Breaking Tradition at Noon Kiwanis Membership Drive
Iowa City Noon Kiwanis weighs accepting two women for membership. Also notes Bob Greene apologizes for past sarcasm about Vanna White as a role model. Cedar Rapids town meeting drew varied citizens. Bush forms Iowa campaign committee. Hawkeye Bancorp posts 1986 loss. Brenton Banks improves. Indiana tops Wisconsin in triple overtime.
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Noon Kiwanis Club
Iowa City
Iowa
Bob Greene
Vanna White
Greene
Today’s Chuckle
A brief humor item noting people who think they have time to kill often misplace other priorities as well.
Oil crisis darkens as US faces renewed shortages and OPEC leverage
US policy makers warn of new oil shortages on par with the 1970s as OPEC sustains around 18 dollars a barrel. Interior Secretary Hodel predicts gas lines within two to five years while analysts fear rising foreign dependence by 1990 and 1995.
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New York
United States
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Donald Hodel
Hodel
Libya
West Texas
Gorbachev links peace drive to Soviet domestic policy
Mikhail Gorbachev called for lasting peace and stability as the Soviet Union focuses on domestic reform. In a Kremlin speech at a peace and disarmament forum he stressed that international policy is driven by internal goals and warned against Western pressure. He cited a new Soviet approach to human rights and defended independence from Western motives. The Begun family reported Josef Begun remains imprisoned as officials comment.
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Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Kremlin Palace
Soviet Communist Party
Gorbachev
Josef Begun
Ameri
Bill limiting smoking in public gains
Iowa House panel approves a measure to ban smoking in public places by a 13 to 6 vote in the State Government Committee. Critics argue it infringes rights while supporters call it a strong public health measure and say the state must protect the public.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Iran Upset by TV Spoof of Khomeini Underwear Scene
West Germany faced a diplomatic flap after a 14 second ARD broadcast on Rudi Carrell’s show made women appear to throw their underwear at Ayatollah Khomeini. Iran Air halted a Frankfurt Tehran flight for hours to protest. The Foreign Ministry regretted the satire but defended the program.
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Bankfurt
West Germany
Iran
Tehran
Khomeini
Islamic Republic
Foreign Ministry
Quaker Oats union workers approve three year contract
Quaker Oats production workers Local 110 vote 4 to 1 to approve a three year pact returning to work today after a 1 week strike over seniority. The agreement includes a $1,500 signing bonus, 1 percent wage increases on four dates, cost of living adjustments, enhanced dental and medical plans, and a 4 percent stock investment option. About 1,300 workers affected. maintenance staff contract expires April 8.
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Quaker Oats Co
Retail Wholesale & Department Store Union
Local 110
Mark Beltz
Bob Leeper
Quaker
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Wisconsin
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