Israel seeks $10 billion loan to settle Soviet refugees
Professor Robert Folberg of the University of Iowa backs immediate U S funding as Israel requests a ten billion dollar loan to cover costs of resettling Soviet refugees amid rising taxes. Commentary on page 7A notes urgency.
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Babyface Computer Portraits Unborn Babies and Past Looks
A Japanese company claims to render a computerized portrait of an unborn baby using parental facial features and can reverse the process to show how people looked years ago. Details on page 5C.
Judge Revives Prize Chicken At State Fair
In Payallup Washington AP report a Western Washington Fair judge resuscitated a Sultan hen that nearly drowned after falling into soapy water during a chicken cleaning demonstration Daniel Burnson 12 described the moment his bird collapsed the judge Sher ry Milligan opened the beak and breathed into the hen witnesses said the bird recovered with a squawk amid onlookers
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Gazette endorses future with soybean ink and recycling push
The Gazette promotes sustainable printing using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers via drop boxes at City Carton on Sixth Street, econofoods on 51st Street, and Hy-Vee on Sev enth Avenue in Marion.
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Today’s Chuckle On blondes and gentlemen preferences
A lighthearted quip notes that while gentlemen may prefer blondes, many blondes also prefer gentlemen, highlighting playful role reversals and dating whimsy.
NASA testing problems threaten space program success
GAO finds fragmented and weak supervision in NASA testing practices. The Hubble mirror flaw stemmed from improper testing and oversight, with broader issues across centers, outdated equipment, staffing gaps, and insufficient funding for proper tests. The Danbury mirror error in orbit reduced telescope vision.
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Lotto America jackpot spoof corrected after false win report
Lotto America corrected a mistaken report that a 12 million dollar jackpot was won. An error in South Dakota's entry caused the computer to flag a win. the actual winning numbers were 17 34 42 45 50 54 with no winner. The jackpot rises to 16 million for the next drawing.
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Students Oppose 9 Percent Tuition Hike at Iowa Universities
Iowa City crowd of student leaders from the three state universities vows to counter with a plan to the State Board of Regents in October. They propose vigils to highlight rising costs and oppose a 9 percent increase, while awaiting regents meetings and potential actions in November.
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Third World nations post slowest growth since eighty two
The World Bank says in its annual report that 1990 growth in the 155 developing countries rose only 2.3 percent, the worst since 1982, with per capita income up just 0.2 percent as global oil shocks and Gulf crisis hurt trade and economy. Only Asia showed per capita gains.
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Clues misled on woman dead in car crash near Harrisburg
Denise Dieter, a 23-year-old law student, was presumed dead after the crash that killed Cindy Bowers and a man. Dieter later walked into her Harrisburg apartment alive, revealing a mistaken identification amid striking physical similarities between the two women.
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