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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1986
Page
1
Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and chilly conditions across Iowa today with tonight’s outlook cloudy and a chance of rain. Snow is possible Monday as highs reach 38 to 48 and overnight lows lie between 28 and 38.
Abby Mann the moviemaker handed over interview tapes to defense and state officials, sparking turmoil in the McMartin preschool case. Former prosecutor Glenn Stevens resigned after voicing doubts and is tied to a book and film project, while charges against five of seven defendants were dismissed as weak.
Attorney General Edwin Meese plans to ask a federal court in Washington for an independent counsel to take over the Justice Department probe into the Iran arms and hostages affair. The move comes amid mounting disclosures and pressure from Congress and within the administration for Meese to step aside. A DOJ spokesman said no decision had been made.
Gazette wires reveal that Reagan era arms shipments to Iran were authorized in documents prepared outside NSC channels. Three NSC officers were not informed about the January 1986 approval, raising questions about duplicating central files and North's missing records.
A preliminary study by two communications professors finds many soap opera fans make excuses or deny watching daytime dramas to avoid questions from family and friends. The researchers from University of Massachusetts Amherst and Babson College say soap operas are highly stigmatized, with Game shows ranking lower. More than 30 million Americans are said to tune in daily to these stories of drama and improbable recoveries.
A 17 year old, Kevin Elder, died after drinking methanol disguised as moonshine from a batch linked to a party in Oklahoma. John Lowery, 19, faces second degree murder charges in relation to another partygoer, Timothy Tilson. Several others were hospitalized or treated after consuming the 50 50 water methanol mixture.
A light joke on the two party system noting people prefer it only if both parties aren’t on the same night. The quip reflects election era wit about political schedules and public preference.
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