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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1988

Page

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Mets 9 Astros 8 on 10 innings baseball scorecard

Mets beat Astros 9 to 8 in ten innings in a dramatic late game. Iowa Supreme Court setback for old Higley mansion plan. Iowa hospitals lost 17.5 million caring for patients last year. Jon Shramek earns lifesaving award for helping a friend. Eastern Iowans discuss homelessness with a state panel. Chris Sabo impresses Reds after Cedar Rapids debut in 1983. Map Service update and boundary dispute note.

Iowa Supreme Court Higley Iowa

TODAY'S CHUCKLE A PHD Ponders Pace and Pocketbook

A light quip jokes that a psychiatrist is a PhD who discusses pace inner me until your pocketbook is metered. The line plays on professional titles and the sting of cost. It riffs on self help language and money worries with a playful sting.

Pace

Prime rate hike jolts Wall Street

The first bank lending rate rise since Black Monday jolted Wall Street on Wednesday. Chase Manhattan led the increases with other banks following raising the prime from 8.5 to 9 percent, signaling higher loans for businesses and consumer credit amid a three-month stock dip. The Dow fell to 1,965.85 as traders recalled prior spikes and Fed efforts to curb inflation.

New York Wall Street Wednday Chase Manhattan Bank Federal Reserve

Cedar Rapids woman walks dog daily in Cherokee Park

Donna Potter of Cedar Rapids strolls with her sheltie Ginger through Cherokee Park in northwest Cedar Rapids. She notes the pair walk about three miles each day, maintaining a steady routine for exercise and companionship.

Donna Potter Cedar Rapids Ginger Cherokee Park Donna

Not all beef fat is good for the heart says researcher

BUDLIN AP form of saturated fat in beef may lower cholesterol rather than raise it. Dr Scott Grundy says moderation with lean beef fits guidelines, but study is small and limited to 11 healthy men aged 50s to 70s. Findings may not apply to women and need confirmation by further research.

Scott Grundy Grundy

U S offers to drop Noriega case in resignation deal

The Reagan administration offered to dismiss drug-trafficking charges against Gen Manuel Antonio Noriega if he agrees to resign as Panama’s military commander. No agreement yet, talks continue with Deputy Secretary Michael Kozak in Panama. Elections set for 1990 after Noriega steps down August 12.

Washington Reagan Manuel Antonio Noriega Noriega U.S Michael Kozak Panama

Nassif denied bail in Cedar Rapids heroin case

U S District Court in Cedar Rapids denied bond for Shaker Nassif 42 accusing him of importing a staggering amount of heroin from Lebanon with evidence described as strong though largely circumstantial His son Ed Nassif 18 was implicated as a dealer at Washington High School Nassif held without bond until grand jury action within 30 days and a second passport may have been illegally obtained The government called DEA agent Alvin Overbaugh as key witness and John Richmond identified Nassif as saying he obtained heroin initially

Shaker Nassif John Jarvey Nassif Cedar Rapids Jarvey US S. District Court Washington High School Ed Nassif 13Th Ave Lebanon Jerry Kinnamon St. John’s Eastern Orthodox Church Alvin Overbaugh U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration U.S Richard Murphy John Richmond

Marijuana grows in U.S. forests raise safety concerns

Senator Harkin says about 20 percent of U S marijuana was grown in national forests by 1985, with hearings on public safety problems from illegal production. Forest Service reports note armed growers, booby traps, attack dogs, and about 400 annual assault incidents. Over 1 million acres deemed unsafe for use.

Masingon U.S Tom Harkin D-low United States Harkin Agriculture Subcommittee Forest Service National Forest Service

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