25 Nov 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1987
Page
1
State computer problems slow payments prompting Cedar Rapids resident Bruce McGovern to press officials. He says the issue is disrupting lives and demanding answers. Page 2A.
A light humorous note on aging features a quip about bingo becoming a daily lifestyle rather than a pet’s name. The joke hints at growing old and finding joy in familiar pastimes.
The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to a treaty to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons. They will sign at a summit in Washington on December 9. The deal was sealed with a handshake between George Shultz and Eduard Shevardnadze.
Heavily armed FBI officers moved dozens of prisoners from Atlanta's 85 year old penitentiary after Cuban inmates seized hostages during a deportation dispute with the United States. A death was reported as prisoners were bused and ferried to bases and facilities in multiple states.
The FCC ruled that radio and TV stations may air indecent programming from midnight to 6 a.m. without penalties, establishing a safe harbor due to late hours. The decision, 4 to 0, clarifies that obscenity remains banned at all times and cites cases including KPFK FM Los Angeles WYSP FM Philadelphia and KCSB FM Santa Barbara.
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania announced the first successful whole knee transplant. Surgeon Dr Richard Schmidt performed the Sept 30 operation on 32 year old Susan Lazarchick to save her leg from amputation. The donor was an 18 year old man who died in a motorcycle crash. Lazarchick is expected to regain near normal use in two to three months with activities like swimming and cycling.
Glenda Bell, an Iowa woman, faces federal fraud charges for allegedly taking over 1 million dollars from a Minnesota bank while married to two men at the time. One husband filed suit claiming $1.3 million vanished. Bell was arrested in Corning and faced transfer to Minneapolis.
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