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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1987
Page
13
The Coronas brothers have a lifelong affinity for the circus, combining family ties with decades under the big top. Their story traces how aerial acts and shared passion shaped a lineage within the entertainment world across generations.
Hollywood icon Rita Hayworth died in New York on Thursday night from Alzheimer's disease at age 68. A family spokesman announced the death, noting her enduring fame from the 1940s and 1950s.
A light barbed joke notes Wall Street bets climbing while cattle traders have long raised steaks for meals, reflecting market humor.
FSIS inspector Vernie Gee told a Senate subcommittee the USDA inspection system allows filthy or diseased product to reach consumers. He cited holes in plant roofs and fecal contamination in beef, plus missed signs of disease due to poor training and staff harassment.
President Reagan claimed he was deeply involved in private U.S. efforts to aid Nicaragua's contras during a period when Congress blocked official assistance. He said the idea to support the freedom fighters originated with him and he was briefed on all aspects except diverted profits from arms sales to Iran.
Mose Greer 30s presumed drowned after a fishing trip accident on the Mississippi River near Lock and Dam 10. His cousin Jimmy Denton 25 swam to safety and was treated, while search efforts resumed for Greer in about 25 feet of water.
PTL accountants say 92 million dollars in church funds are missing along with a 1939 Rolls-Royce. Reporters were shown the Heritage Grand Hotel presidential suite at Heritage USA where Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker used to stay. The suite features a 50 foot closet with cut glass chandeliers. Nearly half of the funds remain unaccounted.
Lacey Brooks, the hotel's executive director, recalls seeing the suite lined with six Ives and shelves filled with shoes as part of the scene. The note directs readers to turn to page 15A for PTL.
Wholesale prices jumped 0.7 percent in April at an annual rate of 8.9 percent, the sharpest monthly rise since 1985, while industrial production fell 0.4 percent for the second straight month. Analysts caution momentum but see no immediate return to double digit inflation. meat prices led gains with beef and veal up 8.3 percent and pork up 13.1 percent.
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