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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1986
Page
1
Iowa State faces Purdue in a nonconference tilt while Kansas State and Oklahoma look to build momentum. Colorado and Iowa meet in a separate matchup as the Big 12 teams seek early-season momentum. Lawrence hosts the events with fans energized by the early marquee contests.
Partly cloudy and mild today and tonight with highs in the mid to upper forties and lows around the upper twenties to low thirties. See page 11A for details.
Merchants National Bank temporarily closes six after hours and weekend ATMs following an ATM theft at Linn Hall Kirkwood Community College. Senior VP James Struve says upgrades will secure unmanned sites and machines should return to 24 hour operation by Thanksgiving. Locations include Gazette IE Tower Ground Transportation Center and Coe College.
Eugene Hasenfus, the American flight handler captured from a downed rebel supply plane, was convicted of terrorism and related crimes and sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Popular Anti-Somocista Tribunal in Managua. The decision raises questions about possible presidential pardon by Sandinista authorities and noted officials.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff had zero knowledge of President Reagan's secret arms shipments to Iran. Adm. Crowe ordered internal staff inquiries after reports of the deal. officials said Weinberger and Poindexter did not inform the chiefs. The White House sought secrecy, withholding details from Congress and Cabinet members. Thatcher defended Reagan's integrity while opposing weapon deliveries to Iran.
Gerald Schlueter, a 63 year old dowser from a Ryan farm, wields a $100 divining rod to locate water veins, claiming a 487 foot depth. Hydrogeologist Lon Drake calls Midwest wells common. dowsing is viewed skeptically as unproven yet the practice may gain attention amid groundwater contamination concerns.
The Voice of Ramtha drives a migration to the Northwest as George Hain of Cheyenne Wyoming quits five Burger King restaurants after attending a Colorado seminar. He follows Ramtha’s 35000 year old guidance to relocate to northern California building a pyramid shaped house and seek a life of personal energy. The trend has drawn hundreds to rural Washington Oregon Idaho Montana and northern California, sometimes causing family splits and divorces.
A humorous line notes that a hospital stay reveals insurance coverage is as flimsy as the garment worn. It plays on the mismatch between medical care and policy protection with a light punchline.
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