Wild Blue Yonder critiques on defense spending and B-1 bomber
The review argues the B-1 bomber became a political jobs program, funded despite limited utility and rising costs. It traces assembly across multiple sites, the failure of supposed capabilities, and how defense contracts shaped public support while highlighting the broader influence of the military industrial complex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
United States
Nick Katz
Pantheon Books
Turkey
Gimcracks
Colorado
Katz
Rockwell
Palmdale
California
Columbus
Ohio
LTV
Dallas
Martin Marietta
Baltimore
Cleveland Pneumatic Company
Menasco Corporation
Burbank
Calif
Goodrich Rubber Company
Akron
Rockford
Seattle
Wash
Long Island
N.Y
Wichita
Kan
Strategic Defense Initiative
Mystery of the old safe opened at Torch Press Building
Cedar Rapids officials opened a 4 foot high safe in the Torch Press Building basement to find only dust and minor relics. Linn County Supervisor Jean Oxley and Lock & Key owner Kenny DeMarco led the unveiling as county workers recovered printing era items and scraps from the drawers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hogan
Gazette County
Cedar Rapids Lock & Key
Kenny DeMarco
Linn
Jean Oxley
Torch Press
Oxley
Museum of Art
Steve Moshier
County General Services
Pharmacist Sloman wins suit challenging action
Cedar Rapids pharmacist David Sloman of Medical Pharmacy challenged a Board of Pharmacy Examiners action that suspended him up to a year and imposed a fine and probation. A Linn County judge voided the ruling as vague, ordering the fine returned and probation dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
David Sloman
Sloman
Medical Pharmacy
Sixth St
Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners
Linn District Court
William Thomas
Iowa
Thomas McGrane
Iowa Supreme Court
McGrane
Richard Mundy
Mundy
McNeese gets 15 years on forgery and theft charges
Robert McNeese, 22, of Cedar Rapids, was sentenced to up to 15 years after pleading guilty to a forgery charge and four theft counts tied to an undercover sting in January. He faces another term next month for a bank robbery while out on bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Krekeler
Robert McNeese
William Thomas
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
McNeese
United State Bank
16Th Ave
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
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Donald Kaul
Linn County
Waterloo
Feast
Edward F. Misak
Sheriff's Department
DeMarco
Gazette
L.W. Ward
By Roland Krekeler
Reasatta Snurte
Colleen Martens
Eldora
Schwinn
Caliente
Hall Scawin
Second Ave
Hawkeye Downs
Ariens
Harnack
the Harnack Company
P.O. Box
Cedar Falls
Toddville
Midway Farmer
Cent Point Road
Decorah
Asgaard & Smith Sales & Service
Hawkeye
Pape
Imple
Anamosa Kuhns Sales & Service
Aurora Knapps
Belle Plaine Grieder
Cascade Ron Mart Repair
Iowa City
Brenneman Seed & Pet Center
Kalona
Kalona Diesel Sales & Service
Luxemburg Leick's
Marengo Brown Hardware
Manchester
Ron's Towing
Millersburg
Jim Elwood Implement Company
Oelwein Reinert's Repair
ST. Olai
St. Olaf
Washington
Glandons DX
Waukon
Waukon Yamaha Kawasaki Williamsburg
Wade's Country Repair
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