A Daughter Remembers Jim Thorpe and His Struggles
Grace Thorpe, one of eight children, recalls her father as a quiet, intelligent man with a sad life. She notes the Olympic medal stripping, his semi pro baseball pay of $60 a month, and later fame followed by alcohol-related troubles and jail stints. The column is by Bob Greene.
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Oklahoma
Stockholm
Grace Thorpe
Yale
Dad
Jim Thorpe
Pearl River
N.Y
New Jersey Line
New York City
Grandpa Thorpe
Los Angeles
Living Fossil The Story of the Coelacanth
Keith Thompson recounts the 1938 discovery of a living coelacanth off the Comore Islands and the wartime search that followed. The author argues the relic population survives in the Indian Ocean and should be protected by international law to safeguard the limited specimens in museums and universities.
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Keith Thompson
Comore Islands
Indian Ocean
The Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink
The Cedar Rapids Gazette highlights environmental efforts by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers via collection boxes at City Carton, econofoods, and Hy-Vee locations in Cedar Rapids area.
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the Gazette
The
Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Econofoods
51St St
Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store
Highway 151 East
Marion
Barricaded Work Area Closes North 10th Street Segment
North of Marion street corridor from North 10th Street will close for three to four weeks to install reinforced concrete culvert and head walls. Barricades flank the project 3/8 mile south of County Home Road and just north of Adams Lane. Through traffic should seek alternate routes. Dave Schmitt Construction of Cedar Rapids handles the $35,827 project.
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North 10Th Street
Marion
County Home Road
Adams Lane
Dave Schmitt
Cedar Rapids
Joke of the Day on CITY LINE
The city line offers a daily joke feature titled Joke of the Day. Listen by calling 363 7000 and selecting category 4440 for a quick humor break.
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Cityline
Recycling Truck Promotes Hy-Vee Glass Paper Metal Pickup
Weekend magazine lists an event at Hy-Vee on Mount Vernon Road SE from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Cedar Rapids recycling truck accepts clear glass containers newspapers bagged in paper bags and metals cut to three feet or less. Cans must be clean and labeled. Some plastics accepted. Also notes Benton County Board of Supervisors meeting at 9 a.m. in the Courthouse Vinton. Cityline calendar provides contact numbers for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City events.
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Cedar Rapids
Hy-Vee
Mount Vernon Rd
Cityline
Iowa City
Bar-B-Q Fest Opens Along Cedar River With Prizes
Cedar Rapids area teams light up grills for the two day Great Iowa Bar-B-Q Park Fest to benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Iowa. More than 4000 in prizes and trophies available with Apple City of Murphysboro leading No 1 international team.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Iowa
National Kidney Foundation of Iowa
Krna Radio
Apple City
Murphysboro
Chicago
Memphis
Omaha
Neb
Excelsior Springs
Berwyn and
Addison
Carol Luvaas
Mount Mercy College
New protein may deter transplant rejection
A protein CTLA4Ig in mice blocks a key T cell signal, allowing pancreatic tissue grafts to survive without rejection. The study in Science shows treated diabetic mice kept grafts, produced insulin, and avoided rejection while keeping other immune functions intact.
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Washington
Science
Correction on Heritage Day event in Wellman
The Gazette corrects Thursday's report misidentifying a participant in Heritage Day. Rosemary Fisher will present a herb workshop from 4 30 to 5 30 p m on Saturday. The newspaper will address complaints about accuracy and fairness and publish corrections in this space. Phone 398 8313.
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Rosemary Fisher
the Gazette
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University of Chicago Medical Center
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