TV sports talk and breakfast menu of questions
A reader vents about ESPN and Dick Vitale overuse of abbreviations and cross advertising interfering with game replays. He muses on TV reception, geography, beer advertising, Lorena Bobbitt and Menendez cases, and jokes about well done hamburgers, religion, and a Boris Becker paternity note.
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Hag
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
National Association of Broadcasters
Frank
Lorena Bobbitt
Lorena
California
Boris Becker
Germany
Dan Quayle
Gazette reorganizes page 2A coverage and moves features
The Gazette announces changes to page 2A including expanded national and world coverage and deeper reporting on current topics and people. Tele-Us poll calendar and meeting notices shift to page 5B, with consumer recalls moved to Money pages and Far Side moved to Comic & Games Page.
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Comic & Games
Life & Leisure
Farrakhan’s image contrasts with community uplift efforts
The Nation of Islam led by Louis Farrakhan is seen by many black Americans as a path out of poverty and crime. Critics label the group as hate advocates, while supporters credit its community programs, economic development, and self-help initiatives.
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Louis Farrakhan
Farrakhan
Nation of Islam
Kalid Abdul Muhammad
Muhammad
Fruit of Islam
Harlem
Morris
Rosa Parks Refusal Sparks Civil Rights Moment
Alabama native Rosa Parks faced arrest on December 1, 1955 after she refused to surrender her bus seat to a white person. The incident, triggered by Montgomery laws requiring black passengers to sit in back, became a pivotal civil rights turning point and Parks later said she did not foresee its impact.
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Rosa Parks
Montgomery
White Anne
Parks
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Printing Ethos and Subscriptions
The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines its commitment to sustainable printing with soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It notes subscription options including carrier weekly rates and mail plans, and provides post office and mailing details for subscribers in Cedar Rapids Iowa and surrounding regions.
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Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
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AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Montgomery Bus Boycott Sparked by Parks Inspires King
The怀 story notes Rosa Parks refusing to yield her seat sparked a Montgomery boycott led by Martin Luther King Jr. that lasted 381 days until a Supreme Court ruling ended segregation on Montgomery buses. CityLine and NAACP celebrate Black History Month with daily reports and category 2400.
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Montgomery
U.S. Supreme Court
Parks
Ala
Cityline
NAACP/Community Resource Center
Eee
Rosa Parks
Supreme Court
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