Behind the scenes at the park hearings
A journalist recounts sneaking into the Senate Judiciary Committee room during the Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination hearings. He observes the casual atmosphere, theaterlike setup, and interactions with a New York Times staffer posing as a reporter, detailing nerves, intrigue, and self-doubt in a historic venue.
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Ashington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Robert Bork
Supreme Court
Russell
David Lynch
Congress
the Gazette
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
New York Times
Bork
Senate
House
The
the Times
Cedar Rapids Gazette notices and postal instructions
Postal and publication notices appear with details about mail subscriptions limitations and AP republication rights. The item references the Cedar Rapids Gazette in Iowa, including post office address and address-change procedures.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Iowa Lottery Launches 1st and 10 Instant Game
Iowa introduces the 1st and 10 instant scratch game with football themed four-down play and a $110 prize chance. The Lotto jackpot hits record highs at 6 million, with weekly drawings and a forthcoming Lotto America multi state game. A new pull tab game starts in six counties while video lottery remains shelved.
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Ken Sullivan
Azette
Iowa Lottery
Iowa
Edward Stanek
Cedar Rapids
Stanek
Nebraska
Council Bluffs
Lotto
Black Hawk
Cerro Gordo
Jackson
Jones
Palo Alto
Pottawattamie
Shelby
Iowa's Largest Welfare Scam Case Cracked in Iowa
State and local authorities announce the arrest of three people in a scheme operating across Iowa, Mississippi and Illinois from 1981 to 1987 that allegedly fraudulently obtained more than 140000 in Aid to Families with Dependent Children benefits, food stamps and medical assistance. The case centers on Mattie Louise Martin and her husband Walter of Waterloo and Debbie Bates of Rockford Illinois with warrants issued for three Mississippi participants. The group used fake IDs and Social Security numbers while working to collect benefits. Waterloo police recovered records including driver licenses and Social Security cards during a Sept. 21 search.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Black Hawk County
Ted Stone
Mississippi
Illinois
Ards
Stone
Mattie Martin
Walter Martin
Bates
Mattie
Alberta Simmons
Martin
Two East IA men charged in Missouri gun sales case
Lavern Mills aged 49 of Cedar Rapids and Ron Kehrli 57 of Manchester face three federal felony counts for selling firearms without licenses in 1984 in Forsyth and Rutledge Missouri. They appeared in Cedar Rapids court and awaited Oct 15 removal hearing after posting $5000 bond.
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Mac
Mills
Kehrli
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Forsyth
Ber
Rutledge
Missouri
Tom Truman
ATF
Kansas City
Truman
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