03 Sep 1988
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1988
Page
1
C R Washington powered past Dubuque Senior 10-0 after a 35 minute lightning delay in a prep football game. The report notes the game on page 1B. A second item reports Iowa premiere of Miles From Home selling fast and adding 188 seats on page 2A.
A light joke argues that people who marry for better or worse often cannot do better or worse, poking fun at the idea of seeking perfection in partnership. The quip highlights humor in marital expectations with a playful twist.
Viktor Yushchenko, head of the Geodesy and Cartography Administration, said the Soviet Union falsified virtually all public maps for 50 years on orders of the secret police. He announced plans to release accurate state secrets maps abandoned since Stalin era amid tourist disorientation and international concern.
Michael Dukakis brings back John Sasso as campaign vice chairman after a year away following Sasso's role in Biden's demise. Dukakis says the move strengthens his team for the final stretch as Bush gains in polls.
Unemployment rose to 5.6 percent in August with 226,000 more jobless as manufacturing layoffs rise after a four month hiring boom. Analysts call the move a needed cooling to prevent inflation, expecting limited rate changes before elections.
Presidential candidates George Bush and Michael Dukakis will not attend the World Ag Expo in the Amana Colonies expected to draw about 300000. Organizers hoped for farm addresses but spokespeople said both campaigns will be elsewhere with a possible stop by Lloyd Bentsen.
Experts foresee a sharp drop in crude prices as Iran and Iraq move toward peace and higher OPEC production. World stocks are bloated and crude traded under 15 dollars on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Analysts say cease-fire optimism may drive continued production growth and downward price pressure.
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