Baseball scores across leagues with multiple results
Summary of baseball scores from various games. Twins beat Mariners 6 to 2 while Rangers edged Red Sox 3 to 2 and Yankees fell 5 to 2 to their opponents. Orioles topped Indians 5 to 2 and Brewers won 4 to 1 against Blue Jays. Royals were shutout 0 to Tigers, with Athletics and Angels games listed as late. Phillies won 2 to 1 over Mets and Pirates crushed Cubs 13 to 8, Cardinals beat Expos 10 to 3, Braves led Reds 12 to 7, Astros and Padres games listed as late with Dodgers unread.
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Phillies
Mets
Pirates
Cubs
Cardinals
Expos
Braves
Reds
Astros
Giants
Padres
Dodgers
Youth program helps keep Cedar Rapids youths away from gangs
The Summer Youth Coalition recreation coordinator on Cedar Rapids near southeast side says gangs are present and the program kept some youths too busy to be recruited. Details on page 1B.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Chamber maps future with community game plan
The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce aims to craft a long range plan for the next 10 to 15 years. Chairman Gary Streit said the group is seeking community input and a shared vision, with more details promised on page 4C.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids Area
Nagle Cleared in House Bank Account Overdraws
Rep. Dave Nagle of Iowa was notified Wednesday that he did not violate federal criminal laws by overdraw ing his House bank account four times. Details on page 5B.
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Dave Nagle
Iowa
Yount Collects 3000th Hit with Key Seventh Inning Single
Milwaukee’s Robin Yount earned his 3000th hit with a seventh inning single against Cleveland at Milwaukee. The milestone came in a game covered on page 1D.
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Robin Yount
Milwaukee Brewers
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Todays Chuckle Buttering Up Keeps Morale High
A light joke notes a man who besides bread needs buttering up occasionally to stay cheerful. The quip plays on simple comforts and humor.
U2 Set for Friday Night Fun in Ames
The Irish rock band U2 heads to Ames for a Friday night concert as members stress they remain serious about their music. The Gazette previews what the group plans for the weekend performance and audience expectations.
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Ames
Gazette
U of I expands TB detection with CDC grants
The University of Iowa receives 19000 to the State Hygienics Lab at Oakdale and 4000 to Student Health Services from the CDC via the Iowa Department of Public Health. Funds buy equipment training and student testing to curb TB spread among students and the public.
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Tom Walsh
University of Iowa
Centers For Disease Control
CDC
Atlanta
Iowa Department of Public Health
U of I Hygienics
Oakdale
U of I
Iowa
Des Moines
Sioux City
Ames
Waterloo
Iowa seniors see slight ACT dip but exceed national average
About 21,000 Iowa students took the ACT scoring 21.6 on the 36 point exam, just above the national average of 20.6. Wisconsin matched Iowa at 21.6, while Iowa Education officials called the result strong despite funding squeezes and a smaller projected state increase.
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Patricia Farrant
Associated Press
Iowa
Wisconsin
Madison
William Lepley
State Department of Education
Terry Branstad
Bill Sherman
Iowa State Education Association
Iran-Contra probe near end hints Walsh closing
Washington Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh said the Iran-Contra inquiry is virtually done with only cleanup possibly requiring 7 to 10 days. He suggested no new indictments are likely, though a future move cannot be ruled out. The final report will assess Reagan era officials' roles in the arms-for-hostages affair and Contra funding.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Lawrence Walsh
Reagan
White House
Donald Regan
Walsh
Congress
National Security Council
CIA
Iran
Iowa education officials end direct role in global education program
Iowa Education Department officials will recommend discontinuing direct involvement with the global education resource guide while preserving the concept. The guide distributed since 1989 faced conservative criticism over activities linking global perspectives to vegetarianism and humanism.
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Iowa
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
State Department of Education
William Lepley
State Board of Education
Lepley
Bill Sherman
Iowa State Education Association
Firefighter Kurt Carlson saves woman from Marion apartment blaze
Marion firefighter Kurt Carlson carries Donna Malloy to safety after locating her unconscious in a third floor bedroom as flames rage. Fire Chief Jim Ford credits Carlson and the team for Malloy, 41, surviving and being discharged from St Luke's Hospital.
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Bob Handley
Malloy
Scott Hofstetter
Jim Burm
Bob Williams
Ford
St. Luke’s Hospital
Carlson
Svoboda
Marion
Kurt Carlson
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