fraverse at 1210 Memorial Dr SE used unseasonably warm weather to remove ice from his driveway. Earlier freezing rain left rough surfaces as temperatures reached 38 degrees.
Iowa state officials report a drop in welfare caseloads for January through June. Food stamp recipients fell by 7,811 to 71,225 households, Medicaid cases declined by 4,022 families, and AFDC households decreased to 36,914 from 1987. DHS cited the improving economy as a key factor.
Yuri Churbanov, son-in-law of Leonid Brezhnev, convicted of taking about 145000 dollars in bribes and sentenced to 12 years in a labor camp. The case tied to Kremlin circles and signals law under Gorbachev applies to all officials.
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