Firefighters Win Muddy Flag Football Clash For Pig Trophy
Cedar Rapids firefighters edged police 18 13 in a muddy gridiron battle at Roosevelt Junior High. Firefighters led 12 0 at halftime and claimed Floyd of Five Seasons amid a crowd of 29 firemen and 13 officers plus a paramedic. Police highlighted two Tomash catches by John Gales as a late rally but fell short. A lacerated ear occurred. no charges filed. Floyd, bronze pig, displayed at Central Fire Station.
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Cedar Rapids
Floyd
Roosevelt Junior High School
Swine
John Gales
Rick Scofield
Firefighters
Jim Miller
Steve Tomash
Central Fire Station
Iowa ballot measure seeks to end publication deadline for laws
Iowa Secretary of State Mary Jane Odell pushes to let the Legislature set law effective dates and repeal the old publication requirement. Critics note current practice costs the state and relies on obscure local papers, while supporters say it modernizes a 19th century rule.
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Odell
Vinton and Spencer
Cedar Rapids
Vohs
Branstad
O’hern
Jenkins
Senate
Iowa
Police Agencies Help CIA Recruit For Terrorism Work
CIA officials solicited help from 18 police departments at a July intelligence seminar in McLean Virginia. Ward and Burke said 210 detectives expressed interest and 68 took a CIA eight hour exam. Los Angeles reportedly refused cooperation while New York Philadelphia Houston Chicago Boston San Francisco and others were represented without comment.
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Bill Casey
CIA
Ward
Robert F. Burke
Burke
Los Angeles
Pherson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
McLean
New York
Daryl F. Gates
Gates
William D. Booth
Philadelphia
Kevin M. Tucker
Richard DeLise
Tucker
New York City
Houston
Chicago
Boston
San Francisco
Top SDI contractors earned 4.23 billion since 1983
A council study ranks Rockwell International, Teledyne, Gencorp, and others among the top 20 SDI contractors. Excluding labs, these firms won 4.23 billion dollars, about 55 percent of total, with 85 percent of dollars in five states and most contracts tied to Senate Armed Services representation. Administration plans for 26 billion by 1990 were trimmed. Congress authorized about 3.5 billion for the current year.
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SDI
Rosy Nimroody
The
Council
California
New Mexico
Massachusetts
Alabama
Washington State
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Reagan
Student fueled by survival cheatings and dyslexia roots
Karen, now 20 and a college freshman, says she cheated to hide reading difficulties. After her high school failed to provide remediation, her family sued for 17,000 dollars in Landmark tuition. A court ordered a new hearing by the state education department as hate mail and financial strain rise in Henniker.
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Karen
Henniker High School
Landmark School of
Beverly
Landmark
Henniker
Salem State College
New Hampshire
State Department of Education
Brenton Promises Personal Service For Financial Deals
Brenton emphasizes one-on-one guidance to help choose financial products that suit current needs. The firm stresses expert service as the key difference when comparing banks and products.
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Brenton
Vanunu Abduction Reported Over Israel Nuclear Secrets
Newsweek cites Mossad luring Mordechai Vanunu from London via a female friend then abducting him at sea aboard a yacht. He faces espionage charges in Israel. McKnight, an Australian priest, recalls meeting Vanunu in Sydney and confirms his nuclear insider claims and alleged deal with the Sunday Times.
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Israel
Newsweek
Mossad
Vanunu
London
Europe
Mediterranean
McKnight
Arab East Jerusalem
Sydney
Dimona
Negev
Australia
Sunday Times
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Dave Gosch
Iowa Newspaper Association
Bill Monroe
House
Mary Jane Odell
Benjamin Ward
Rockwell International Corp
Peru
Gazette
Welch & Donovan
Eae Property-Casualty
Brenton Bank and Trust Company OF
First Ave
N.E
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