15 Feb 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1988
Page
1
A summary notes renewed attention to women’s rights in a Page 2A feature with items on leaders, organizations, and future momentum. The piece signals ongoing activism and potential policy focus shaping the movement’s direction.
A lighthearted quip notes that footprints in time don’t come from loafers, poking fun at fashion and lasting impressions with a playful, punny line.
In Jerusalem the military police detained two soldiers after reports that troops used a bulldozer to bury four Arabs during an anti Israeli protest earlier this month. An army official said further detentions are possible and no charges have been filed.
About 300 people protested U.S. pressure on South Korea to open markets in Seoul when riot police manhandled a protester and carried him away. President Reagan had revoked the nation’s duty free trade status last month.
Dr Rose Frisch of Harvard notes vigorous school sports delay menarche reducing lifetime breast cancer risk. American girls reach first period earlier now, but sports like tennis running basketball or soccer push age to 15 14 matching 100 years ago. More lifetime menstrual cycles raise breast cancer risk. delaying start lowers risk.
A two vehicle crash on Highway 146 near Grinnell Saturday night killed four Grinnell men aged 17 to 23. Russell Lacy was the driver of the northbound car, with passengers William Routier, 23, Vance Schroeder, 16, and Terry Wells, 22, all dying at the scene. Joyce Grandstaff, 40, driving the southbound pickup, was injured and hospitalized in Des Moines in critical condition. The State Patrol cited no known cause, noted blowing snow and no seat belts on the four men or Grandstaff. The crash was reported as Iowa's second multiple fatality of the period.
Pat Robertson said in a Goffstown New Hampshire debate that 25 intermediate range missiles were secretly placed in Cuba. An aide later clarified he meant missile delivery systems not warheads. White House deputy press secretary Fitzwater had no information but would check.
Americans face the first filing season under the Tax Reform Act of 1986 with widespread changes. Tax rates drop to 1931 lows and many deductions vanish or shrink, making returns more complex and time consuming despite many taxpayers seeing lower bills.
The IRS Cedar Rapids office offers weekday taxpayer help with revised forms and new rules as the 1986 tax act increases complexity. Mortimer Caplin warns returns will take longer and many new forms and calculations must be completed, signaling a surge in questions and professional help.
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