14 Oct 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1988
Page
1
A report highlights young performers from Eastern Iowa joining a Romanian choir in the film project Imagine. The collaboration blends American youth talent with European choral artistry for movie soundtrack work.
University of Iowa coach Tom Davis experiments with position changes as Hawkeye basketball eyes improved results. Gazette columnist Mike Hlas weighs in on B J Armstrong as a study in bulletin board lore. A Florida man faces a life prison risk for large cocaine seizures in Iowa, while a Marion couple await a jury in a Gerber baby food glass contamination suit.
A light political quip notes candidates seek a running mate who fits without stepping on the leader. The joke hinges on matching shoes and avoiding toe-stomping pitfalls in choosing a vice presidential partner.
The Commerce Department reports the U S merchandise trade gap grew to 12.18 billion in August up from July amid record imports and rising exports. Markets initially fell but recovered as officials downplayed the widening and navigated exchanges with minor Dow gains.
In Los Angeles Bush framed the race around arms control defense and the death penalty while pledging no Social Security cuts. Dukakis pressed for vision over labels and warned of past attempts to trim Social Security. CBS ABC and AP polls credited Bush with victory.
Former Cedar Rapids Police Chief Gary Hinzman challenges his firing in a case heard by personnel director Bill Holtz. The dispute centers on Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jaeger a City Council member, raising questions about authority and grievance scope. The process could move to the City Council. Hinzman has sued in Linn County.
In Veracruz a gunman stormed the U S consulate held U S Consul Edwin Culp hostage in his office. Francisco Delfin Perez of Cordoba reportedly demanded the release of his brother from prison as authorities coordinate with Mexican officials. A call to the consulate yielded a calm, brief statement from Culp. Veracruz lies about 140 miles east of Mexico City on the Gulf.
Nobel Prize in literature awarded to Naguib Mahfouz of Egypt for advancing the art of the novel. The 76 year old Cairo writer, first Arab laureate, expressed happiness and gratitude to the Arab world and Egyptians, hoping his win spurs future literary generations.
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