Harkin speech and Iowa political items highlighted
West Union audience heard Sen. Tom Harkin address issues from the drinking age to family farms. Other Iowa items note a $4.5 million lottery contract debate, opening date extension for schools, Mennonite Relief Sale dates, landfill safety assessment, judges statistics review, Hawkeyes ranked No. 11, Boddicker contract, ISU recruiting, currency and gold fluctuations, rate forecasts, FDIC rules, disaster aid loans, Farm Bureau remarks, and South Lebanon killings.
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Harkin
Tom Harkin
West Union
Iowa
Education chief Bennett says colleges are ripping off students
William Bennett, new U.S. education secretary, charged many colleges fail to deliver promised cultural and moral benefits and urged scrutiny of long-term college value. He supported cutting federal aid to focus on students most in need, while warning some schools are poorly managed and curricula are disorganized.
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New York Times
Washington
William Bennett
Harvard
Bennett
National Endowment For the Humanities
Reagan
Bernard Harleston
Association
City College
Skier Rescued After Gondola Strands 80 On Mt Zao
A skier on Mt Zao in Japan was lowered by rope after gondolas were stranded by wind. Twenty gondolas halted when a cable was knocked off its pulley leaving eighty skiers 50 feet above ground for three hours before rope rescue. No injuries reported.
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Mt. Zao
Japan
Correction on Farm Page Caption Misidentifies Ann Hemingway
The Gazette corrects a caption from Monday's Farm page misnaming Ann Hemingway as Joanne Hemingway, her mother. The newspaper will address complaints about accuracy fairness and completeness of reports and headlines.
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Ann Hemingway
Joanne Hemingway
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Details
Established in 1883 by The Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second Class postage paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates by Carrier 2.25 per week. By mail Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues 10.40 for 4 weeks 110.00 for 52 weeks. Other States and U S Territories 140.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions accepted in areas having Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all AP news dispatches. POSTMASTER Send address.
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Clarification space for corrections and contact details
When a report is found to be wrong or misleading a correction will be published in this space. Phone 398 8313.
Drive-through florists bloom in Pittsburgh area
Affordable Love operates two drive-through florist shops near busy roads. Founder Dick Finley says 80 percent of customers are men, with roses chocolates and bonsai among popular gifts. Women browse more, and stations anticipate expansion and franchising as Valentine’s Day drives sales.
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Ittsburgh
Jere P. Smith
Jack Rhode
Dick Finley
Finley
Pittsburgh
Abby
Peggy Evans
Bellevue
Branstad's Brother Fined for Hay Harvest Violation
Monroe Monty Branstad, brother of Gov. Terry Branstad, was fined about 3000 dollars for harvesting hay on land idled under the 1984 Acreage Reserve Program. The penalty, 300 dollars per acre for about 10 acres, was deemed necessary to protect program integrity.
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Forest City
Iowa
Monroe
Monty” Branstad
Terry Branstad
Winnebago County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Monroe Branstad
Branstad
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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