Cedar Rapids cabbie cultural outreach questioned
Mike Deupree critiques Cedar Rapids taxi drivers as city ambassadors noting mixed responses after a bureau workshop and reporters evaluating cabbie helpfulness. He shares his own experiment posing as a driver to see what visitors are told about local culture and events.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Bureau
Art Museum
Symphony
Masonic Library
Gazette Newsies
New York
L.A
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication and postal details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier 2.60 weekly by mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues 11.80 for 4 weeks 128.20 for 52 weeks. Rates for other states 161.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. Postmaster address changes to Cedar Rapids Gazette PO 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
Organ banks eyed as AIDS research boosts interest
A Red Cross researcher predicts rapid advances in organ freezing within five years enabling organ banks, while stressing the need for strict quality standards and public education on donation. He cites dehydration at ultra low temperatures, proposes anti freeze agents with high pressure, and notes ongoing challenges with organ rejection and future liability concerns.
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Meryman
Waterloo
American Red Cross
Harold Meryman
New
Red Cross Biomedical Research Center
Rockville
Dukakis enters 1988 race in four-state rollout
Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis formally launches his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. He announces in four states beginning in New Hampshire and ending at Drake University in Des Moines, urging Americans to judge his career in public service and stressing competent leadership.
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Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
New Hampshire
Drake University
John Kennedy
Dukakis
White House
Statehouse
America
Manchester
N.H
Boston
Atlanta
Reagan
Bruce Babbitt
Arizona
Richard Gephardt
Missouri
Gary Hart
Colorado
Katharine
Kitty
Iowa
Grand Ave
TV Cameramen Attacked While Covering Brandon Shooting
Two Cedar Rapids reporters from KCRG TV and KGAN TV were roughed up by five men in Brandon while filming a shooting later described as a death by own action. The incident, near Interstate 380, led to police involvement and a plan to file charges.
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Brandon
Kcrg-Tv
John McNulty
Kgan-Tv
Race Morgenroth
Buchanan County
Interstate 380
Linn County
McNulty
Morgenroth
The
Gazette
Buchanan County Sheriff's
KGAN
KCRG
John Altenbern
Mor
Senate panel urges teardown of Moscow embassy complex
The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 15 to 0 to demolish the new Moscow embassy offices and build a new structure, calling the current site a giant antenna. It urged possibly forcing Soviet occupants to leave residences at Mount Alto, citing security risks and potential eavesdropping on Washington.
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Senate Intelligence Committee
U.S
Moscow
Mount Alto
David Boren
D-Okla
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