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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1988
Page
11
Drought threatens Maquoketa River fish along Monticello with low water, crowded fish, and potential disease. Fisherman Lynn Simmons notes a beached boat while others report good catches below the Monticello dam. Hopkinton City Clerk Mary Jasper calls it the lowest water she has seen.
Walford mini mart owners offer 25 cent cones until it rains to soften the drought impact. The sign targets farm customers and dairy sales as rain remains scarce. Cone sales brisk, customers buying multiple cones daily while farmers await meaningful rainfall.
Local residents question whether the Lake Delhi dam holds back water for boaters. Lake levels have fallen about four inches, with officials saying inflow and outflow are balanced and evaporation accounts for minimal loss.
Mercy outlines expanded Mayo group ties and a $600,000 annual endowment target to establish a regional cancer center in Eastern Iowa. The plan unites Cedar Rapids hospitals with CROP and Mayo researchers and creates a tumor registry to track treatment responses.
Carlucci urged cutting drug use by reducing demand during testimony before the House and Senate Armed Services committees. He argued demand reduction is more cost effective than interdiction and proposed tying drug testing and treatment to all future Defense Department contracts with stiff penalties for noncompliance.
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