Bush confronts Rather on Iran contra interview
The piece critiques Vice President George Bush for clashing with Dan Rather on CBS Evening News over Iran contra. It questions Bush’s explanations and suggests the interview exposed tensions between journalism and politics.
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Dan Rather
George Bush
CBS Evening News
Mr. Bush
Bush
Rather
McLaughlin Group
Richard Nixon
Dan
CBS
Des Moines
James P. Gannon
Gannon
Evening News
Brendan Sullivan
Ollie North
Ocean Spray Faces 78-Count Indictment For Pollution Violations
Ocean Spray the cranberry cooperative was indicted on 78 counts of alleged wastewater discharge violations spanning February 1983 to last October. The federal charges could bring up to 2.1 million dollars in fines and include six felony counts under a strengthened Clean Water Act.
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Boston
Ocean Spray
Frank McNamara
Congress
U of I Faces Criticism Over Hearing Aid Sales
The Iowa Hearing Aid Society accuses the University of Iowa of direct competition by selling hearing aids through University Hospitals and a Lions Club program. University officials deny selling aids, saying they offer care and point buyers to wholesalers.
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U of I
Iowa
Hearing Aid Society
Dale Kueter
Iowa Hearing Aid Society
University of Towa
R. David Nelson
Spencer
Lions Club Hearing Aid Bank
University Hospitals
U of 1
Nelson
Ing
Richard Tyler
Tyler
University
College of Education
Wendell Johnson
Education Department
Cyler
College of Dentistry
Lions
Charles Hite
Alburnett
Iowa Lions Light and Hearing Foundation
The
Lions Foundation
Ames
Ken Lowder
Coralville
Six School Bus Dealers Plead Not Guilty in Iowa Price Fixing
Representatives of six bus body dealers pleaded not guilty in Cedar Rapids to charges of fixing prices bid rigging and dividing sales territories in central and eastern Iowa. Trial is set for March 28 with Hawkeye Bus Sales Hawkeye Superior Bus Sales Midwest Transportation Minnesota Body and Equipment Saf T Liner United School Equipment named. The indictment covers actions from 1982 to 1986. More than 50 boxes of documents were seized during the two year federal probe. Convictions carry up to 1 million dollar fines or double profits or losses. officers face up to three years in prison and 250 000 dollar fines.
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Mr. Bush
Iran
Alexander Haig
United States
George Bush
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Hawkeye Bus Sales Inc
Des Moines
Wayne Steinkamp
Hawkeye Superior Bus Sales Inc
Manson
Ronald Dean Filloon
Midwest Transportation Inc
Ames
Kraig Brower
Minnesota Body and Equipment Co
Shakopee
Minn
Robert Rost
Saf T-Liner Bus Sales Inc
Emery Hadhey
United School Equipment Co
Theon
Antitrust Division
U.S. Justice Department
John Jarvey
Peace talks begin between Nicaragua and contras in Costa Rica
Negotiations opening at a Roman Catholic seminary in San Jose feature brief cordial exchanges as Monsignor Bosco Vivas notes each side presented positions and recesses to consult advisers. The talks, delayed to noon, follow a U S push for $36.25 million in aid for the rebels, with Congress set to vote next week on funding much of it for non military relief.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Bosco Vivas
Reagan
United States
Congress
Flamingo symbol draw sparks Iowa Lottery bids
Prairie du Chien resident Bernard Byers seeks a nonexistent flamingo symbol needed for a Caribbean cruise in the Iowa Lottery game. Lottery officials say 42 flamingos were printed and four redeemed. Byers has advertised and traveled to Des Moines and other cities chasing the symbol, offering up to $10,000.
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Donna Lee
Bernard Byers
Iowa
Byers
Prairie du Chien
Iowa Lottery
Jack Ratekin
Des Moines
State Lottery Office
Ames
Mason City
Elkader
Dubuque
of Iowa
Ratekin
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