16 Oct 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1988
Page
1
A light lifestyle feature on sewing spooky outfits for Halloween. Tips for creative fabric choices, patterns, and DIY tricks to craft eerie, wearable costumes while keeping guidance practical for makers.
Today will be partly sunny and breezy with warm temperatures around 68 to 74 degrees. Tomorrow turns windy and warmer with similar highs and mild overnight lows. see page 10A for details.
Wallace Castek, 63, carries an eight pound automatic defibrillator at home as a life-saving measure for his arrhythmia. His wife Mary is trained to use the device to restart his heart if cardiac arrest occurs while doctors search for a long term cure. Cedar Rapids cardiologist Dr. Todd Langager envisions home defibrillators as a bridge to future therapies and notes multiple cases where they could have saved lives.
Dukakis campaign outlines an 18 state strategy focused on core economic issues to counter last debate losses. The plan targets 272 electoral votes with states including New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, California, and New England plus Maryland and D C.
Texas Treasurer Ann Richards headlined the Iowa Democratic Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner in Cedar Rapids. She criticized George Bush calling him a robot in the Neiman Marcus catalogue and predicted Dukakis would win in November despite polls.
Officials arrested six Ecclesia Athletic Association members after the fatal beating of leader Eldridge Broussard Jr's daughter Dayna. 53 children aged 3 months to 16 years from Los Angeles were found living at a Sandy farm house and a Clackamas residence. Authorities are reviewing possible abuse amid secrecy and militaristic practices.
Wilson Foods Corp and Doskocil Co agreed to a buyout worth about 133 million dollars after a months long hostile bid. Kenneth Griggy, chairman, said the deal yields the highest price for Wilson stockholders. Doskocil, based in Kansas, had offered 12.50 a share then 12.25 to seal the agreement.
A light-hearted quip comparing ignorance to concrete. It notes that the longer it sets the harder it becomes, delivering a dry gentle punchline.
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