23 May 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1988
Page
1
Iowa liquor retailers report fierce demand for Dom Perignon champagne despite high prices. Limited supply sparks competition among top stores as enthusiasts seek the rare French bubbly. The item note references a broader page tease about the luxury drink across the paper.
Larry Bird scored 20 of his 34 in the fourth period helping the Boston Celtics defeat the Atlanta Hawks to win Game Seven and advance in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
A brief humor item notes the quip that jumping to conclusions is better than crawling to them, delivering a light punchline in a classic newspaper one liner style. The snippet relies on a playful take on common sayings to elicit a smile.
At a three day national conference Janos Kadar stepped down as general secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party and was moved to the ceremonial post of party president. Premier Karoly Grosz, 67, named general secretary and pledged a new reform oriented course with austerity measures and market liberalization. Gorbachev sent congratulations and Tass noted consultations with allies remain cautious.
ISU and University of Iowa engineering grads radiate toward private industry as entry salaries at 30 000 to 38 000 and graduate assistantships pay 8500. Doug Breen plans to start in Sioux City June 6 after graduation and marriage. Dean Boylan notes industry demand and financial lure, while schools seek stronger graduate programs to advance science and future scholars.
In Tagig a Marine guard assigned to President Aquino killed 11 people in a spree that included a family of five. Witnesses said the assailant fled home with his family after first killing three people at a house. Additional victims included two other marines and a woman.
A Kansas resident won Lotto America's largest jackpot, about 11 million dollars, with the winner to be named at a 2 p.m. news conference Monday. Numbers drawn Saturday night were 26 27 28 29 32 34 36. 28 tickets matched all seven numbers for 3500, and many matched fewer numbers for smaller prizes. The jackpot had risen since the game began on February 13.
Officials report a widening rift in the Reagan team over whether to indict or drop charges against Panama’s Gen. Manuel Noriega. James Baker and George Bush pressed a hard line against bargaining, while George Shultz influenced the president to keep negotiations alive.
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