Japanese work ethic in baseball prompts investor debate
Mike Royko ponders whether American baseball should embrace Japanese discipline and pay structures. The dialogue explores players' ethics, contracts, and the idea of selling a team to foreign owners, weighing national pride against market realities and the notion of a global baseball culture.
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Seattle
Cubs
Japan
Sayonara
Schnook
White House
Kuwait
The Next Century by David Halberstam
This Avon paperback surveys America’s troubles with focus on Japan’s rise Eastern Europe’s shifts and U S educational weakness. The author criticizes waning national commitment and prioritizes personal gain over public duty offering limited new insights.
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Halberstam
America
Japan
Europe
Charles Solomon
Los Angeles Times Service
Theatre listings and events for Saturday
Saturday theater and event guide with multiple plays and concerts across Iowa venues. Notable performances include Reynard The Fox at Mount Mercy College and Deathtrap in Grinnell, plus concerts by param brass and chamber ensembles. Charity and community events cover pancake breakfasts, dances, book sales, and civic meetings in Iowa.
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Reynard
the Fox
McAuley
Mount Mercy College
Riverside
N. Gilbert St
Iowa City
Grinnell Community Theatre
Park Street
Fourth Avenue
Grinnell
Cedar Rapids
Third St. SE
McCleery
Washington Community Theater
Washington
Buddy Holly
Surf Ballroom
Clear Lake
Bobby Vee
Bo Diddley
al Stevens
BOP
Washington Band
Washington High School
Washington and
McKinley
Franklin
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
West High School
Param Vir
Mabie
University of Iowa
Vir
Cedar Rapids Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale
Sinclair
Coe College
Marlys Boote
Herrick Chapel
Grinnell College
Granville Woods Inventor of Steam Boiler Furnace
This feature notes Granville T. Woods born 1856 in Columbus Ohio and his rise as a distinguished inventor. He apprenticed at age 10 and later patented the steam boiler furnace in 1884. Woods held 60 patents for circuits transmitters battery units and railroad apparatus.
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Granville
Granville T. Woods
Columbus
Ohio
Woods
Woods Electric
Gazette
Lisa Ann Williamson
Woods and Edison duel over induction telegraph patent
History notes Woods Patent Co inventor of many electrical devices in 1887 including an induction telegraph system. Edison fought to claim the first patent but lost twice citing patent records. Woods earned more than 60 patents total.
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Mike Royko
the Gazette
Royko
Chuck
Hell
David Halberstam
Avon
Corning Dances & Company
Place Theatre of
North Hall
First United Methodist Church
Eighth Ave
Marion
Marion Evening Lions Club
Cityline
Magic Johnson
Duane Frye
Teamsters Hall
J St
Coppertones
Westside
Jefferson Drumline
Tama Firemen
Fraternal Order of Eagles Club
Tama
Legend
Alburnett School
Alburnett
Otter Creek
Lions Clubs
Friends of the
Iowa City Public Library
S. Linn St
Five Seasons Center
Iowa
Hawkeye Downs
Center Court
Westdale Mall
Ely City Council
Granville Woods
Earth Savers
Neller
Tribune Media
Rheau the
The
City Carton
Sixth St
Econofoods
51St St
Hy-Vee
Seventh Ave
Eee Rapids Eet Inc
Edgewood Rd
Tropical Fish Sale
Burpee & NK
Ave. S.E
Peter Nero
Liberace
George Shearing
Steve Allen
Floyd Cramer
Yamaha
West Music
Collins Road Square
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