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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1985
Page
2
Japan announces tariff reductions on more than 1800 imports including dried seaweed and antibiotics and vows further steps by July. The move follows a $45 billion last year trade surplus, with $36.8 billion with the United States, as Tokyo seeks broader access for foreign goods.
In Detroit a man offered 10 to help retrieve a motorized model boat stuck on a pond, then fled as 13 year old Kenneth Ray disappeared under the water. Fellow 13 year old Luther Johnson said police will question the man as homicide investigates potential crime.
The Democratic National Committee canceled its midterm convention in 1986. DNC Chairman Paul Kirk led the decision, saying the move would save well over $1 million.
The State Department plans to renovate or replace about half of its 262 embassies and consulates over seven years. 75 will be abandoned and rebuilt at new locations, 50 renovated on site, and 210 overseas offices of related agencies updated. Costs start at $3.5 billion.
Four teenagers sparked a fatal blast near Centralia by tossing firecrackers into an old oil tank. One 16 year old died, his father and two other youths were wounded, with witnesses noting flames and debris clouds and oil spray across nearby homes.
NBC and Carson Productions said Mark Lindsay will be replaced as John Lennon in Imagine The Story of John and Yoko after his real name Mark Chapman matched the assassin of the rock star. Mark Chapman is serving a life sentence for Lennon's murder.
A shopper at Westdale Mall seeks a sunless tanning option promising rapid results. The brief item notes a marketing push urging customers to enjoy faster tanning with reduced sun exposure inside the mall.
The House passed measures to curb Pentagon reimbursements for overhead items, impose penalties and expand enforcement. Amendments target sole source contracts, revolving door moves between the Pentagon and defense firms, and prohibit former officials from joining contractors for two years.
An 81 year old man was tied up and strapped to a bed for nine months while a nursing aide abducted him and cashed about 60,000 in checks and stock certificates. Warren Hastings was found in a Brewton Alabama van and identified as the captive. Police say Jacquelyn Hart faces kidnapping charges and other arrests are expected. Hastings was kept without hearing aid crutches or lower teeth and forced to sign blank checks. Hart allegedly used fear to control him. Bank officials alerted authorities to missing funds prompting the Alabama discovery.
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