18 May 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1988
Page
1
Kari Nelson, former Iowa State standout, returns to the New York Giants after missing last season with Hodgkin's Disease. He is expected to compete for the starting right tackle job this season as the team looks to rebound from a market downturn and post-crash anemia.
A light political quip mocks Congress as a ship of state slowed by endless wind bags, implying delays in government action. The gag relies on nautical imagery to critique legislative pace.
An elderly Cedar Rapids woman died Friday from salmonella poisoning possibly linked to food served at Hawkeye Area Community Action Program kitchen. Linn County reports nine others ill with fifty more tested as officials suspend one kitchen. Pauline Casner, 76, ate at Jane Boyd Community Center regularly until May 6 and died days later after hospital tests confirmed infection.
U.S. officials negotiate with Israel over a probe into alleged attempts to obtain U.S. technology from private contractors to produce cluster bombs. The DOJ says there will be no criminal charges, with possible administrative sanctions under consideration by Customs. Vector Corp of Marion and Bexco International of Cedar Rapids are named among the affected Iowa firms.
Ethan Mundy reacts to a llama kiss as Steve Severn from Otter Creek Llamas brings three llamas to Erskine Elementary School. About 100 fifth graders observe and touch the animals while studying plant and animal adaptations including two toed feet and warm wool.
The Commerce Department reports a March deficit of 9.7 billion dollars, down 29.5 percent from February, due to a 23 percent surge in exports to 29 billion. Imports rose 3.6 percent to 38.7 billion. President Reagan cites the improvement as a sign of growth and reviews his veto message on the trade bill.
President Reagan voiced complete confidence in Attorney General Edwin Meese III amid Justice Department turmoil. He declined to affirm or deny belief in astrology, saying he does not guide his life by such forecasts and noting no schedule changes were made due to astrology.
The Pentagon said a May 12 blast at a Pavlograd Ukraine site destroyed several buildings at a Soviet propellant plant. The plant, the only facility for SS-24 main rocket motors, is now shut down delaying Soviet solid propellant missile programs.
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