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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1986
Page
1
The Iowa Lottery energized by a yellow 16 ball has seen the number appear in five of six Lotto drawings. Officials say odds of such a run are about 1 in 3,125 while the typical $100 prize odds sit near 1 in 4,124. Lottery spokesman Bret Voorhees notes the run is within guidelines.
After Saturday's drawing a reader noted number 16 appearing repeatedly in the game. A check of five Cedar Rapids Marion area Lotto outlets found few players commenting to store officials about the coincidence.
Jane's Spaceflight Directory 1986 notes the Soviet Union has an almost frightening ten year lead in space program progress. Reginald Turnill cites vastly longer Soviet space operation times and foresees higher launch costs and insurance for the West post Challenger. Mir Salyut is in place while NASA’s Shuttle program loses momentum.
Iowa lawmakers accuse the Iowa Development Commission of awarding a $738000 grant from lottery profits to Iowa Beef Processors as a political move by Governor Branstad. The governor's office denies any connection to campaign contributions or trip ties to Armand Hammer and Soviet affairs.
Millions of blacks stayed away from work as the government kept tight controls claiming plans for a Soweto 1976 uprising anniversary would be foiled. Winnie Mandela faced a speaking ban while Desmond Tutu criticized restrictions as discriminatory and punitive. Police conducted arrests near the emergency regime.
Navy says Jonathan Jay Pollard had his clearance restored after being revoked in 1981 amid emotional problems. Pollard admitted selling U S secrets to Israel since 1984, fueling interagency clashes and straining U S Israel relations.
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev announced arms control ideas to the Communist Party calling for reductions in strategic nuclear weapons and a 15 year extension of space based and ABM treaty commitments. He cited 1600 delivery vehicles and 8000 warheads as limits and urged non-withdrawal from the ABM treaty. The plan follows U.S. estimates of 1893 delivery vehicles and 7500 warheads. Talks remain in Geneva with confidentiality upheld.
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