February events fill the short month with love and lists
Mike Deupree’s column surveys February’s romance rooted in Valentine’s Day and a web of linked observances from Groundhog Day to Heart Month, Spay Day USA and National Engineers’ Week, noting the Iowa Newspaper Association’s official event list and playful commentary.
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Iowa
Washington
Lincoln
Malcolm X
Iowa Newspaper Association
FFA
AFL
CIO
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of America
Children of murder echo across generations and trials
Sam R. Sheppard, son of the famed Dr. Sam Sheppard, recalls childhood trauma from his mother’s murder and his father’s later acquittal. Now 48, he lives frugally in Oakland while hoping O J Simpson’s children receive support and truth. He urges resolution for his son and daughter and notes lasting stigma.
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OS Angeles
Sydney
Justin
Sam R. Sheppard
Ohio
Sheppard
Oakland
Calif
O.J. Simpson
Sam H. Sheppard
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Santa Monica
Ronald Lais
Nicole Simpson
Louis
Juditha Brown
Simpson
Superior Court
Nancy Wieben Stock
The Gazette Promotes Soybean Ink and Recycling
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to drop off old newspapers at City Carton on Sixth Street SW or use the nearest recycling location.
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the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Huey helicopter crash kills three soldiers near Samson Alabama
An Army UH-1H Huey crashed during night-flight training near Samson Alabama, killing two student pilots and their instructor. The chopper based at Fort Rucker went down in a field about 20 miles east of Samson. Names of the dead withheld pending family notification.
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Samson, Ala
Alabama
Fort Rucker
Corrections on Health Policies and Cedar Rapids Referendum
Principal Mutual Life Insurance Co plans to terminate 200000 individual health policies and transfer them to another insurer while continuing group plans. A Cedar Rapids referendum form of government petition was gathered in 1994 and 1995, not last year as reported. The Gazette will publish corrections for any inaccuracies.
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Principal Mutual Life Insurance Co
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
A.G. Edwards Aaa
Air Systems Heating & C
Ajram
Allen Motor Company
Altegra Credit Company
American Travel & Tour
American Cancer Society
Anamosa Livestock Aucitor Bennate
Bentley Hahn
Bob Zimmerman
Jerry Ask Investments
KCRG
Klinger’s Paint & Interiors
Lady Luck Casino
Manchester Livestock
Marion Foot & Ankle
Clir McLeod Education
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Ellis Blvd
Samson
Frontier Garden Center
Suez
Safflower
Niger
Blairs Ferry Rd
Sensible Choice
Pet Food
Dog Food
Sun
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Aime
Nanette Meeker, R.ph
Blairs Ferry Pharmacy
Mercy Care
Blairs Ferry
Nanette Meeker
R.ph
Blairs Ferry Road
Hiawatha
Lees
Ture
Iowa City
Mercy Medical Center
MGT
Michaels Stores
Millhiser Smith Agency
Miss Marquette
Montgomery Ward Optical
Mystic Lake Casino
Northwest Fabrics and
Oral
Norwest Bank
OfficeMax
Parkway Mortgage, Inc
Payless Cashways
Pearle Vision
Perpetual Savings Bank
Philip's Diamond Shop
Pineview
R.D. Drenkow & Company
Rosewood Estates
Royale Vacations & Cruise
Saturn
Year Securities Corporation of Shamrock Productions
Shelton Technologies
Skogman Realty
Smulekoff’s . Speer Electric Sports
Stewart Funeral Home Inc
Array Center
He Blind Factory
Computer Guys
Ies
TWA
U.S. Army
University of Northern Iowa
University of Iowa Hancher
University of Iowa
Voice Tel of Iowa
von Maur
Walker's Shoe Stores Warehouse Shoes
Welter’s
Wholesale Tire
Ford
Wolfe Clinic
Wyndham Five Seasons Center
Younkers
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