Imagination Needed for Embassy Security Not Marines
A columnist argues Marines are ill suited to guard front line embassies at Iron Curtain posts. He urges replacing them with CIA or Secret Service personnel citing need to foresee threats and prevent security breaches. The piece critiques heroic improvised guard duties and proposes a security culture of suspicion and planning.
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KGB
U.S
Moscow
Reagan
Iron Curtain
Iran
Secret Service
CIA
Washington
State Department
West
Germany
Berlin Wall
NATO
Wall
Gorbachev
Barbara Morgan prepares for third career as astronaut and mom
Barbara Morgan, 35, in McCall Idaho, announces she will become a mother while continuing as NASA employee and teaching third graders at McCall Donnelly Elementary. She may fly on a future Space Shuttle mission despite motherhood and flight risks. Her husband Clay, 36, an author, supports her plans. NASA is pleased by the pregnancy and no flight date is set. Morgan was the Challenger backup who survived the 1986 disaster.
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Barbara Morgan
McCall
Idaho
Morgan
Clay
New Hampshire
Christa McAuliffe
McCall-Donnelly Elementary
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication and subscription details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists publication at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Rates include Carrier 2.60 weekly Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues 11.80 for 4 weeks 128.20 for 52 weeks and 161.00 for 52 weeks for other states. Postmaster address changes to P.O. Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Dubuque’s Hillside Charm Draws Tourists
Dubuque, city built on seven hills, offers a downhill ski area a cable car trolleys riverboat rides and the state’s first greyhound race track. In downtown stands the Town Clock as a centerpiece of this architectural tourist destination.
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Dubuque
Seven Hills
Leisure
To Bread by David Duer limited edition chapbook
West Branch poet David Duer writes in praise of bread after a Europe trip. The 24 page chapbook To Bread was printed by Coffee House Press in Minneapolis and is available locally in Iowa City.
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David Duer
Europe
Coffee House Press
Minneapolis
Iowa City
End put to buying spree
Quaker Oats ends its acquisition push after adding Stokely Van Camp and Golden Grain Macaroni. The company will expand no further, signaling a pause in its consolidation plans.
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Stokely-Van Camp
Schmidt hits 500th homer as Phillies beat Pirates 8 6
Mike Schmidt became the 14th major league player with 500 homers by belting a three run shot with two outs in the ninth to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8 6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
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Mike Schmidt
Phillies
Pirates
Betty Buckley Returns to Music With New Album
Actress Betty Buckley pivots from TV film and stage to music. The recording features songs she co wrote and one she wrote solo, highlighting previously unseen talents in a bold career shift.
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Betty Buckley
Leisure
Gardening Becomes Spring Passage With Cautions
Warm weather draws Americans to gardens for relaxation but risks back and muscle strain. Doctors urge proper warm up and work techniques to prevent injury as outdoor season starts.
Dangers of TV Dr Dick Soewell Warns on Kids
Dr Dick Soewell starts a three part series arguing television exposes children to brutality rather than educating or improving society. He critiques programming and urges parental guidance.
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Dick Soewell
Comic actor Dick Shawn collapses and dies on stage
Comic actor Dick Shawn died after collapsing during a UCSD Mandeville Center show in La Jolla California. He was 63 and pronounced dead at Scripps Memorial Hospital after a heart attack suspected at autopsy. The performers and colleagues eulogized him as a gifted improviser and funny, original talent.
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LA Jolla
Calif
Dick Shawn
Adolf Hitler
Mel Brooks
Shawn
Mandeville Center Stage
University of California At San Diego
Scripps Memorial Hospital
Diane Yohe
Milton Berle
Bob Hope
Audi
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Mobile
Ala
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Schmidt
Rae
Henry Jacobs
Maquoketa River
Ences
Hope
Carl Reiner
Ken Leighton
Times-Advocate
Escondido
Leighton
Adam
Hitler
Ethel Merman
Berle
Spencer Tracy
Mickey Rooney
Jonathan Winters
Sid Caesar
Richard Schulefand
Seymour Schulefand
Buffalo
N.Y
Los Angeles
Walker
Children's Shoes
Old Capitol Center
Lindale Mall
Vaneli
van Eli
Wats
Products, Inc
First Street
Cedar Rapids Holiday Inn
Williams Blvd
S.W
VISA
Mastercard
American Express
Hypnotism Training Institute of Chicago
W. 124Th St
Palos Park
Kenneth Grossman
Grossman
Human Services
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