Bert Parks Dies at 77 in California
Bert Parks the longtime host famous for There She Is Miss America died at age 77 in Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla California. He passed peacefully in his sleep with wife Annette and children at his side. Survived by his wife of 48 years, Annette, twin sons Joel and Jeffrey, and daughter Annette Jr.
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LA Jolla
Calif
Bert Parks
Parks
Scripps Memorial Hospital
Annette
Joel
Jeffrey
Annette Jr
Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter
Punxsutawney Pennsylvania marks its 105 year Groundhog Day ceremony as Phil the groundhog forecasts more winter. Local claim is often cited as 90 percent accurate, though Inner Circle members set the outcome.
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Punxsutawney, Pa
Phil
Jimmy Means
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Gazette highlights future with soybean ink and recycled paper
The Gazette promotes sustainability by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers in collection boxes at City Carton, econofoods, and Hy-Vee locations in Marion and nearby streets.
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The
Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Econofoods
51St St
Hy-Vee
Seventh Ave
Marion
Todays Chuckle Old statisticians joke
A light humor item notes that old statisticians never die they simply know when their number is up, delivering a quick witty quip.
Tomorrow Romance Tips Don’t Overlook Food
Romance tips emphasize breakfast in bed to start the fantasy and suggest National Oats recipes to help. Food Plus noted in Tuesday's Gazette.
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National Oats
Food Plus
Gazette
Big firms win USDA grants to push overseas sales
The Agriculture Department awarded grants totaling about 200 million dollars in 1991 to major firms and industry groups to promote American products abroad. McDonald’s Campbell Soup Seagrams and others received funds for global ads and promotions, drawing criticism that wealthy companies benefit from taxpayer support. The program funds generic promotions or brand campaigns with approval by the department.
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U.S
Neric
Gallo
Dole Dole
Dole Dried Fruit and Nut Co
Dole Citrus
Dick Armey
R-Texas
McDonald's
Agriculture Department
Cheney Says Yeltsin Cuts Go Too Far in Nuclear Pace
Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney rejects Boris Yeltsin’s plan for deep long range nuclear weapon cuts. He urges preserving the U S submarine force and warns excessive cuts could create instability while confirming U S plans to go beyond START. Cheney touts a faster arms reduction path than the nine years START took.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Dick Cheney
Boris Yeltsin
Cheney
Bush Administration
Yeltsin
U.S
Newsmaker
CNN
Bush
United States
Russia
Activist predicts animal rights victory, 10 to 20 years away
Wayne Pacelle of the Fund for Animals told Cedar Rapids listeners that the animal rights movement will prevail but not soon. He criticized factory farming, trapping, hunting and animal testing while urging humane treatment and phasing out harmful practices.
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Fund For Animals
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Pacelle
Indian Creek Nature Center
Pacelle
Connecticut
Yale University
Iowa
Khouri on trial for Cedar Rapids murder in Davenport
Hani John Khouri 57 of Cedar Rapids faces first degree murder charges in Scott County for the July 14 shooting of Jacqueline Lee Chacey of Cedar Rapids. Chacey’s daughter said Khouri was obsessed. Khouri pleads innocent and is jailed on a 500000 dollar bond. The case was moved from Linn County due to pretrial publicity.
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Dick Hogan
Scott County District Court
Davenport
Hani
John” Khouri
Cedar Rapids
Jacqueline Lee Chacey
Chacey
Second Avenue SE
Harvey Caldwell
Khouri
Park Towne Ct
Elizabeth
the Gazette
Scott County
Linn County
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Bridge City
USDA
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Korea
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Taiwan
Joseph E. Seagram and Sons
Europe
Far East
Associated Press
Freedom of Information Act
Haiti
Guantanamo Naval Base
Cuba
C.R
Hani Khouri
Robin Trimarchi
Virgil
Johnson
Ottumwa
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