05 May 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1987
Page
1
Rats feast on rotting grain from April 3 Archer Daniels Midland elevator explosion in Burlington. Health officials say cleanup measures should shorten the banquet, while investigators review containment and safety steps.
Hart aides call a Miami Herald report false and say the incident was innocent. The campaign plans a speech to the American Newspaper Publishers Association in New York City as analysts say the episode could tilt the race.
The Supreme Court 7-0 rules states may require Rotary International to admit women as members, upholding a California public accommodations law. The decision expands a 1984 Jaycees ruling and could affect other male or female only groups engaged in public activities.
The Iowa minimum starting salary for public school teachers faces a brief delay after Senate Appropriations Chair Joe Welsh filed a motion for reconsideration. The measure, approved 28 to 19, sets $18,000 for starting pay next year with raises for veterans and merit pay, at an estimated total cost of $97.5 million. Welsh criticized bypassing the Appropriations Committee as debate focused on partial funding to $70 million. Senate Education Chairman Larry
Murphy and Odlwein say funding could be added as an amendment to an appropriations bill before the House. Welsh complains the bill’s last debate trimmed provisions, removing summer collective bargaining and a 75 dollar minimum daily pay for substitute teachers.
Congressional investigators opened private questioning of former Maj. Gen. Richard Secord one day before he testifies as the lead witness at public Iran-Contra hearings. Officials would not reveal Secord’s disclosures about the arms for hostages deal with Iran or cash diverted to the Contras. Rep. Michael DeWine said he expects further testimony today.
A Baltimore County grand jury indicted Ricky Gates of Essex on 16 counts of manslaughter by locomotive for the January 4 crash near Chase that killed 16 and injured 175. Gates, 32, allegedly ran a stop signal and failed to slow as his Conrail unit collided with an Amtrak train. No charges were filed against brakeman Edward Cromwell.
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