07 May 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1987
Page
1
Global meet item notes Berkley Bedell former U S representative from Iowa returned from Argentina where he joined other public officials to assist in drafting a new constitution. The report flags cross border governance input and shared reform efforts.
A light humor note about life’s ups and downs for elevator operators. It hints at daily challenges and comic mishaps as elevators navigate busy schedules and human quirks in confined spaces.
Oliver North testified that he informed President Reagan several times that profits from Iran arms sales were funneled to Nicaraguan rebels in 1985 and 1986. Retired Maj. Gen. Richard Secord added the diversion began earlier with an Israeli shipment in November 1985 and argued profits were not the property of the U.S. government. Miller pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally use a tax exempt foundation to arm the contras, naming North and Secord as conspirators amid bans on U.S. aid to the contras.
William Casey, longtime CIA director and WWII spymaster, died at 74 after brain surgery and pneumonia from lymphoma. Leaders cited his era-defining push to restore CIA independence while questions linger about his knowledge of Iran-contra, with Oliver North and other officials named as possible in the affair.
Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine tie alcohol to breast cancer. Women three drinks weekly show increased risk. one daily drink raises risk about 50 percent, with higher risk for more than three weekly drinks. Experts urge cautious interpretation and possible reduction for high risk groups.
Presidential candidate Gary Hart held a lengthy news conference in Hanover New Hampshire denying sexual relations with Donna Rice while acknowledging mistakes. Hart insisted he has nothing to hide and stated his statements did not imply adultery, while praising his wife Lee who supported him on the campaign trail.
A late morning fire at the Ironmen Inn on Interstate 80 in Coralville destroyed a guest room and filled the southwest wing with smoke. Guests evacuated as alarms sounded. six area fire departments battled the flames on the ground floor while crews opened the roof to vent smoke. No injuries were reported, and neighboring Abbey Inn had burned previously in December.
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