Oasis in the black community by Darwin Metz
Gazette staff writer captures Kevin Ringer pastor of Victory Temple Iowa City explaining the black church as a cornerstone for the African American community. He links spirituality to hope and notes racial profiling contrasts white shoppers face. The church supports spiritual and personal welfare amid daily discrimination.
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Darwin Metz
Kevin Ringer
Ringer
Victory Temple
Iowa City
Iowa_ City
Tureka Watson
University of Iowa
Chicago
Julia Ricks
Church as foundation sparks praise and emotion in sermon
The church provides a firm foundation and stabilizing force for African Americans in crisis, says Ringer of Victory Temple. He notes how the church offers security, release of emotion through song, and active congregation involvement in praise and sermons.
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Ringer
Gaps on Cedar Rapids social ladder reveal Elks split
In 1950s Cedar Rapids blacks formed their own Elks and a parallel social scene after whites-only clubs barred membership. Lloyd Capes recalled exclusion at Fidelity Lodge and a separate Bugle Club near Indian Creek. By mid century few black members now appear in area clubs.
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C.R
Sq Vale Kuete Gazette
Igar
Elks Club
Fidelity Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Black Elks Club
Lloyd Capes
Frank Alsup
Capes
C St. SW
White Elks Club
Howard Thompson
George Turner
Eighth Avenue
Third Street
Ninth Avenue SE
Vernon Smith
Carlisle St
M.I. Bugle
Smith
Bugle Club
Indian Creek
Marion
Cedar Rapids Country Club
John Fischer
Deadline in Bosnia as Serbs weigh NATO ultimatum
In Sarajevo, Bosnian Serbs vowed to withdraw heavy guns or place them under UN control by NATO's deadline. NATO warned of possible bombing if weapons aren’t moved by midnight GMT. Karadzic claimed imminent compliance despite heavy snow complicating the effort.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
NATO
U.N
Western
Radovan Karadzic
Karadzic
U.S
William Wright
Clinton Warns of Possible NATO Strike Over Bosnia Ultimatum
President Clinton said there are encouraging signs that NATO air strikes in Bosnia could be avoided but warned the deadline to withdraw or surrender weapons around Sarajevo is firm. If Serbs fully comply, no force will be used, yet the U S will fulfill NATO’s commitment and prepare public for potential military action if needed.
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Washington
Clinton
NATO
Bosnia
Sarajevo
Oval Office
U.S
Rumors and rumor mills in Iowa City and beyond
A columnist notes rumors spread fast from long buried facts and embellishment. It cites a 1993 cholera rumor during Midwest floods that prompted questions in Iowa City about Dinkins and public gossip about Tonya Harding Michael Jackson and Bill Clinton. The piece urges scrutiny of rumor dynamics.
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Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Iowa City
New York
David Dinkins
Dinkins
Midwest
Iowa
Tonya Harding
Michael Jackson
Clinton
Tomorrow's Computer Shrine Razzles the Iowa Business School
The new University of Iowa business administration building showcases high tech equipment that changes how faculty teach. Health and Science report in Monday's Gazette highlights these advances and the impact on classroom instruction.
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University of Iowa Business Administration
Todays Chuckle Life Is a Game But for Many the Game Is Solitaire
A compact quip notes that life feels like a game but for many people the play is solitary, reflecting a dry humor about loneliness and strategy in everyday life.
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