Iowa City girl named among 1985 Women of Excellence
Charity Grant, ten, of Iowa City and Longfellow Elementary, is chosen as one of twelve 1985 Women of Excellence to be profiled in Ms magazine. She previously rejected a Good Reader award from Coralville Noon Optimist Club over its men-only policy, citing a stand against discrimination.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
OWA
Charity Grant
Iowa City
Ms. Magazine
Longfellow Elementary School
Coralville Noon Optimist Club
Charity
the Gazette
Oak Pd
Ene
Autopsy ties death to injuries after jail scuffle
Linn County Sheriff says James William Collins 37 of Cedar Rapids sustained two broken ribs bruises and massive internal bleeding after a scuffle with a deputy before his Oct 8 transfer to St Luke's Hospital. Autopsy cites brain hemorrhage as immediate cause. DCI probes whether injuries occurred before arrest.
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James William Collins
Linn County
Don Sawyer
Collins
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Even Sawyer
Sawyer
the Gazette
DCI
Percy Harris
Harris
Aquino panel names armed forces chief
The inquiry into Benigno Aquino's murder delivered a majority report to President Marcos accusing the armed forces chief of plotting and attempting to cover up the assassination. The panel's chairwoman delivered a milder dissent supporting exoneration of Fa bian C. Ver while naming others for prosecution.
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Manila
Philippines
Benigno Aquino
Ferdinand Marcos
Luciano Salazar
Marcos
Corazon Agrava
Aquino
Rolando Galman
Dante Santos
Santos
Associated Press
Police arrest 357 in South Africa townships
South African police and soldiers, in a massive raid of Sebokeng Sharpeville and Boipatong, arrested 357 people amid two months of rioting while denying widespread violence. Most arrests were for minor charges and no casualties were reported.
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Sebokeng
South Africa
Johannesburg
Sharpeville
Boipatong
Washington
State Department
Some people try to pull the wool over your eyes
A compact saying warns readers about people who use deceit or false pretenses to mislead others. The note urges skepticism toward misleading information and highlights the risk of being swindled by crafty ruses.
Armageddon Theory Shapes Debates at Christie Institute Talk
During a debate with Walter Mon, a candidate distanced himself from Armageddon driven policy ideas. The Christie Institute, known for critiquing Reagan era Central America policy, hosted the news conference touching on doomsday views.
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Middle East
Christie Institute
Central America
Walter Mon
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