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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1989

Page

17

Willits reward dispute heads to lawsuit over information

Linda Bates claims a $10,000 reward for locating Terri Willits was earned after reporting a sighting in Las Vegas. Her attorney Samuel McHard says a contract was fulfilled and threatens legal action if payment is denied. A separate $12,000 reward for abductor arrest remains in Davenport firefighters' fund.

Davenport Terri Willits Las Vegas Linda Bates Moline Willits Marycrest College Rock Island, Ill Samuel McHard Women’s Resource Center Bates McHard

Deng Appears in Public as Beijing Cracks Down

Deng Xiaoping makes his first public appearance since May 16 alongside Li Peng and Yang Shangkun at Communist Party HQ. Tiananmen unrest prompts martial law, a minuted tribute to soldiers, and a crackdown banning counterrevolutionary posters with soldiers patrolling intersections and campuses.

Deng Mikhail Gorbachev Li Peng Yang Shangkun Communist Party Xinhua Zhao Ziyang Hu Qili Tian Jiyun Zhao Beijing Tiananmen Square Washington White House Marlin Fitzwater

Amnesia: Woman Recalls Attack and Lost Identity

A woman describes a June 5 1989 amnesia episode following an alley assault. She says she traveled through the Southwest, regained memory, reunited with her husband, and cooperates with investigators amid questions about the condition’s cause. Police and private investigators review her statements and past living situation.

Las Vegas Willits Davis Vernon Davenport Vernon Willits

Inflation Surge in Wholesale Prices Across Sectors

Wholesale prices jumped in May led by gasoline and automobiles with energy rising 3.3 percent and natural gas up 3.4 percent. Vegetables surged 26.4 percent as celery and tomato prices doubled and cabbage climbed 33 percent while food rose 0.8 percent and core prices excluding food and energy gained 0.5 percent.

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