10 Mar 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1987
Page
1
A briefs note examines rising housing costs at state university dorms and their impact on students. Another short item highlights Sid the singing serpent performing at area school stages, drawing attention from students and families.
Governor Terry Branstad faced criticism over gifts to legislators but defended his family's acceptance of gifts during his four years in office. The item appears in Iowa Today alongside briefs on pregnancy concerns and budget hearings.
A humorous quip notes that if crime doesn’t pay, many still seek political office, suggesting irony in public life. The line points to perceptions of corruption and the lure of power in governance.
Democratic leaders signaled the House may block further aid to Nicaraguan rebels even as the Reagan administration seeks 40 million dollars. Arturo Cruz, a former Sandinista official the US hoped to keep in the contra leadership, announced his resignation. Cruz went to the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry in Managua for a 4 p.m. appointment.
Oliver North's attorney Barry Simon argues in court that the independent counsel's Iran Contra probe lacks authority, calling it a vigilante effort. Judge Barrington Parker weighs the challenge as Walsh and DOJ push the investigation to continue.
A Des Moines committee advanced a bill to raise Iowa teacher salaries by 100 million with a minimum pay of 18000 and merit pay targets. It would direct 38 million to across the board increases starting next fall and could push smaller districts toward mergers.
Tribal leaders and members gather near the Federal Building in Cedar Rapids for a contempt hearing over a 12 year old injunction regarding land at Blackbird Bend. Attorneys for the state and two individuals argue the Macy Nebraska tribal council disobeyed a January order to permit a land survey and that responsibility for tree cutting and a ditch remains unproven.
Two Cedar Rapids auto dealers see the Chrysler Renault AMC deal as positive and an industry analyst calls it a bargain. Chrysler agreed to acquire Renault’s interest and buy all AMC shares for 757 million in cash and stock. Approval from governments and boards and stockholders is required. Renault is government-run in France. The move leaves three U.S. carmakers and four foreign assemblers.
In 1986 AMC fell to No 6 behind Honda and VW with only the Alliance subcompact, but Jeep sales kept it at No 4 in passenger trucks. Bruce McGrath AMC-Jeep-Renault dealer supports a sale, predicting benefits if Lee Iacocca strengthens AMC like Chrysler. Gary Uhland of First Avenue Chrysler Plymouth agrees the move helps Chrysler’s production and markets.
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