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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1997

Page

9

Children’s height linked to family conflict in British study

A British study of 6,574 people born in 1958 finds that children from homes with domestic tension or separation are more often short in stature by age seven. After adjusting for class, crowding, and gender, the odds remain about three to two for short stature among those with family conflict.

London Archives of Journal of the Royal College of Pediatrics Scott Montgomery Royal Free Hospital

Yeager Marks 50th Anniversary With Sonic Flight

Chuck Yeager piloted an F-15 over Edwards Air Force Base to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his breaking the sound barrier. He announced the flight as about 1.35 times speed of sound, and the ceremony included an Edwards street naming and a USPS stamp in his honor.

Chuck Yeager Edwards Air Force Base California Edwards Los Angeles Air Force Flight Test Center Yeager Air Force U.S. Postal Service

Rebels Capture Brazzaville and Pointe Noire in Congo Coup

Rebels backing by foreign troops seized the capital Brazzaville and the port city Pointe Noire, ending four months of President Pascal Lissouba’s rule. Cobras of ex-dictator Denis Sassou-Nguesso led the takeover with Angolan forces.

Kinshasa Congo Republic of Congo Cobra Denis Sassou-Nguesso Brazzaville Pascal Lissouba Radio Liberte Sassou-Nguesso Sassou State Department James Rubin Washington Rubin U.S Cobras Pointe Noire

Rebels Attack Colombo Hotel and Newspaper Office

Separatist Tamil rebels blast a luxury hotel in Colombo with a truck bomb, seize Lake House newspaper offices, and trigger gunbattles that kill 18 and injure over 100. The attack, claimed by the insurgents as part of their push for an independent Tamil homeland, drew sharp U S and international reactions.

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