07 Mar 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1987
Page
1
Co workers rescue a man in Williamsburg as time runs tight. Emergency crews aided the effort and the incident prompted a swift response downtown.
The House voted to halve Iowa’s $10 annual park fee and end free entry for the elderly, handicapped, and poor. Iowa policy shifts affect access and pricing for state parks.
Aboard the Herald of Free Enterprise a 7,951 ton ferry capsized off Zeebrugge with 543 aboard. Officials say 20 dead, 97 injured, 202 rescued by boats and helicopters, 224 missing and presumed lost. rescue efforts continue as divers search the wreck and survivors are treated at nearby hospitals.
President Reagan announced Secretary of State George Shultz will travel to Moscow April 13 16 to confer with Eduard Shevardnadze on a new U S Soviet nuclear arms pact. The trip aims to advance Geneva negotiations and possibly set the stage for a superpower summit.
Associated Press and Gazette staff report unseasonable warmth sent upper Midwest temps into the 60s and 70s with many cities setting record highs. In Sioux City Iowa the day reached 78 degrees as warm air moved east from the Rockies with forecasters cautioning that the spell may fade over the weekend.
Tonka Corp of Minnetonka plans to acquire Ertl from Kidde Inc for 89.5 million in cash and notes after months of negotiations. The sale, subject to final agreements, board approvals, and regulatory filings, aims to avoid competition concerns as Tonka shifts from promotions like Gobots to Ertl’s toy operations.
A light quip notes some workers earn double their value under the minimum wage rule, lampooning pay scales.
The Iowa House approved a public smoking ban by 77 to 18 votes, excluding designated smoking areas. Violators face a ten dollar fine as offices, stores, restaurants, and malls would ban smoking, with passage sent to the Senate.
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