Iowa Natives Highlight Busy Sports and Legal News
Vinton attorney David Happel charged with sexual contact with a child plans to remain as Kenton County magistrate and swim coach. Jeff Grayer named NBA draft pick by Milwaukee Bucks as Iowa State star. Cedar Rapids Washington declared national public high school swimming champion. Federal Land Bank in Omaha begins aid-funding process under pressure from farm groups and Congress.
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Omaha
Todays Chuckle About Adolescent Xias
A lighthearted quip notes that as children grow into teens they begin testing their parents patience and routines, hinting at evolving expectations and aging dynamics in a humorous way. The joke plays on the idea of obsolescence in a playful tone.
Sweet Corn Day Faces Drought Delays and Contingencies
Sweet Corn Day promoter Hauber says corn may be ready by July 15 if rain arrives. event on July 16 plans to serve 4 to 7 pm with 3 to 4 tons of corn from Ackley Food Processors. Drought prompts possible reschedule or alternative treats. Cedar Rapids St Jude’s festival set for Aug 26-28 with optimistic outlook.
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Hauber
Donald Bruggeman
St. Jude's Catholic Church
Cedar Rapids
St. Jude's
Bruggeman
Gazette
Gorbachev Unveils Soviet Reform Vision at Party Conference
In a 3 hour speech at the first Communist Party conference in 47 years Gorbachev urged redistributing power to empower a president and legislature while keeping the Communist Party in local government He backed rule of law and rights but rejected multiparty government He also called for economic reform especially agriculture to feed 284 million people and proposed a 2250 member Congress of Deputies to elect a president and deputies.
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Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Josef Stalin
Cigarette ads aim to show smokers’ economic power
Philip Morris U.S.A. plans up to 5 million in ads across 19 dailies and 32 magazines over six months to stress smokers as an economic force. The campaign highlights the 55.8 million U.S. smokers and cites cars, VCRs, travel, and dining, ending with The American Smoker an economic force. The Tobacco Institute backs the effort with PR push as part of a broader industry counterattack.
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NEW York
Philip Morris U.S.A
America
Business Week
Motor Trend
Sporting News
The
Tobacco Institute
Tobacco Industry
Government sues to break Mafia hold on Teamsters
The U S government filed a racketeering suit in Manhattan against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and 26 mob affiliates aiming to remove officers and remove corruption. A temporary order bars large union expenditures and records destruction while a trustee may oversee elections. The case targets a long standing Mafia alliance with the union and seeks to reverse the scandal.
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New York
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Manhattan
Rudolph Gil
Teamsters Union
Giuliani
Helpers of America
International Union
American Mafia
la Cosa Nostra
Mob
Commission
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Tion
Jackie Presser
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U.S
David Edelstein
Organized Crime
The
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Mathis
Montreal
Sen
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
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