Bush Japan trip aims to curb trade imbalance
The visit by President Bush and a bloc of top executives seeks to address a $40 billion annual trade gap with Japan. Criticism centers on pay disparities and corporate efficiency, with discussion of tax changes shifting compensation toward salaries. The column also touches on quirky notes about price tags, an Aspen assault case involving Ratna Sukarno, and Cedar Rapids ZIP code quirks amid local business ties.
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Bush
Japan
Wall Street Journal
Colorado
Ratna Sari Dewi Sukarno
Indonesia
Aspen
New York
Music and meetings listed for Cedar Rapids area events
A CITYLINE calendar entry lists senior center concerts at Witwer and Bethany Lutheran Church and a farewell concert for the 1992 European tour at Sinclair Auditorium Coe College. Public health clinic for venereal disease runs 2 to 4 pm at Linn County Health Department with appointment required 398 3551. Numerous municipal and county meetings follow across Cedar Rapids, Benton Johnson Linn Jones Marion Iowa City Washington West Liberty and surrounding areas with times from 8:30 am to 7:30 pm.
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Roland Dowdall
Witwer Senior Center
Second Ave
Bethany Lutheran Church
Forest Dr
Sinclair
Coe College
Linn County Health Department
13Th St. NW
Cedar Rapids
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Anamosa
Marion Planning & Zoning Commission
Washington City Council
West Liberty City Council
Teens fail to use sunscreen despite sun exposure
A Johns Hopkins study notes 81 percent of 220 teens spend weekends in the sun but only 9 percent always use sunscreen and 33 percent never do. The survey, limited to upper mid white teens, links sunburn history and childhood parental guidance to later sunscreen use and warns melanoma risk rises with sun exposure.
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Pediatrics
Washington, D.C
Bernard Cohen
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Baltimore
Darrell Rigel
New York University Medical School
Winter storms spark hope for drought relief in California
California faced hopeful signs as storms boosted snow in the Sierra but officials cautioned that drought revival remains ahead. In Texas rising floods threaten homes near Houston as reservoir releases ease. Coast Guard hunts for arsenic drums from the Santa Clara after a weekend storm. Snow fell across the West with 22 inches in Austin Nevada and 13 inches in Flagstaff Arizona. State water managers warn continued conservation may be needed.
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Los Angeles
California
Texas
Houston
Coast Guard
Santa Clara
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Sierra Nevada
Santa Barbara
Nevada
Arizona
Oregon
Rockies
Austin
Nev
Flagstaff
Ariz
Richfield
Utah
National Weather Service
State Department of Water Resources
Department
Dee Davis
Dwellers in the Mirage Restores Merritt Ending Novel
Fan favorite A Merritt tale The Dwellers in the Mirage centers on a hidden Alaskan valley and the ancient Mongolian priest king. The new edition reintroduces Merritt’s original dark ending, replacing the later upbeat version.
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A. Merritt
Alaskan
Mongolia
Gobi
Merritt
Charlies Solomon
Los Angeles Times Service
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Gazette
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Sixth St
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51St St
Hy-Vee
Seventh Ave
Marion
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S Territories
Associated Press
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Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
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3Rd Ave. SE
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Third Ave
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