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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1987
Page
3
Tanta Aebi docked at South Street Seaport Museum after a 27000 mile solo circumnavigation in a 26 foot sloop. Despite a broken engine she arrived to cheers and a press conference. President Reagan sent a congratulatory telegram calling her effort remarkable.
A federal appeals court panel ruled that a member of Congress may be sued for defamatory statements in a 1985 letter to the attorney general, not protected by the speech or debate clause. Rep Don Sundquist faced a suit by Wayne Chastain over charges of harassment of juvenile court officials.
October saw 550000 new jobs while unemployment rose to 6 percent marking the first uptick in 13 months. Payroll growth reached a four year high, with 415000 more workers employed vs September, amid a stock market crash. Economy described as extraordinarily strong driven by consumer spending and job gains.
James Barrett Drake, 37, of Fort Lauderdale, takes control of a San Francisco bound Boeing 767 at SFO after arrival, holding an ax to Captain J David Robertson. He threatens to fly to London or Dublin and demands FBI contact, surrendering to agents at 5 45 p.m.
The White House said Ursula Meese acted within her rights in using her husband Ed Meese’s name to urge leniency for Joe S. Duncan, a convicted felon. Duncan is the son of Rep. John Duncan and was sentenced to three years with much suspended, a fine, and community service.
Harvard lecturer Ritsuko Taho assigns 17 students in Fundamentals of Sculpture to adopt a live chicken for a day then accompany its slaughter, processing, cooking, and bone sculpture. Three students refuse, citing cruelty concerns. one student plans to abstain from eating chicken until she could kill one.
Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo agreed to serve as go between in the effort to arrange a ceasefire between the Sandinista government and contra rebels. President Daniel Ortega requested mediation and met Obando y Bravo for 45 minutes in Managua.
Takeshita won the premiership with 299 of 498 votes in the House and instantly named a cabinet retaining Yasuhiro Nakasone's finance and international trade ministers. The result confirms a smooth transition and signals policy continuity in Japan's leadership.
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