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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1987
Page
2
A peace mission for 12 Iowans kicks off next week for the American Soviet Walk. The 360 mile trek from Leningrad to Moscow will include about 200 Americans and 200 Soviet residents in the participant list.
The Iowa political scene heats up as the July 26 First Ladies Forum invites wives of presidential hopefuls to speak five minutes on the first lady role and a White House agenda. The piece mocks the trend toward personal scrutiny and argues the process demeans nominees, ending with a jab at Ronald Reagan.
Book outline by Gary Hart rejects his recent presidential race exit and cites a 1975 Castro meeting foiled by the FBI and a 1983 Nicaraguan rebel bombing attempt. It notes his wife Lee Hart and a tentative title Stepping Stones Across an Era.
Iowa credit unions across the state expanded membership, savings, assets, and loans in 1986, according to the Iowa Credit Union League. The report highlights gains across the sector as members joined, deposits increased, and loan portfolios rose.
Auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Dubuque, 65 year old C R Francis Dunn, will move to Cedar Rapids in the next two weeks. The move marks the first time in northeast Iowa’s 150 year Catholic history a bishop’s residence is outside Dubuque and reflects a church decentralization effort.
Federal judge ruled Penthouse description of four elementary girls as Little Amazons on a 1986 playground incident was a colorful portrayal not a factual statement. The suit alleged invasion of privacy and false light over a photograph and article about sex and segregated recess at Oakland Beach Elementary, Warwick.
Two female inmates with AIDS seized the prison director in Sao Paulo prompting a seven hour riot by 116 inmates. They overpowered Antonia Maria da Silva to protest isolation, armed with knives and glass. Police surrounded the facility while officials pledged no punishment and promised to address grievances. The director was released unharmed.
Twenty summers after 1967 the scene changed over the last twenty years leaving few clues that this was a teen mecca known for free love and drugs. Witnesses recall impressions of long hair and a lifestyle described on page 3B.
In Lima Peru a rare tropical storm spooked residents as panic spread in Callao where people fled into dark streets mistaking thunder for guerrilla bombs. The unrest mirrors four months of Shining Path offensives rattling the area.
The book project strained the Carters marriage after their political peak and defeat. The piece notes they handled leisure pages and a widower Steve McAuliffe learning to fly, reflecting broader life themes beyond politics.
New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center faced questions as a 3 month old prem baby died after a 22 minute outage that disabled 32 respirators. Officials defended actions while confirming the power failure contributed to the death and that investigations are underway by state and city authorities.
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