Cedar Rapids banks unite over rumors of trouble
Cedar Rapids bankers defend the sector's health after MorAmerica Corp. and Morris Plan Co. sought Chapter 11 protection and the Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co. failed. John Sayers of People's Bank & Trust said letters reassure customers about strong finances and stability.
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George C. Ford
Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co
Cedar Rapids
John Sayers
People’s Bank & Trust Co
Ted Welch
Sayers
Banks
Reagan vows strong reply to pirate hijack mission
President Reagan said the U S military operation against the Achille Lauro hijackers sent a message to terrorists that you can act but you cannot hide. He noted extradition talks with Italy and said justice would be done, with prosecutions possible in either country if appropriate.
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Washington
Reagan
U.S
Italy
United States
Genoa
Achille Lauro
Cairo
Egypt
Port Said
Ashdod
Israel
Klinghoffer
Reagan says nose cancer removed again in new biopsy
President Reagan wore a patch on his nose as doctors reported a new basal cell cancer were removed from the same area. He said the biopsy showed cancer cells and claimed nose is clean. Doctors noted skin cancer is common and less threatening than internal cancers.
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Reagan
Gazette Wire Services
Washington
White House
Thomas Nigra
Washington Hospital Center
Chicago
Physicians group wins 1985 Nobel Peace Prize
The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, an American Soviet doctors’ anti war group, won the Nobel Peace Prize. The committee cited joint Soviet American origins and urged progress in arms talks. Founders include Dr. Bernard Lown and Dr. Yevgeny Chazov. prize funds may fund world speaking tours.
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International Physicians For
Nobel Committee
Egil Aarvik
Bernard Lown
Harvard University
Yevgeny Chazov
U.S.S.R
Andrei Sakharov
Chazov
Russia
Leonid Brezhnev
Yuri Andropov
Konstantin Chernenko
Oo Slo
Norway
Iwi Pnow
International Physicians For the Prevention
Geneva
Switzerland
Iowa prisons defy AIDS odds but prep staff for future cases
Iowa officials report no AIDS cases among inmates yet and say the statewide rate remains far lower than the national average. Experts warn it is only a matter of time before cases appear in prisons and outline management guidelines for infected inmates and other infectious diseases.
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Iowa
Imates
Ilowa
LaVerne Wintermeyer
Iowa Department of Health
Paul Loeffelholz
Oakdale
Wintermeyer
Loeffelholz
Today’s Chuckle Job Application Perfection Moment
A light joke notes that the closest people come to perfection is while filling out a job application. It playfully mocks how people aim for flawlessness in paperwork and self presentation, a relatable workplace quip.
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Gazette
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