19 Oct 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1987
Page
1
Market observers John and Karen Hetty uncover hefty profits in personalized Create A items as Twins pound out their second series win. Journalism professor appears named after Watergate reporter on Page 12A.
A light joke riffs that if Congress ran recreation like the budget citizens would end up water skiing behind canoes. The quip pokes at government efficiency and funding priorities with a playful tone.
President Reagan assembled congressional leaders at the White House to discuss U S options in the Persian Gulf after Iran attacked an American tanker in Kuwaiti waters. House Speaker Jim Wright and Rep Thomas Foley were among attendees per CBS radio reports.
In Des Moines reports show division over whether the farm crisis persists. George Bush argues improvement while Richard Gephardt warns disaster continues. Mediation requests dip to 134 in September after a backlog year of 6,266, signaling mixed outlook for troubled farmers.
Despite a Senate trend against him 84 of 100 members oppose Judge Bork's nomination but Iowa voters show strong support. Grassley backs Bork while Harkin opposes, yet Iowans total mail favors confirmation by about two to one with roughly 20 000 signatures.
Decatur based Rev. Nancy Sehested faces opposition from the Shelby County Baptist Association as Prescott Memorial Baptist Church in Memphis hires her as pastor. The 235 member church risks association exclusion amid tensions between fundamentalist and moderate factions in the Southern Baptist Convention. Rev. Adrian Rogers of Bellevue Baptist Church looms as a political figure in the dispute.
AIDS researchers report women with AIDS are sicker and die sooner than men after diagnosis. Studies in New York Miami and California find women dying significantly faster, with no clear explanation. Researchers suggest the difference may be real and could offer clues about disease progression.
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