Southern California on the edge of gunfire and road rage
A writer decries a surge of freeway shootings in Los Angeles as drivers fire at slow cars and amid clashes on the road. He ties the violence to cars, television, and the NRA, arguing cultural shifts fueled by modern urban life and urging readers to consider arming for safety.
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California
Los Angeles
Dr. Spock
Southern
National Rifle Association
Southern California
NRA
Singer Treated for Exhaustion Amid Tour Health Problems
George Jones was hospitalized in Birmingham Alabama for exhaustion plus a kidney infection bronchitis and prostate problems after touring 47 cities. Press agent Tony Conway said Jones rested after a summer of performance and travel.
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George Jones
Jones
University Hospital
Birmingham
Ala
Tony Conway
Conway
Without regrets Eileen Cronin Noe profile
Eileen Cronin Noe was born without both legs below the knee yet she says she would choose no other life. The life style feature appears on page 4B with a profile of her resilience and outlook.
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Eileen Cronin- Noe
Youthful image haunts Gore in bid for presidency
The 41 year old Sen Albert Gore Jr enjoys farming ties but struggles with a too youthful image, reminiscent of Ronald Reagan who fought an old tag to win. The piece appears on Iowa Today page 15A.
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Albert Gore Jr
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Iowa
First aid kit tips for safe outdoor trips
An outdoor expert outlines a compact, complete first aid kit to simplify expeditions. The piece lists essential items to pack for safer hiking and camping on outdoor trips.
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Leisure
FasTrack Washing System opens $1.5 million Coralville truck stop
The Coralville truck stop by FasTrack Washing System Inc. debuts with a restaurant lounge and showers alongside a truck wash. A Wyoming trucker reports the word spreading soon after opening as the venture gains notice and aims to attract drivers.
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FasTrack Washing System Inc
Coralville
Wyoming
Teen Line: Iowa Health Dept Referral Service Grows
Teens seek help from Teen Line, a service started in April by the Iowa Health Department. After a quiet first month with 160 calls, usage rises, and officials aim to handle about 1600 calls daily once awareness expands.
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Iowa Health Department
Iowa
Bride Gazette writer previews wedding and Florida plans
Heather Sloman concludes her series on her upcoming wedding and honeymoon in Florida and the Bahamas. She confesses fears she may cry or that others might laugh during the ceremony, preparing readers for the personal moment.
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Gazette
Heather Sloman
Florida
Bahamas
Lifestyle
Direct marketing appeals to part time workers and retirees
Part-time workers and retirees have turned to direct marketing sales in recent years. Firms such as Avon, Fuller Brush and Amway offer flexible hours and require no prior experience. Some eventually transition to full-time direct marketing careers. Money, page LE.
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Avon Products
Fuller Brush
Amway
Poetic Justice Asbestos Contaminates Trial Room
In San Francisco the large two year Superior Court asbestos case sits in Nourse Auditorium when dust was found in the ventilation system. An inspection found asbestos dust then a later test was negative and the vent was shut. Judge Ira Brown noted the trial continues asbestos free. Attorneys called the situation poetic justice.
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San Francisco
Superior Court
California
Nourse Auditorium
San Francisco Unified School District
Mohamade Sheykhzadeh
Sheykhzadeh
Ira Brown
Brown
Philip Matthews
Death ruled accidental drowning in Flynt wife case
Los Angeles AP report says Althea Flynt died in a Hollywood Hills bathtub on June 27 at age 33. Coroner Bill Gold cites acute multiple drug intoxication and AIDS as factors in the drowning, with sedatives found in her system but not at lethal levels.
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Los Angeles
Althea Leasure Flynt
Flynt
Hustler
Larry Flynt
Hollywood Hills
Bill Gold
Gold
Reagan says he is feeling fine after surgery
President Reagan underwent a seven doctor basal cell carcinoma removal from the tip of his nose at Bethesda Naval Hospital. The White House says he will be up and about this weekend and staying at the White House with Nancy instead of Camp David.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Nancy
Camp David
Queens State Senator Arrested in FBI Sting Case
A Queens Democrat with long ties to local party regulars was arrested at the Plaza Hotel after taking $150,000 from an undercover agent posing as a shady international financier. The four month sting involved meetings at bars and restaurants and plans to launder proceeds abroad with the senator to receive a substantial share.
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New York Times
NEW York
Queens
FBI
Plaza Hotel
Andrew Jenkins
Senate
Fordham University
Africa
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