20 Jul 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1988
Page
1
Objections were filed to a plan allowing Morris Plan Co of Iowa depositors with more than 1500 dollars to access about 16 percent of their funds. Cedar Rapids news notes the issue on page L1A.
If laughter truly cures, doctors would bill for it as a cure or treatment. The joke notes humor as a universal remedy while hinting at the medical cost of joy.
Jesse Jackson closed his 1988 campaign with an appeal for unity as Democrats gathered 11,000 delegates. He praised Michael Dukakis and urged the poor to unite for a new day, while supporters waved red and blue placards in friendly competition.
Delegates and guests arriving for the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta confront heavy security. Police, sheriffs, and federal agents guard the Omni Coliseum and World Congress Center while street patrols monitor demonstrators and parking lots.
A former delivery man credited with helping rescue two kidnapped girls, including 4 year old Candi Talarico, after he noted a license number. Police arrested Kenneth Alvin Michel, 32, a deaf church custodian, on three counts of kidnapping for holding Candi in a crawl space beneath Elk Grove Methodist Church.
Jeffrey White 35 entered Fort Madison police station to surrender claiming 62 pounds of C-4 explosives in his 1988 car trunk. After evacuations and a three hour standoff a state bomb expert remotely opened the trunk and found no explosives. White, recently AWOL, was to be turned over to federal officials.
The drought of 1988 drives anxiety and mood issues among Iowa farmers. Fran Phillips of the Rural Concerns Hotline in Des Moines notes a surge in calls as farmers grapple with loss of control over weather and crops. Cindy Kaestner of the Abbe Center explains stress grows from daily uncertainty. The hotline, started in 1985, now handles about 200 calls weekly, up from 63 in early June.
Residents report improved waterway conditions as cleanup efforts near completion. Authorities credit coordinated dredging and waste removal along the C R lake and surrounding shoreline for reduced debris and healthier aquatic habitat. Local groups plan ongoing monitoring and community cleanup days to sustain the progress.
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