26 Oct 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1987
Page
1
The Chicago Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 to 26 in a tight contest while the Buffalo Bills won 34 to 31 in overtime against the Miami Dolphins. The report notes NFL action and references full coverage in Sports sections.
Rebels ambush northern Ethiopia convoy carrying World Food Program and U.S. gift wheat and donor trucks. 23 trucks burned, about 450 tons of wheat destroyed, one driver killed, threatening emergency aid for up to 45 000 people. The attack worsens drought crisis in Eritrea and Tigray.
Premier Zhao Jyang leads the opening session in Beijing urging limited party control and civil service exams. He defends market reforms including stocks and bonds while calling for broader modernization to end poverty and backwardness.
About 3,000 blue and white Mailgrams arrived at Senator Lautenberg's office urging him to drop the plan to limit smoking on short domestic flights. Philip Morris USA funded and sent the messages, with Western Union delivering them as part of a coordinated campaign.
Tourists dressed in morning suits ride in a seven passenger hearse on Grave Line Tours near Manns Chinese Theater. The narration highlights the death spots of stars including Superman, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift with a lively, macabre brochure tone.
A week old baby from Grundy Center received a heart transplant at University Hospitals in Iowa City, the youngest Iowa recipient. The donor heart came from an infant who died in Washington. Marissa Getting, born October 18 in Waterloo, had left hypoplastic heart syndrome and faced a complex operation.
Katherine Thornton age 25 waived a preliminary exam and was bound over to Washtenaw County Circuit Court on charges of embezzling more than 100 dollars from Gun Scout cookie sales. Arraignment set for Nov. 17. Troop 729 in Manchester led by Thornton sold 2800 dollars in cookies last year. Thornton allegedly wrote 50 to 60 checks on a Huron Valley Girl Scout Council account between February and April.
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