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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1986
Page
4
The crowd on the White House lawn witnessed President Reagan sign a sweeping tax reform bill praised as a miracle. Analysts debate whether it will revive or harm the economy, with questions remaining about its true meaning and long term impact.
Veteran actor Forrest Tucker best known as Sgt O Rourke in F Troop died after a long lung cancer battle. He passed at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills near Los Angeles five minutes after his wife left the hospital. Tucker appeared in The Westerner Keeper of the Flame The Sands of Iwo Jima and Chisum and later comedies including The Night They Raided Minsky s Cancel My Reservation and The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West. He last appeared at the Hollywood Walk of Fame unveiling earlier in August.
Palam Airport in New Delhi halted all international and domestic flights for two hours on Saturday so Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi could log flight hours before his pilot license lapses. He will fly a Beechcraft and has a history with Indian Airlines.
Officials say the Minneapolis fire started near a couch with investigators reviewing smoking and matches as possible causes. Fire department detective Gary Piekarczyk noted interviews ongoing and arson not ruled out. Five children and three adults died on the main floor. six people survived with injuries, including a mother who saved her four children by fleeing from a second story window.
Eight year old Feng Shuo and his sister Ye watch Donald Duck on CCTV as Mickey and Donald debut a half hour weekly show. The program aims for about 30 million viewers with Disney and CCTV sharing ad revenues under a two year deal. Eisner calls China a growing market for Disney merchandise and media.
Good Samaritans on roads urged by Gazette farm writer Al Swegle as part of a Friendly Car program to reassure motorists stranded in winter that help will come. The idea promotes safe, nonthreatening assistance from passersby.
Newell Lash says remodeling Cedar Rapids schools for next fall’s reorganization is a one time expense versus an accumulated savings over time. He expects more discussion at tonight’s school board meeting.
Iowa coach Hayden Fry lamented ongoing injuries after a narrow victory over Northwestern. Fry said the season isn't fun and noted the team is three points from undefeated as injuries persist.
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