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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1988

Page

2

Inheritance Woes of the Ford Family Highlight Wealth Guilt

An essay contrasts poverty’s fear with rich tension over estates focusing on Henry Ford II and family disputes. It describes a $350 million trust for Kathleen DaRosa Ford, alimony suits, and trustee fights over spending, then tours Fair Lane and recalls lavish but troubled lineage.

Henry Ford Henry Ford II Kathleen DaRosa Ford Henry Deuce Little Ford Edsel Ford II Henry II Cristina Ford Fords Fair Lane Dearborn Mich Hudson Valley New York Rouge Stone House Henry

Foliage Colors Spark 40 foot Dam Spill Rescue

Two boaters distracted by fall colors shot over a 40 foot dam into raging overflow and were rescued by two fishermen on the shore. Don Oestreich and Bernice Johnson suffered minor injuries. Johnson required stitches. Deputy Bill Chandler praised the fishermen as heroes.

ST. Paul, Minn Bill Chandler Hennepin County Don Oestreich St. Louis Park Bernice Johnson Minneapolis Don Johnson

Vatican Posts Second-Largest Deficit In 1987

The Vatican ran a near 64 million dollar deficit in 1987, its ninth straight loss. Peter's Pence will cover 50 million, with the rest drawn from reserves as the Holy See warns the 1988 shortfall could exceed 63 million.

Vatican City Vatican Holy See

Brits struggle with geography in Sunday Times survey

A survey of 994 Britons by MORI for The Sunday Times finds 1 in 6 cannot locate Britain on a map and 40 percent struggle with a simple restaurant bill. Only 83 percent can find Britain on a world map, with some misplacing it near North America, the Far East, or Africa.

London Reagan Britain Socialist Labor Party Neil Kinnock Sunday Times of London Market and Opinion Research International North America South America Far East Africa

New York Hosts Nation's First Degree in Political Management

Marguerite Chandler and 25 peers graduate from the Graduate School of Political Management at Baruch College in Manhattan. The program markets itself as training for future campaign consultants and lobbyists amid a rise in professional politics. Not affiliated with a single institution, the school operates under the New York state Board of Regents charter.

New York Marguerite Chandler New Jersey Chandler Graduate School of Political Management Christopher Arterton Politics School Neil Fabricant America George Bush Lee Atwater Baruch College Lower Manhattan New York State Board of Regents

Carson Returns to Norfolk for Center Dedication

Entertainer Johnny Carson visits his boyhood home in Norfolk Nebraska to dedicate the Carson Regional Radiation Center at Lutheran Community Hospital. About 750 attendees watched as a $650000 gift helped push the fundraising past 13 million dollars. Carson urged repayment to the community amid hard economic times.

Carson Johnny Carson Norfolk Neb Carson Regional Radiation Center Lutheran Community Hospital Nebraska

Cedar Rapids Gazette Postal and Subscription Details

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 on ore SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401. Subscription rates by carrier and mail shown with weekly and annual prices. Postmaster address and AP news rights noted.

Cedar Rapids The Gazette Company Ore SE Iowa Cedar Bids Uss Associated Press Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc P.O

Time running out for whales trapped in Arctic ice holes

Three young California gray whales remain trapped in Arctic Ocean ice near Barrow as rescuers race to deploy a iceshielding barge from Prudhoe Bay. Weather and shifting ice threaten any open water route, with the animals deteriorating and exposed to open water six to seven miles away.

Morris Prudhoe Bay

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