25 Jun 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1987
Page
1
An Arkansas firm photographer prompts caution from the Better Business Bureau and Cedar Rapids Police Department over taking pictures of children. Public notice highlights safety concerns for families.
Charles Pinckney of South Carolina declares that all blessings of civil and religious liberty capable of making them happy at home should be extended to every citizen. He emphasizes universal rights as core to the constitutional framework under discussion.
A lighthearted quip about people with a single focus and empty boxcars on a rail metaphor. The joke plays on a narrow line of thought and railcar imagery for humor.
Chrysler Motors Corp faced a 16 count federal indictment accusing executives of directing disconnection of odometers on cars driven by managers. The probe spans from 1949 to 1985 with an 18 month period starting July 1985, involving millions of vehicles and potential $120 million fines.
The court ruled 7 to 2 that mail fraud cannot cover defrauding intangible rights and 5 to 4 that a Houston worker who wished harm on President Reagan was unlawfully fired. It also sided 6 to 3 to allow excluding death penalty opponents from trials. Justice White noted Congress intended a broad fraud law but the decision narrows enforcement against corruption.
Tom Shank 18 of Cedar Rapids removes unused telephone conduits from the Edgewood Road Cedar River bridge. The west half closes for about three months for reconstruction with southbound traffic diverted to the east half leaving one lane each way. Shank works for Cramer and Associates.
Comedian Jackie Gleason, famed as Ralph Kramden and later Sheriff Buford T Justice, died at 71 from cancer at home in Lauderhill Florida. A major 1950s TV draw and Hustler film star, his career spanned stage screen and television with signature lines How sweet it is and And away we go.
Lobbyists and special interests spent about 132 289 on wining and dining Iowa lawmakers, more than double last year’s 64 527, with much of the rise tied to new reporting rules. The increase follows gifts law changes and tougher disclosures in the House, where 75 478 was spent on 100 members for food drinks and entertainment.
Washington AP Lt. Col. Oliver North is set to testify publicly starting July 7 after private questioning as congressional panels outline limits. North’s side seeks concessions, but negotiators say testimony should last no more than four days with no recall unless extraordinary developments occur.
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