Cedar Rapids Changes City Rates And Commerce
Cedar Rapids plans higher sewer charges later this year while local business activity grows. Wathan Flying Service ends 34 years at Cedar Rapids Airport with an auction as Van Dusen Airport Services prepares to move in. The Veterans Administration hints at mortgage rate cuts and CPI Sales Inc begins a major addition project. University of Iowa women’s basketball defeats Indiana 72 to 48.
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Cedar Rapids
Wathan Flying Service
van Dusen
Veterans Money
CPI Sales Inc
Linn
Johnson Counties
Todays Chuckle Executive Suit Fit for Tied
A light humorous note plays on the phrase fit to be tied and adds a pun about being suited for the occasion. The joke hinges on wordplay linking fitness, attire, and formality in a newsroom casual tone.
Peres tied to secret pledge over Iraqi pipeline defense
Washington sources say former Israeli leader Shimon Peres secretly agreed in 1985 to guarantee Israel would not attack a planned one billion dollar Iraqi oil pipeline. He reportedly pledged to use future U.S. aid to pay for repairs if attacked, amid White House NSC efforts to finance the project.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Shimon Peres
Israel
Edwin Meese
E. Robert Wallach
U.S
Peres
Meese
White House National Security Council
IA. Meese
Farm prices rise 2.4 percent in January 1988
Prices farmers receive for raw products climbed 2.4 percent from December and were 7.4 percent higher than January 1987. Cattle hogs oranges soybeans and broiler chickens led gains while strawberries turkeys and peanuts tempered the overall rise.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Agricultural Statistics Board
Reagan ends trade breaks to four Asian nations
President Reagan revokes duty free status for South Korea Taiwan Hong Kong and Singapore with plans to block 105 million dollars in sanctions on Brazilian products. Trade preferences end Jan 2 1989 affecting nearly 10 billion dollars in imports.
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Washington
Reagan
Agnewei Hhis
South Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Singapore
United States
White House
Mari Fitzwater
U.S
IIA
Geneva Tower residents oppose downtown adult bookstore plans
Geneva Tower residents led by Merle Hamad petitioned City Hall to block a proposed 5800 square foot adult bookstore at 307 Fifth Ave SE across from the elderly apartment building. The group cites safety and moral concerns, though the site meets current zoning.
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Heather Sloman Wood
Gazete City Hall
Geneva Tower
Merle Hamad
Hamad
Fifth Ave
City Hall
Don Canney
Cedar Rapids
Fifth Ave. SE
James Wilkin
Kura
Mount Vernon
Ryan Montague
Cedar Entertainment
Fifth Avenue SE
Mao Jacket Sparks Speculation On Chinese TV Newsroom
China Central Television anchor Zhang Hongmin wore a plain gray Mao jacket on two nights fueling rumors of illness or political turmoil. Co announcer Lu Jing also swapped to a sober jacket. Foreign observers wondered if the clothing signaled mood in Beijing, though officials denied any official motive.
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Zhang Hongmin
Mao Tse-tung
Lu Jing
Beijing
Zhang
Communist Party
Hu Yaobang
Foreign Ministry
China
China Central Television Network
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University of Iown
Indiana
Abby
Eawin Meese
Andy Beardsley
Harrison Elementary School
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Commerce Department
Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association
Association
Charlotte LeGates
Geneva Tower Residents Fighting Adult Book Store
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