Peace and money woes dot the gulf era debate
In These Times reports the Military Family Support Network struggles financially after opposing the Persian Gulf War. founder Alex Molnar's publicity faded as war funds dropped, while funders withdraw support postwar. Iowa senator Tom Harkin spotlighted dollar symbolism on a televised candidate forum as a commentary on middle class tax relief and jobs.
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Persian Gulf
Alex Molnar
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Gulf
American Legion
Adelita Medina
Tom Harkin
Washington
Boy 14 dies after sniffing fabric spray in Illinois
In Fox Lake Illinois Randy Plasky 14 died of apparent asphyxiation after he and seven friends sniffed fumes from a Scotchguard aerosol can Monday night Police and the McHenry County Coroner's Office announced.
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McHenry County
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Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink initiative
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes its commitment to future farming by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle copies in designated boxes at City Carton, econofoods, and Hy-Vee locations around Marion and Cedar Rapids.
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Hyundai recalls 1986 89 Excels and 1987 89 Precis cars
Hyundai Motor Co recalls about 895,000 vehicles including 837,000 Excels and 58,000 Precis produced 1986 to 1989 due to deteriorated parts that could melt air filters and ignite engine fires. No accidents reported. owners will receive notification by mail.
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Hyundai Motor Co
Mitsubishi
Hyundai
Winter Events and Local Activities Calendar
Community listings for January include a Winter Break Festival in Iowa City for kids in kindergarten through sixth grade at 220 S. Gilbert St and a Gary Conrad hypnotist show at Penguins Comedy Club in Cedar Rapids. City meetings and a recycling truck visit rounds out a busy local calendar.
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S. Gilbert St
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Penguins Comedy Club
First Ave
Cityline
Cedar Rapids
Deep anesthesia in newborn surgery boosts survival
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that protecting newborns from pain during heart operations with deep anesthesia improves survival. Researchers analyzed cases from 1987 to 1990, noting that untreated pain increases surgical risk and that early 1980s fears about anesthetics lingered despite safety advances.
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Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
Something in Vallarta B by Robert Richter
A soft boiled mystery set on Mexico's Pacific coast in the 1960s. Algo, a beach bum hired to monitor a rich American's girlfriend, discovers he is the courier in a string of illicit deals and gunplay. The expatriate world and Hollywood intrigue color the tale with atmosphere.
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Vallarta
Hollywood
Algo
Richter
Mexican Pacific
Chris Goodrich
Los Angeles Times Service
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