Buchanan Surprise in New Hampshire Signals GOP Fracture
The 1992 New Hampshire primary shows Pat Buchanan with about forty percent, signaling a significant challenge to George Bush from a largely non-mainstream candidate. Voters split between opposition and strategic support, with laboring concerns over Bush’s perceived shifting on core principles and references to an alternative like Mario Cuomo entering the race. The piece notes Cuomo’s possible bid as a potential party savior, framed with theatrical metaphor and media intrigue.
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Pat Buchanan
Buchanan
New Hampshire
George Bush
Bush
Paul Tsongas
Bill Clinton
Tsongas
New York
Mario Cuomo
Ma Rainey the Blues Goddess and Pioneer of 1920s Blues
Ma Rainey known as the Blues Goddess popularized blues in the United States during the 1920s. Born Gertrude Pridgett in 1886 in Columbus, Georgia, she sang in church then joined Will Rainey’s Rabbit Foot Minstrels. She became famed for stage style and for writing and performing songs about soldiers and relations.
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Ma Rainey
United States
Gertrude Pridgett
Columbus
Will “Pa’’ Rainey
The
Rabbit Foot Minstrels
History ships and oddities in life
By 1935 jazz overtook blues as Rai ney moved to Rome Georgia to own and run two theaters. The piece notes female singers Moms Mabley Ethel Waters and Bessie Smith watched her and adopted her style. Rai ney died in 1939.
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Moms Mabley
Ethel Waters
Bessie Smith
Rainey
Rome
Gazette
Lisa Ann Williamson
Washington High student Dave Fuller wins regional contest
Dave Fuller of Washington High School claimed first in the Entrepreneur Individual event at the Business Professional Regional Conference in Fort Madison earning a spot at the State conference at the Five Seasons Hotel Sunday through Tuesday. The Gazette notes a Feb 14 story omitted his name and will publish corrections if needed.
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Washington High School
Dave Fuller
Fort Madison
Five Seasons Hotel
Theatre and cultural events in Cedar Rapids area highlights
A Thursday listings page shows theater, comedy, lectures, art exhibits, music concerts, and meetings across Coe College Luther College Cedar Rapids venues and surrounding venues. Notable items include The Art of Dining at Dows Theatre for adults five dollars, Ebony Treasures exhibit at Coe College, and Musicians from Marlboro at Hancher Auditorium. Public meetings and a Cedar Rapids recycling truck event are also noted.
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Dows
Coe College
Marion High School
Jefferson High School
Jefferson Little Theater
Jefferson
Prairie High School
Marlboro
Hancher
University of Iowa
U of I
Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink and recycling drive
The Gazette highlights use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers in boxes at City Carton on 4250 Sixth St SW econofoods at 1800 51st St NE and Hy Vee at 2998 Seventh Ave Marion.
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The
Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Econofoods
51St St
Seventh Ave
Marion
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Dukakis
Scarecrow
Tin Man
Lion
Titan of
Tease
Old Bush
Quayle
Mario
Mike Deupree
the Gazette
Blues
Auto Focus
Benata
Bill Grow TV
Shaver Rd
H Ave
Bled
Lori Callahan
Penguins Comedy Club
Nancy Norton
Dennis Barnaal
Luther
Center For Faith
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
C.J. Lynch
Gage Memorial Union
Cedar Rapids/Marion
Riverfront Improvement Commission
Riverfront
Linn Health Services Program
Mercy Medical Center
Affordable Housing Commission
Council
City Hall
Veterans Memorial Commission
Veterans Memorial Building
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
Ambroz Recreation Center
Kirkwood Community College Board
B.A. Jensen
Kirkwood Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Marion City Council
Council Chambers
BGM Community School Board
BGM High
Brooklyn
Guttenberg City Council
Guttenberg
Cedar Rapids
Econofoods East
Japan
Isov
Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Inc
P.O
Avalanche
Chalet
Lindale
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