Marion family wins 20000 in glass shard baby food suit
A Marion family was awarded 20000 after a jury found Gerber baby food liable for injuries from glass shards in a jar. The verdict appears on Page 2A. Domestic abuse arrests in Iowa rose between 1987 and 1986, fueling calls for tougher laws. Page 2A. Hayden Fry era noted by growing rivalries as Iowa football strengthens. Page 1B.
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Gerber Baby Food Company
Iowa
Hayden Fry
Today’s Chuckle Boor Joke
A light quip defines a boor as someone who drags a conversation by both ends, leaving the other person to carry the middle.
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ADM power plant may violate Iowa law
ADM Corn Sweeteners faces possible rule breach as four 30 megawatt units push the Cedar Rapids plant into Iowa Utilities Board oversight. The board has not received an application and may investigate if the facility exceeds 10 megawatts, while ADM officials had earlier disputed board authority.
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Iowa
Dale Kueter
Cedar Rapids
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Utilities Board
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Nagel
Decatur
Ill
Ray Neff
Fernald Plant Exposed Thousands to Uranium Waste
A congressional panel said officials for decades knew the Fernald Ohio nuclear plant released thousands of tons of uranium waste into land and water. Runoff polluted wells and the Great Miami River while leaky pits and airborne emissions raised safety concerns. The plant has been shut due to wage and safety strikes, with additional closures at other warhead plants amid environmental worries.
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Washington
Ohio
Energy Department
House Energy and Commerce
Great
Miami River
Fernald
Cincinnati
Ura
South Carolina
Senate approves two year, 2.6 billion drug bill
The Senate passed a campaign-year drug bill by 87 to 3 to expand penalties for traffickers who kill, boost prevention and treatment funding, and fund law enforcement. It directs 60 percent of money to prevention and treatment and 40 percent to enforcement while extending testing and tightening parole and possession penalties. Liberals urged caution and questioned the bill's impact on drug use.
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Senate
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Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
Trash found in coffins shocks families in Tennessee
Gravediggers report bottles papers and hair in caskets after funeral director Bobby Wilks at Barber Funeral Home failed to vault graves. Six counts of obtaining money under false pretenses filed. arraignment set for Monday in Springfield. Relatives recall coffins left unprotected and gravesites pressured to leave before lowering.
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Wilks
Darrell Dowdell
Springfield
Ollie Carter
Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church
Barber Funeral Home
Ann Carter
Dcross Plains
Tenn
Dukakis Attacks Bush as Democrats Eye Debate Fallout
Democrats faced gloom after the second presidential debate as Dukakis pressed attacks on Bush. Polls showed Bush ahead, with CBS and Los Angeles Times surveys giving Bush the win and Dukakis trailing. Dukakis urged perseverance, while ads in California spotlighted campaign concerns.
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Washington
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Bush
Dukakis
John Sasso
California
Lloyd Bentsen
Los Angeles Times
CBS News
CBS
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