Fans, players set for All Star game
Fans and players prepare for the All Star game with anticipation. Details in the page 1C teaser indicate roster highlights and event timing as coverage expands.
14 Jul 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1987
Page
1
Fans and players prepare for the All Star game with anticipation. Details in the page 1C teaser indicate roster highlights and event timing as coverage expands.
A Los Angeles sumlord received a 30 day sentence in a rat infested building he repeatedly refused to repair. U S News notes the case on page 2A.
A humorous quip suggests the easiest way to avoid writing letters to pen pals is to act like a pig, implying a playful jab at digressive or lazy correspondence.
Iowa's investor owned electric utilities owe customers 138 million in refunds due to excess deferred taxes from a higher tax rate. Including AT&T and gas pipelines, average refunds reach 223 dollars per ratepayer, though changes in tax law may delay PDD refunds.
Members of Congress on the Iran-contra investigation committees pressed to keep the scandal in focus as Lt. Col. Oliver North faced questions. They argued his actions violated the nation's core value of government under law while North defended his conduct and claimed his superiors knew of everything. Lawmakers urged adherence to due process, warning against the end justifying the means as public sympathy grew.
President Reagan said he was never briefed about diverting profits from Iran arms sales to fund covert operations. Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater relayed Reagan’s account to reporters and White House statements followed Senate questions over a Poindexter memo. Inouye and Cheney debated the memo’s implications, with senators seeking clarity on what the president knew and what Poindexter disclosed.
Patty Kueter reports on the Ollie North Iran contra hearings as lines form since 2 a.m. outside the Russell Senate Office Building. Tourists, media, and locals seek a glimpse of the high drama as the hearings begin at 9 a.m. and visitors are capped at brief viewings.
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said the start of escort operations for Kuwaiti tankers in the Persian Gulf is imminent and the U S would be ready to attack Iranian missile installations if it believed missiles were about to be used. He ruled out a pre-emptive strike to destroy Silkworm missiles already obtained by Iran.
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