Iowa voters face changing politics and campus woes
A 1989 Iowa newspaper summary reports on political polling cautions about Dewey Defeats Truman memory, a statewide mood study finding over 20 percent of rural residents with low mood, an ISU audit revealing a $4.6 million investment loss and a bankrupt suesor, Center Point sewage upgrade orders, a debate between Dave Nagle and Don Redfern, and Cedar Rapids Sports Club plans for the UI spring game amid stadium turf changes.
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Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Kingston Stadium
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium
Today's chuckle about noses at the grindstone
A light joke suggesting plastic surgeons would lose business if more people kept their noses to the grindstone.
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Grindstone
Sinking of Dona Marilyn traps hundreds as Typhoon Ruby swirls
Rescuers report 15 survivors from Dona Marilyn as Typhoon Ruby floods parts of the Philippines. The disaster follows Dona Paz tragedy years earlier with 1,749 dead officially and thousands homeless. Helicopters save civilians along the Marikina River while coast guard continues search for passengers and crew.
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Manila
Philippines
Ruby
South China Sea
Sulpicio
Tacloban
Mindoro
U.S
Philippine
Marikina River
Coast Guard
Visayas Sea
Leyte Island
Carlos Go
Sulpicio Lines
Rey Esguerra
Cebu
Maripipi Island
Fatal fire blamed on gas in kerosene
A space heater fueled with gasoline contaminated kerosene started a house fire in Ossian killing 10 year old Christopher Mueller. Investigators fear others may have purchased fuel from the same tank as crews worked to revive him and treat his mother for smoke inhalation.
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Val Swinton
New Hsast
Iowa
Ossian
Howard Brechtel
Christopher Mueller
Christopher
Dwayne
Dianna Mueller
David Lansing
Jacque Meyer
Muellers
Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital
Decorah
Kari
Roger Bailey
Dwayne Mueller
Ossian Fire Department
Bush opens double digit leads in two national polls
Bush holds 13 point edge over Dukakis among probable voters 54 to 41 in a CBS News New York Times poll. Gallup shows a 14 point margin 53 39 among likely voters and 50 40 among registered voters. Voters voiced firm choices with 74 percent made up in CBS Times poll and 28 percent undecided in Gallup.
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Bush
Gazette Wire Services
New York
George Bush
Michael Dukakis
CBS News
New York Times
Gallup
CBS Times
Dukakis
No Morris Plan interest paid on small accounts
Depositors with $1,500 or less will receive no interest for three years after MorAmerica Financial Corp and Morris Plan Co of Iowa filed for Chapter 11 protection. Class 1 creditors with larger claims will get principal and interest through Aug 30, 1985, with larger depositors to receive interest for the following three years.
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George C. Ford
MorAmerica Financial Corp
Morris Plan Co
Iowa
the Gazette
Hinzman urged to be rehired as Cedar Rapids police chief
Cedar Rapids personnel director Bill Holtz recommended reinstating Gary Hinzman as chief after an Oct 13 grievance hearing. Mayor Jaeger dismissed Hinzman Sept. 19 for poor working relations, with council colleagues urging reinstatement and Hinzman retaining chief pay while duties continue as captain.
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Heather Sloman
Woodinszette
Bill Holtz
Gary Hinzman
Cedar Rapids
Holtz
Public Safety
Bob Jaeger
Hinzman
Jaeger
Iowa
Jaeger-Hinzman
The
Gazette
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Ossi
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