Jackson Says Politics Should Be a Mission
Rev. Jesse Jackson pitched politics as a mission not a resume, joining four presidential hopefuls at Johnson County Democratic event in Iowa City and addressing a Cedar Rapids rally. He urged responsible corporate behavior, economic rebuilding, and a Rainbow Coalition path to 1988 victory.
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Jackson
Ette Poltical
Iowa City
White House
Jesse Jackson
Johnson County
Democratic Party
Tom Harkin
David Nagle
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
City Hall
Izaak Walton Park
Missouri
Richard Gephardt
America
Dukakis
Massachusetts
Rainbow Coalition
Grassley Wife Recovers From Breast Cancer Surgery
Barbara Grassley 54 underwent a modified radical mastectomy to remove a cancerous tumor in her breast. Doctors told the malignancy had not spread to lymph nodes and she expects to return home soon, speaking from New Hartford.
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Des Moines
Barbara Grassley
Charles Grassley
Alona
Grassley
New Hartford
West Des Moines
Barbara
Drake student charged with false bomb threat against Jesse Jackson speech
Drake University columnist Paul McDuffee, 21, of Des Moines, is charged with false report of explosives after allegedly saying a caller warned of a blast during a Times-Delphic office incident before Rev. Jesse Jackson's speech. Jackson spoke without incident. McDuffee released on pretrial program and due in court.
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DES Moines
Drake University
Jesse Jackson
William Mullins
Paul McDuffee
Times-Delphic
Four killed in mid air collision over Florida airspace
Investigators probe cause after a World War II skywriting plane and a twin engine Cessna collide near Orlando killing four. Victims include Bernard W LeFils Mercedes LeFils and Steve LeFils of Fort Madison Iowa and skywriter pilot Bob Favreau. NTSB plans interviews and a four day inquiry leading to FAA recommendations.
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Orlando
Fla
Iowa
National Transporation Safety Board
NTSB
Bud Donner
Satur
Donner
Federal Aviation Administration
Bernard W. LeFils
Mercedes LeFils
Steve LeFils
Fort Madison
Midwest Packaging Materials Co
Orange County
Cedar Rapids Man Charged With First-Degree Arson
Police accuse 20 year old Larry Staton of first degree arson for lighting a mattress and a grocery cart with clothes on fire in a hallway near an apartment at 818 10th St SE. The incident occurred at 1 45 a.m. April 22. Staton was arrested and released to appear in court. The owner is Joe Sladek at 1222 B Ave NE. First degree arson carries up to 25 years in prison.
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Cedar Rapids
Larry Staton
Glass Rd
10Th St
Joe Sladek
B Ave
Staton
Iowa City Revco Robbery by Gunman
Police seek an armed robber who took an undisclosed amount at the Revco Pharmacy in Ward Way Plaza at 5 02 p.m. Saturday. A black 9mm style handgun was used and the suspect fled on foot. He is 5 10 to 5 11, 20 to 30, clean shaven with dark curly hair, wearing a white untucked jersey shirt, tan dress pants, and a maroon backpack.
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Iowa City
Revco
Wardway Plaza
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