Illustrations in dictionaries spark debate over what to show
A Times style piece probes how editors choose dictionary illustrations. It cites Random House and Webster’s World editors noting new items and recognizable shapes suit small drawings, while exotic terms prove tricky. The column also asks why platypus is missing and ends with a small town-news vignette about Gazette staffers visiting New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonora Hauck
Random House Diction
Victoria Neufeldt
Webster's
New World
Gazette
Paul Jensen
New York City
Jensen
Michele Bogie
Jane Hanson
Channel 2
WNBC
Hanson
Bogre
Cedar Rapids
Chuck Hawkins
Business Week
Hawkins
New York
Rates and terms for carer services across sites
Fragmented OCR details carer rates with weekly and annual figures, citing various sites and prices. Mentions 7 sites at 1.80 per Tuceks and 52 weeks totals, plus 16100 for the same period. No clear provider names or locations due to garbled text. overall indicates service pricing and scheduling confusion.
Trade conference still possible in Cedar Rapids this August
Des Moines reports that Soviet and Iowa officials may meet in Cedar Rapids in late August for an international trade conference aligned with Farm Progress Show dates. Gov. Branstad's office cites growing Soviet interest, with plans advancing after a prior February endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Richard Vohs
United States
Vohs
Soviet Union
Dimitri Solovkya
Soviet Trade and Economic Council
Platenouse
Preagea
Alleman
Polk County
Four year old Amber Madison shows gains after cerebral palsy surgery
Cedar Rapids four year old Amber Madison underwent selective posterior rhizotomy in Los Angeles July 31 to reduce muscle tightness from cerebral palsy. Doctors and family report improved arm and leg movement, with Amber aiming to walk normally within months under ongoing physical therapy at Mercy Hospital. Amber’s guardians Howard and Sandra Madison, and Dr. Warrick Peacock who developed the procedure, plan follow ups in February as Amber adjusts to post operative recovery and new mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Gosch
Gazette Star
Amber Madison
Amber
Sandra Macson
Clifton St. NE
Madison
Tim
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
Howard
University of California At Los Angeles Medical Center
Ucla Medical Center
Mercy Hospital
Warrick Peacock
Peacock
Madisons
Trash barge solution found to burn waste in Brooklyn
New York state judge Justice Dominic Lodato approved a plan to dispose of 3,100 tons of commercial waste by burning it in Brooklyn and burying the ashes in Islip, which had initially rejected the load. The barge has no home since March 22 and could be cleared within a month, though opponents may appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Islip
Dominic Lodato
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Towa State University
Ames
Europe
European Economic Community
Isrsn
Reagan
United States of America
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Bahamas
Cancun
American Federal
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