Geneva summit yields new start but no arms deal
Reagan and Gorbachev hailed a new start in relations after their Geneva talks, but left without agreement on arms control. Reagan cited progress on detailed negotiations and invited a second summit in 1987, while Gorbachev warned that without U.S. restraint the nuclear race would continue.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Washington
Congress
Gorbachev
United States
Moscow
Sen
George Mitchell
D-Maine
Brussels
Belgium
NATO
Prague
Soviet Union
Cedar Rapids hero saves woman from apartment blaze
At 4:30 a.m. Cedar Rapids Schools custodian Ian Entrekin heard a cry for help through a wall. He kicked in Deborah Klees’s locked door, braved heat and smoke, grabbed her arm, pulled her to safety, alerted firefighters, and evacuated other tenants as a two story frame building burned.
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Stan Entrekin
Cedar Rapids
Deborah Klees
Klees
Entrekin
Ian Entrekin
F Ave. NW
Kate's 100 mph winds surge into northern Florida
Katrina era storm Kate makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle with 100 mph winds, causing flight evacuations, tornado damages, and widespread power outages. Rescue crews recover drowning victims while Cuba and Keys suffer earlier losses. the storm tracks northeast toward Georgia as residents seek shelter.
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Panama City
Fla
Florida Panhandle
Apalachicola
Port St. Joe
Mexico Beach
Key West
Neil Frank
National Hurricane Center
Coral Gables
Georgia
Merle Weeks
St. Joseph
Middle age Blues Echoes Forgotten Joys
A reflective line notes that middle age is marked by surrendering hopes while not achieving contentment. The tone hints at resignation and enduring dissatisfaction, challenging the idea of fulfillment in later life.
Iowa man wins 203000 lottery jackpot in back-to-back totals
A 69 year old De Sharon farmer wins the Iowa Lottery 203000 prize but cashes the first installment only. The win follows Bill Watsons 4001000 jackpot the week before and marks the smallest top prize to date.
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de Sharon
la Rue
Council Bluffs
Bill Watson
Ed Stanek
Conflicting confession claims stall Yahnke trial
Dan Thomas denies involvement in the Joni Heims murder as trial testimony shifts around. Witnesses dispute whether Thomas and Bradley Yahnke killed Heims, with prosecutors challenging a confession by another man and a Memphis alibi. The jury heard the matter after a hearing with jurors absent.
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Linn County Attorney's Office
Dan Thomas
Joni Heims
Paul Oberbreckling
Lisbon
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Cedar Rapids
Bradley Yahnke
Heims
Route 2
Anamosa
Linn District Court
Larry Michalec
Memphis
Tenn
Michalec
Oberbreckling
van Zimmer
Carolyn Hughes
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