02 May 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1988
Page
1
Amid open spaces and relaxed attitudes Texas NEWS notes a lively trade in big game animals raised for faux safaris. Hunters and animal lovers clash over 45 lions kept for quarry as public debate intensifies across the state.
The humorous note jokes that modern microwaves let a lousy cook turn out meals quickly, poking fun at speedy but imperfect results.
The Reagan administration asks Congress to boost arms exports to over 15 billion this year, up 3.3 billion from last year, with 3.6 billion for Israel and 2.7 billion for Egypt. The confidential State Department report lists 33 country prospects and urges advanced weapons for Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the UAE to counter Iran.
In the Netherlands near the West German border three unarmed British airmen were killed and three wounded in a car bombing and shooting. The BBC reported the incident marked the IRA's deadliest strike on the continent, following a Gibraltar slaying earlier in March.
A West German prototype locomotive reached 243 mph on a Hanover to Wuerzburg track, topping the 228 mph 1981 France High Speed Train record. The test, with only officials aboard, supports plans to speed intercity service and attract travelers by 1991.
In Nowa Huta near Krakow, 16 000 workers strike at the Lenin steel mill demanding union recognition and a 50 percent raise. Police clash with protesters in Gdansk and at a church stronghold, as Solidarity leaders urge continued action and government vows to resist disruption.
Mickie Ritter 22 of Iowa City questions new laws aimed at speeding child support, saying the state still drags its feet collecting 65 dollars weekly from James Boeding. She relies on 381 monthly ADC, 131 in food stamps, and 20 weekly for her older daughter. She recalls months to obtain support in the past and cites an unenforced wage order from Linn County Friend of the Court as proof.
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