12 Jul 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1988
Page
1
A 72 year old Cedar Rapids man was arrested and jailed after his Doberman pinscher attacked a 12 year old boy. Police say the man was bothered by noisy neighbor kids.
A lighthearted quip treats the ship of state as stable while joking the real risk lies in diplomacy's rubber ducky. The witty line reframes political peril as a playful image.
Three gunmen fired on hundreds of tourists aboard the City of Poros at Paleo Faliro Athens. Nine dead and 98 wounded as attackers fled by speedboat. Earlier an explosion killed two near the marina, possible linked attacks under investigation.
President Reagan said the government will compensate families of the 290 victims of Iran Air Flight 655, without admitting liability. He framed payments as aid for the innocent and noted no Iran government compensation. Congress watchers cautioned against premature action amid unresolved questions and hostage concerns.
More than half of Iowa corn rated poor in the weekly crop report as weekend rains failed to revitalize parched fields. Board of Trade prices fell for a third straight day while the state studies stream levels and protection lists after the rainfall.
President Reagan selected former Pennsylvania Gov Richard Thornburgh to replace Edwin Meese as attorney general. Thornburgh, a former federal prosecutor from the moderate GOP wing, was expected to meet Reagan about the post and indicate acceptance. Senate confirmation was anticipated. Meese resigned a week earlier saying he was vindicated by the McKay report.
In Albuquerque the prison yard escape plucked three inmates via a hijacked Gazelle helicopter. State and federal helicopters pursued over 20 miles, with one inmate captured in Los Lunas and another evading capture. four held, one at large.
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