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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1986
Page
2
A chaotic scene at Citi Field followed the Mets clinching the division as fans surged onto the field injuring a player and stealing gear. The unrest extended to turf removal, threatened playoff readiness, and a tense citywide mood.
London officials report a 12 nation Common Market meeting agreeing to intensify searches for terrorist leaders and improve police communications after nine dead and over 160 injured in Paris bombings. Douglas Hurd chaired the session with France and West Germany pressing for decisive action.
Iowa leaders back raising the rural interstate speed limit to 65 mph if Congress allows. The story notes related items on pages 4A and 5A about business competition and job layoffs at a Marshalltown firm.
U S Ambassador Mansfield told Japanese business leaders that the trade imbalance with the United States must end. He spoke at the Okura Hotel during Iowa’s Far East trade mission in Tokyo. Gov Branstad touted Iowa as top in agricultural exports and urged further investment and job growth. The delegation also announced a new Tokyo trade office and plans to visit Peking, China.
The Iowa Court of Appeals declined to block Richard Baer from spreading manure on his 400 acre Mitchell County farm near homes of Joseph and Mildred Valasek and Eugene and Laura Adams. The majority described hog confinement as a rural life element, while Judge Snell dissented noting odors can cause illness and permeate homes and cars.
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