26 Nov 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1988
Page
1
A television preview spotlights the 50th Barbara Walters Special. Alistair Cooke discusses milestones at 80 as Tyne Daly appears in Almost Grown with her brother featured in the program lineup.
Iowa Department of Transportation officials are crafting rules to award grants for public recreational trail development. Dale Cochran offers advice for tree shoppers during the holiday season. About 150 people found free rooms at Comfort Inns in Iowa and five other states on Thanksgiving. Anamosa kicked off the holidays with a Parade of Lights. Wall Street ended a holiday skimmish session with slump and low volume. Linn-Mar star Matt Kosman and Marion duo Jay Brandt and Carey Bender earned spots on the Iowa Newspaper Association all-state football first team.
A light joke noting that standards matter but are easy to meet when set low, delivering a quick, humorous observation.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck 90 miles north of Quebec City at 5 46 p m CST, felt from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic coast. It caused Montreal power outages and disrupted a railway line near Montreal with no major injuries reported.
Cedar Rapids malls report strong sales with video game machines and sweaters selling well. Armstrong's president says sales are at least double last year as Westdale and Lindale malls see large crowds and extended parking shuttles. Shoppers travel from Michigan and Chicago to Cedar Rapids while craft shows draw crowds downtown.
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed Linn District Court and ruled National Casualty Co does not owe Marion $33,244 from a $60,000 out of court settlement with two officers in 1981. Officers James Weilenhagen and Michael DeLaMater were disciplined amid a union dispute but the discipline was found unfounded. The city had sought policy coverage and related fees after settling. Vanguard Insurance Co paid $9,000 and Great...
The Dade Medical Examiner’s Office investigates at least nine to twelve young women aged 16 to 32 who died after cocaine use in combination with sexual activity. CDC officials show interest as police and examiners seek a previously unknown link.
Two more deaths are reported as Armenia and Azerbaijan fall under military authority in the southern Soviet republics. Troops are deployed, commanders named, and detentions powers granted to restore order amid Christian Armenian and Muslim Azerbaijani clashes over Nagorno Karabakh.
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