DonalD Kaul on Farm Crisis and the Hills Tragedy
Commentary argues against blaming the farm crisis for Dale Burr and similar acts. Burr’s descent from prosperity to destitution is tied to a broader farm crisis, yet madness and personal factors remain key. The piece recalls Bob Hullihan and Muley Graves, urging responsibility without easy scapegoats while warning against going crazy.
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Dale Burr
Burr
Bob Hullihan
Hullihan
Bob
Muley Graves
Graves
Oklahoma
Sheriff's Department
Tom Joad
Ohio
Tandy and Cronyn Return to Foxfire After Fainting Episode
Actress Jessica Tandy and husband Hume Cronyn resumed Foxfire on Friday after a two day hospital stay in Los Angeles following her fainting incident. Tandy 76 danced a demanding role as a young lover then an anguished elder, with Cronyn 74 noting her quick return and stage resilience.
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Jessica Tandy
Hume Cronyn
Broadway
Los Angeles
Tandy
Cronyn
Susan Cooper
Iowa five year plan focuses on highway repairs
IDOT's annual five year plan for highway construction in Iowa emphasizes rebuilding bridges and reconstructing old highways. Details on the plan, part of which is to be approved Tuesday, appear in Metro Iowa on page 22A.
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IDOT
Iowa
Puppets help mainstream disabled students in classrooms
Large puppets used in public schools reach over 4 million students to foster acceptance of differences. Scripts encourage children to ask questions about disabilities, with educators reporting positive results in classrooms nationwide.
Women join Linn County program to cut welfare use
Fifty women participate in an experimental Linn County effort to help low income single parents with young children gain job skills and reduce welfare dependency through training and placement efforts.
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Linn County
Metro-Iowa
Loess Hills Pioneer State Forest Planned in Iowa
Iowa officials envision the Loess Hills Pioneer State Forest spanning 17 190 acres in four plots along the Monona and Harrison County line. The Iowa Conservation Commission will begin purchasing land next spring, with aims of creating a site for hunting cross country skiing and hiking roughly at the Loess Hills midpoint.
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Lowa
Loess Hills Pioneer State Forest
Iowa Conservation Commission
Monona
Harrison County
Loess Hills
Metro-Iowa
Priest aims to found Monks of Tintern monastic order
Father Clifford Stevens 59, seeking to establish America's first monastic order the Monks of Tintern. He envisions a modern Tintern as a theological think tank with monks at video screens, defending his dream amid a media spotlight.
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Hugh Hefner
Clifford Stevens
America
Monks of
Tintern
John Gray exits Iowa coal trade after decade of deals
John Gray of Olin formerly moved coal in Eastern Iowa and was among the last dealers in the region. He plans to quit the coal business after this year as loading and unloading demand wanes, marking an end of an era in Metro-Iowa.
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John Gray
Olin
John
Iowa
Metro-lowa
Conjoined Rhode Island twins grow with large spirit
Ruth and Verena Cady, chest to chest twins aged 20 months, share a small heart and liver while displaying bold personalities. Despite one heart with three chambers, they thrive and charm family life, with parents hopeful for a possible separation in the future.
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Narragansett, R.I
Ruth
Verena Cady
Verena
Ruthie
Marlene
Peter
Postman Fired For Delivering Too Fast in Napa
Napa California AP report says Bill Kurtz a 13 year postal worker faces termination after claiming he was disciplined for delivering mail too quickly. He says his wife Angela was fired for help on rounds and he was suspended without pay. the Postal Service cites lunch time and time-card issues.
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Napa
Calif
Bill Kurtz
Angela
Kurtz
Horace Henshaw
Postal Service
Car unhoused backfires in Sears lot spin
Joyce Cotton left her car running outside a Sears catalog store in Pawhuska Oklahoma. The vehicle rolled from its space hitting a parked car curbing a window and a meter then struck two pickup trucks and a fence before stopping behind the store while Cotton shopped.
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Pawhuska, Okla
Joyce Cotton
Sears
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Address
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription options including Morning Editions and Sunday issues with prices for 4 weeks and 52 weeks, plus 52 week rates for other states and territories. It notes delivery restrictions in areas with Gazette carrier service and provides post office box mailing details.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
AP News
P.O. Box
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