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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1988
Page
2
Meese told reporters last week he was vindicated by the independent counsel and resigned as U S Attorney General. The column blasts Meese as a sleazy operator while praising Bush and Dukakis and questions the fall election outcome and potential Meese involvement.
Brigitte Nielsen and Jets defensive lineman Mark Gastineau end their six month engagement. They keep a shared memento a tattoo of each other’s name on their bottoms as a parting memory. Publicist cites demanding careers as reason for breakup.
Two Ruthven, Iowa women create the Jeannielyn line of bold colorful necklaces and earrings. The quirky accessories are turning up on necks and ears across the country, reflecting lively Midwest craft growing popular nationwide.
Iowa Today reports on a drought linked bill named the Harkin Gephardt Save the Family Farm Act. The measure proposes production controls to raise prices by limiting output, drawing political contention in the drought era.
Iowa Today reports on potential relocation of live school board meetings and Lovey Bear's Aerobics from Cable Channel 10 due to a Cox Cable channel change. Page 18A notes scheduling and access implications for viewers and participants.
Anatoly N. Rybakov’s book Children of the Arbat, a critique of Stalinist excess, is published after a 21 year ban. The 77 year old author marks a major triumph in a long publishing battle.
Fans of W P Kinsella will roar at ten stories in this collection. The pieces feature a base stealing wizard and a boy’s education under a slow pitching con man, presented in Leisure section page 1F.
Barbara Bush stands out as spunky and down to earth, contrasting with Nancy Reagan. The article portrays her as the ideal second lady and expresses hope she could become the nation's first lady.
Fire swept through an old wood frame rooming house in Pasco Washington killing three people and seriously burning another as firefighters battled ten other small fires around the city. Fire officials said arson is suspected in the other blazes and a state fire marshal was called in to probe possible links. The building’s manager Godfrey Davis described waking to a wall of flames at about 545 a m CDT and urged residents to evacuate. One victim was a double amputee who reportedly could not find his artificial legs in the smoke and authorities tried to coax a jump but he refused.
The article discusses retirement planning focusing on how much cash is needed to sustain living costs as money loses value over time. It notes that inflation erodes purchasing power and suggests computing a retirement cash target as a prerequisite to planning.
A Cosmopolitan magazine article notes that couples with differing intelligence levels may struggle. It suggests that matches between a very smart person and a less intelligent partner can lead to a sense of dullness and imbalance, affecting harmony at home.
Renowned dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse who popularized the Woodhouse Way on BBC TV died Saturday after a stroke. Her son Patrick said the animal expert, famous for the Walkies catchphrase and No Bad Dogs book, had been ill for some time.
A runaway car jumped a sidewalk and struck three children playing in front of a house in Grand Rapids. Police say the victims were Jason Northrup 9 Marlene Northrup 7 and 2 year old R J Murray. Driver Stan Dlugolen ski 79 was slightly injured and blamed brake failure. Authorities will check the vehicle for mechanical failure and no charges were filed.
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