Balloon bombs reach Iowa as V J Day anniversary nears
A Gazette column recounts the Japanese stratospheric balloon campaign with three bombs found in Iowa in 1945 near Laurens Holstein and Pocahontas causing no damage. It notes one bomb near Ely Ore killed a pregnant woman and children and the broader impact on wartime news suppression and later atomic work delays. Chuck Long and Lisa plan a Cedar Rapids home move as he joins Iowa football staff.
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Bert Webber
Oregon State University Press
Pacific
Ely
Ore
U.S
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Hanford
Alfalfa
Wash
Archie Mitchell
Bly
Vietnam
Mitchell
Chuck Long
Iowa
Lisa
Vernon Drive
Cedar Rapids
Chuck
Washington
Iowa State
Bob Elliott
Bob
ISU
Iowa Alumni Association
Prison officials push for realism over politics in crime fight
Cincinnati AP report shows wardens, parole officers and jailers argue against harsh methods. They say longer sentences and boot camps without education or rehab increase violence and costs. They urge practical programs that include training, treatment and rehabilitation to reduce crime.
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Cincinnati
Critics Say Tough Prison Policy Hits Youth and Costs Taxpayers
Prison policies that lengthen sentences for the young may increase violence upon release and deny rehabilitation. Critics say boot camps without education backfire, while ACA leaders note political fear drives harsh laws. Janet Reno attended a Cincinnati congress where the group discussed life terms and lobbying for crime reform.
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ACA
Clinton
Washington
Remembering Japan's surrender fifty years later
A retrospective notes the end of World War II after 1945 surrender events. It recalls Emperor Hirohito's radio address, the formal signing on Missouri in Tokyo Bay, and the diverse American wartime contributions and veterans still living decades on.
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Hirohito
Japan
Mamoru Shigemitsu
U.S
Missouri
Tokyo Bay
Shanghai
Douglas MacArthur
Hsu Yung-chsen
China
Shigemitsu
MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
Betty Grable
Audie Murphy
Israeli Cabinet approves West Bank autonomy plan
The Cabinet endorses an agreement with the PLO to withdraw Israeli troops from much of the West Bank in stages by July 1997. The move follows two weeks of settler protests that turned deadly with the 22 year old Palestinian Kheiri al Qaissi killed as settlers fired during a raid on a camp. Police dispersed hundreds of protesters in Jerusalem with water cannons and mounted units while two ministers abstained.
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Dara Al-Qara
West Bank
Israel
PLO
Kheiri al-Qaissi
Jerusalem
Gazette Promotes Soybean Ink and Recycling Initiatives
The Gazette highlights use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint to support agriculture. Readers are urged to drop newspapers at City Carton on Sixth Street SW or recycle at the nearest location.
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City Carton
Sixth St
Haitian towns vote in makeup elections turnout low
In Kenscoff Haiti servers report extremely low turnout in 21 towns as makeup elections determine candidates for September runoff. Berlin officials jail 55 neo-Nazis for a week after police disrupt rally marking Rudolf Hess death anniversary. A 7 month old baby crawled to safety from a house. In Colombia gunmen killed at least 14 in a northwest dance hall during a period of strife.
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Kenscoff
Haiti
Berlin
Hitler
Rudolf Hess
Bogota
Colombia
Family and five killed in Algeria rebel attack
In Algiers a family of five aged 23 to 62 was fatally harmed when eight men with automatic weapons stormed their home. Reports said 18 others were injured as the rebels tried to topple the military backed government. One child reportedly crawled to safety.
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Algiers
Algeria
Boeing eyed as help for Chinese industry
A Chinese in a South Korean consortium is looking to partner with Boeing Co in Seattle to build a 100 passenger aircraft in a project valued at about $2 billion. The effort would mark the first step toward a Chinese commercial aircraft industry.
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Beijing
Boeing Co
Business Weekly
Massacre Ends In City Streets With Gunmen On Lookout
Authorities have no clues on who committed the massacre Saturday night while gunmen were reportedly posted on streets outside waiting to kill anyone attempting escape.
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