Fireman English band Def Leppard at Five Seasons Center
The heavy metal act Def Leppard performed last night at Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center drawing a large crowd. Fire officials connect four arson fires in the past two years and seek public tips, while ISU wrestling coach Jim Gibbons looks to repeat NCAA glory with four returning All-Americans. Jim Getty dons Abraham Lincoln likeness to lecture students on the Civil War. Yvette Myers seeks new counsel ahead of today’s sentencing for second degree murder.
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Def Leppard
Five Seasons Center
Cedar Rapids
Yvette Myers
Myers
ISU
Jim Gibbons
Jim Getty
Abraham Lincoln
TODAY'S CHUCKLE SITE IS A JOURNEY IN TRAVEL SICKNESS
A light humor piece describes a trip that induces travel sickness in most readers. It plays on the discomfort of long journeys and the universal gag of motion woes. The tone mirrors a daily newspaper humor column.
Reagan OK's Nicaragua talks with constraints
President Reagan signaled the United States would join talks with Nicaragua if cease fire steps with the contras occur. He said discussions would include other Central American nations and follow regional effort under the Guatemala peace accord. Secretary Shultz added talks could start if Sandinistas show democratization moves after Ortega addresses the OAS.
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Gazette Wire Services Washington
Reagan
United States
Nicaragua
U.S
Organization of American States
George Shultz
31 Nation Organization
Daniel Ortega
OAS
Guatemala
Ortega
Sri Lanka bombing toll climbs amid Colombo blast
A roadside bombing on Maradana Road in Colombo killed at least 32 people and injured 105 as thousands waited for buses. Rescue teams worked amid burning vehicles, breaking glass, and scattered body parts. Police cited nationalist Sinhalese opposition and a stalled peace pact as context.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
Maradana
India
Wimal Fernando
Kennedy Emerges Front-Runner for Supreme Court Seat
White House identifies Anthony Kennedy as front-runner after Douglas Ginsburg withdraws amid marijuana admission. Kennedy flown from Sacramento to Washington for interview, then recalled by Air Force jet as Republicans blame outside harassment for the nomination collapse. Reagan framed the process as not abandoned by the administration.
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White House
Anthony Kennedy
Supreme Court
Douglas Ginsburg
Kennedy
Washington
Sacramento
Calif
Air Force
Ginsburg
Marlin Fitzwater
Reagan
Hospitals Face Tough Question On Organ Donation Policy
The Health Care Financing Administration requires hospitals to develop written procedures to ask families about organ and tissue donation after a death. The Oct. 1 start date has passed, with Nov. 21 effective rules, and failure to comply risks Medicare and Medicaid certification loss. Hospital teams must balance sensitivity with the mandate as demand for organs outpaces supply.
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Dale Kueter Pontestart
Health Care Finance Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
Eastern
Iowa
Lawrence Hunsicker
University Hospitals
Town City
Fourth man faces murder charge in Ladora case
Four suspects are held in Mahaska County after a confession connected to the Nov. 1 death of Carl Wiedemeier, 72, in Town County. David Joseph Clark, 28, of Oskaloosa, surrendered and was arraigned on first degree murder and burglary charges. Collett, Fowler, and Fowler’s brother Joseph already faced similar counts. The elderly farmer’s body was found Thursday. authorities say he died from beating leading to heart failure. Bond is set at 500000. preliminary date Friday.
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Donna Lee Olson
Gazete
Iowa
Marengo
Ladora
David Joseph Clark
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Town
John L. Collett
Fremont
Terry L. Fowler
Rose Hill
Fowler
Joseph
Eugene Meyer
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Wiedemeier
Thomas Bennett
Collett
DCI
Terry Fowler
Victor
Joseph Fowler
Clark
Ken Martens
Bergen seeks recount in Cedar Rapids safety race
Incumbent Floyd Bergen filed a formal recount request after canvass figures showed less than 1 percent margin over Robert Jaeger in the Cedar Rapids safety commissioner race. Totals shifted slightly with Bergen at 12,016 and Jaeger at 12,248, margin 232 votes.
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Wancy Cone
Gazete County
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Bergen
Bergen
Robert Jaeger
Jaeger
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