24 Jan 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1988
Page
1
College basketball score line featuring Notre Dame Iowa Kansas Dartmouth Missouri with a complex string of team names and an unrelated weather note mentioning cloudy skies and frigid temperatures in the teens with a near zero low
Democratic presidential hopefuls voiced farm policy aims at Iowa State University in Ames. Senator Paul Simon and others urged fair farm support while cautioning against rising consumer prices and regional divides. Gephardt pressed for mandatory production controls and the Save the Family Farm Bill as Hart and Jackson urged unity.
An 82 year old Bulgarian born singing coach, Bancho Banchevsky, fell 80 feet from the Family Circle balcony during intermission at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center. Police say it appears to be a self-inflicted death. Witnesses described pandemonium as the man landed in the rear orchestra area and died at the scene.
A freight train crashed into a parked train in Pico Rivera California on Friday night after a signal malfunction allowed the 72 car freight to collide with a 67 car parked train. The impact ignited a fireball damaging a church and a store and firefighters battled the blaze.
President Reagan will ask Congress to reduce capital gains taxes, arguing lower rates could boost revenue by encouraging asset sales. The draft plan, to be delivered with the State of the Union, says the optimum rate should be set with Congress. Aides expect Rep. Dan Rostenkowski to consider but likely oppose the proposal.
A shopper notes how customized products promise fit but may incur hidden fees or higher charges. The piece urges skepticism and careful reading of terms to avoid overpaying.
Emilia Libera and Sergio Calore, longtime inmates, reportedly grew close during prison cultural activities and a Christmas furlough. They visited relatives near Rome together and may plan marriage, though prison officials have not received any marriage paperwork.
In a Des Moines profile Dukakis admits farming was not his strength as Massachusetts governor but says he has learned. He describes a Sioux City farmer meeting as a key experience and says he understands the issues facing grain and livestock producers better now as he campaigns toward the February 8 caucuses.
An issues paper on agriculture notes a steady decline in family farms, falling land values, sagging exports, and rising subsidies. Dukakis proposes reasonable price supports and supply management aimed at family farms, promising simpler, more predictable programs.
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