Iowa and Nation Update From The Gazette
Major financial shifts include banks trimming prime rates to 8.5 percent while 1B Rockwell International proceeds with Manchester plant expansion despite no state financing. Political notes cover Dole backers in Iowa, Babbitt avoiding attacks, and Hart on deficit spending. Two new defibrillators aid Cedar Rapids area fire departments.
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Today's Chuckle On Humble Birds Humor
A light quip notes a reader wishing hummingbirds would learn words, turning a tiny bird into a witty classroom joke about speech and nature.
Jaeger Memo Sparks Tension Over Police Gag Order
Public Safety Commissioner Robert Jaeger denies issuing a gag order on Police Chief Gary Hinzman while implementing department policy changes. Hinzman declines comment without Jaeger’s consent as tension rises over leadership in the police department.
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Reagan offers halt on aid if Sandinista pace holds
President Reagan pledged from the Oval Office to withhold the 36.25 million dollar contra aid package if Congress is assured the Sandinista government will meet the Central American peace agreement this spring. He urged a yes or no vote, warning that freedom fighters could be gone if the aid fails.
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Index signals recession risk as leading indicator slips
Washington reports the Commerce Department index of leading economic indicators fell for a third month in December signaling possible recession. Analysts differ with some predicting a slowdown in 1988, while others see no outright downturn despite past three-month declines.
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Gunman ends 12 hour siege at West End School
James Harvey 43 of San Antonio held about 80 students and staff at West End Christian School in Tuscaloosa for nearly twelve hours. Police lured him outside, then wrestled him to the ground and took him into custody. Twenty six students and one teacher were released unharmed. Harvey surrendered after a four hour standoff following a videotape viewing by Gov. Guy Hunt.
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Health care by numbers gets zero from hospitals
A controversial system would translate a patient’s clinical condition into a severity code to compare hospital quality. Doctors resist, citing validity concerns while Colorado and Pennsylvania push participation and Iowa considers a mandate at a Des Moines meeting of the Health Policy Corp. of Iowa.
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Judge tosses key evidence in baby death case
A Linn County District Court judge barred the state's blood test results showing morphine in the infant's blood. The Richmonds are charged with child endangerment after their 2 month old died last spring. The defense cites a recent diphtheria booster reaction as the death cause.
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