Washington swimmers defend state title with returning sophomores
Cedar Rapids Washington celebrates a strong return of nearly all swimmers from the season that won a state championship and a national title. The team aims for a repeat in a new season as varsity action looms this weekend.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Jim Voss
Today’s Chuckle Leaders Evasion Echoes Old Vision
A brief satirical note reflects on leadership shifting from clear vision to evasive tactics, contrasting past ambition with present evasions in a concise urban newspaper tone.
Medicare cuts eyed by Bush team for 1990
The Bush administration is expected to back substantial Medicare cuts of 3.5 to 5 billion dollars for fiscal 1990 as part of an initial deficit reduction effort. Officials say early reductions will largely mirror Reagan proposals and avoid drastic changes to the $80 billion program, with possible total savings rising to about 15 billion annually by 1995.
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Washington Post
Washington
Bush Administration
Bush
Reagan
Congress
Richard Darman
George Bush
Los Angeles Gangs Spread Crack Empire Across Middle America
California gangs the Bloods and Crips expand along interstates into mid sized cities from Omaha to Baltimore Washington, building discreet drug networks for cocaine and crack. FBI and LAPD officials describe a methodical, map based footprint while warning of hundreds of potential sites.
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New York Times
Omaha
Neb
California
Baltimore- Washington
Bloods
M.e.a.s
Middle America
Michael Shanahan
FBI
Kansas City, Mo
Robert Jackson
Los Angeles
Washington
David Binney
Criminal Investigations Division
Baby home after 8 surgeries
George and Sharon Dormann's twins Brady and Andrew were born April 28 1987 at St Luke's Cedar Rapids weighing 3 pounds 8 ounces and 3 pounds 3 ounces. Brady undergoes eight operations before his first birthday and the family earns praise for resilience.
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George
Sharon Dormman
Cedar Rapids
Sharon
Andrew
Brady
St. Luke’s Hospital
Sharon Dorman
Dormans
Daniel
Michael
Iowa hits job high as unemployment falls to 3.5 percent
Iowa's October labor force reached a record 1,512,600 with non-farm jobs at a nine year peak. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.5 percent, the lowest since November 1979, while manufacturing jobs lagged 35,900 below 1979 levels and non manufacturing employment rose by 45,900 since then.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Judy Erickson
Erickson
Toxin targets AIDS cells in lab, spares healthy ones
Texas researchers report a plant toxin paired with a protein kills AIDS infected cells in vitro while healthy cells remain unharmed. The synthetic molecule recombinant CD4 delivers the toxin to infected cells, but experts warn the approach is experimental and not ready for clinical use. Dr. Jonathan Uhr of UT Southwestern notes it offers a potential treatment avenue rather than a cure.
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Washington
Texas
Jonathan Uhr
Department of Microbiology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas
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