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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1986
Page
2
Meredith Corp plans a new regional magazine named Midwest Living as Iowa Today notes on page 4A. The item signals a regional expansion for the publisher behind Better Homes and Gardens and other titles.
A writer argues Fourth of July weekend away from television reveals sanctuary at home. He cites Ad rienne Rich on TV's eroding oral culture and notes Judge Gesell declining a televised naturalization. He calls for resisting TV and reading a book instead.
General Foods urged Jewel stores in Chicago and Kroger outlets in Detroit to remove 0.6 ounce sugar free Jell-O from shelves after a caller claimed he tainted three boxes with cyanide. The company and Kroger noted the threat was unconfirmed and under test for tampering.
Police and city officials remove 18 dogs nine cats and three children from a Cedar Rapids residence amid claims of atrocious living conditions and possible child neglect. Court orders allow removal to alleviate animal suffering as the city prepares charges for multiple animal welfare violations and a foster-based return plan is set for next week.
Donald Stevens of Assembly Machines Inc of Erie Pennsylvania says his firm bid on and received a contract with Israel Military Industries about ten years ago. He claimed the equipment was for general mechanical assembly and not for cluster bombs, though he knew it would be used for military purposes. U.S. agents searched AMI and two Cedar Rapids area firms amid a probe into possible export of cluster bomb technology to Israel.
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