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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1988
Page
1
Bill Cosby wowed a large crowd as he delivered sharp, playful humor on stage. The entertainer kept fans laughing with timely quips and his signature storytelling style, drawing enthusiastic reactions from attendees.
Russell F. Knapp, SCI founder, remains active and plans a good life while continuing tennis. He voices ongoing strength and engagement, reflecting his enduring influence and efforts.
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board plans new measures to curb savings institutions shifting funds to the bank-insured fund. Separately, the Veterans Administration will refund a 1 percent fee to veterans who applied for VA insured loans in a six week period last year.
A brief note on how communities boost morale by sharing moments of joy and uplifting conduct. It highlights social bonding, rituals, and the role of collective mood in public life. No specific individuals or organizations are named.
Sandinista soldiers shot down a cargo plane after it air-dropped supplies to Contra rebels in southern Nicaragua, killing four crew members. A survivor, Alejandro Sanchez Herrera, 28, says two men parachuted out and a Colombian pilot known as "Richard" was said to work for the CIA. The government and Contras deny any American participation. President Ortega calls the incident a U.S.-backed violation of a peace plan.
Ortega says a plane was shot down mirroring a previous incident, with defense officials and a Contra spokeswoman reporting 10 to 11 fatalities. Sanchez Herrera, in military custody at San Carlos, claimed the aircraft departed from Swan Island in Honduras. He added parachuted men were experts in explosives trained in the United States and that the cargo included rice beans boots clothes and ammunition.
University Hospitals and Clinics officials plan to buy their first hyperbaric chamber by April or May. Doctors say the device will supplement antibiotics and surgery, aiding tissue healing, blood circulation, and bone restoration for carbon monoxide poisoning, skin grafts, bone infections, and radiation damage.
Blizzard conditions grip Iowa as arctic air drives plummeting temperatures and near zero visibility across Eastern Iowa. Late afternoon snowfall surged from northwest Iowa eastward, intensifying travel dangers and road closures as temperatures fell to the low teens and single digits.
Des Moines profile notes Bruce Babbitt, former Arizona governor, has visited Iowa frequently as he pursues the Democratic nomination. The piece recalls his RAGBRAI ties, argues he champions a national sales tax and needs tests for subsidy programs, while arguing for candor and honesty amid deficits.
Arizona's secretary of state prepared to certify just over 300000 signatures and tell Gov. Evan Mecham he has five days to resign or face a recall election set for May 17. Mecham vows no resignation amid criminal trials and impeachment risk. He plans a $2.5 million recall effort and urges voters to reconsider.
AN DIEGO In the business of wrenching truth from the Earth 1987 was a banner year. Harmon Craig descended into an active underwater volcano and two miles down into the deepest Pacific to witness boiling chimneys and pink organisms. In October a volcano erupted beneath his research ship, yielding a sizzling volcanic rock. Craig, a geochemistry sleuth at UC San Diego Scripps, pursues data across extreme seas to map Earth's hidden processes.
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