Don Kaul mocks Ed McMahon sweepstakes scam
A satirical riff on Publishers Clearing House mailings and the Ed McMahon ten million dollar dream. Don Kaul lampoons the formal letter, fake prize window, and the fantasy of sudden wealth, noting the absurdity and manipulation behind the stale scam.
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Ed McMahon
Johnny Carson
Donald Kaul
Don
Publishers Clearing House
Mother Teresa
Mondale
Ed Baby
Baseball Digest
Nuisance alligators turn to gourmet meat business
In Martin County Florida a trapper turned nuisance alligators into a food line named Alligator Bites. Partnering with Mrs Peters Smoked Fish Co in Rio they smoke the meat rather than fry it. They sold about 1000 pounds in three months and trapper licensing began in 1978 with no direct payment to trappers who keep their catches.
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Fla
Mike Rafferty
Martin County
Alph Garber
Mrs Peter's Smoked Fish Co
Rio
Garber
Rafferty
Correction on photograph misidentifies skater in Gazette
A Sunday page 1A photograph identified a skater as Joey McSweeney but the boy pictured is Ryan Washburn, 7, of Kenwood Elementary. The Gazette notes it will respond to complaints about accuracy and fairness and publish corrections or clarifications when reports are found wrong. Phone 398-8313.
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Gazette
Joey McSweeney
Ryan Washburn
Kenwood Elementary
Cuomo Tuition Plan Sparks Middle Class Resistance
Gov. Mario Cuomo's proposal to fund free college for poor children draws pushback from middle-class voters who struggle to pay for their own children's educations. Critics question why taxpayers should subsidize disadvantaged students while middle-class families face rising costs. The Liberty Scholarships would cover the gap between federal and state aid and college costs for seventh graders who graduate and gain admission to SUNY or CUNY. Escrow funding could start in 1989-90, with annual costs projected at 50 to 60 million dollars by 1994-95.
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Albany
N.Y
Mario Cuomo
Fone
Syracuse-area
Nancy Lorraine Hoffmann
Cuomo
Marianne Means
State University of New York
City University of New York
Missing papers slow Bakker PTL fraud probe in Charlotte
The Charlotte Observer reports missing financial documents hamper investigators seeking to reconstruct seven years of PTL finances under Jim Bakker and aides. A federal grand jury reconvenes Tuesday to pursue possible mail wire and tax fraud amid Bakker’s March resignation amid a sex and money scandal.
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Charlolie
PTL
Jim Bakker
Bakker
Charlotte
Charlotte Observer
New research shows heart disease kills more than four wars
In 1985, Americans died from heart and blood vessel diseases at 991,332, more than the total killed in World War I II, Korea, and Vietnam combined. Heart attacks reached 540,800 deaths, about 48 percent of all deaths, with cancer second at 457,670.
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New Orleans
Howard Morgan
Geisinger
Bernadine Healy
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Healy
The
Heart Association
American Heart Association
Deposed Disco King Loses Home as Police Evict Him
Former KC and the Sunshine Band leader Harry Wayne Casey, 36, says movers dumped furniture from his Miami home and discarded valuables during a Metro-Dade eviction. He faces multiple lawsuits since 1982 charts drop and has missed mortgage payments to protest high rates. he is reportedly working on a comeback album.
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K.C
Sunshine Band
Movers
Miami
Harry Wayne Casey
Metro-Dade
Casey
Paul Jensen to chair Iowa Press Photographers meeting in Cedar Rapids
Paul Jensen photo editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette and former association president helped bring the state convention to Cedar Rapids for spring. The City of Five Seasons thanks him for his civic effort and announces him as event chairman.
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Paul Jensen
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Press Photographers Association
Paul
Cegar Rapids Promotes Meetings and Conventions
A regional pitch invites organizations to choose Cegar Rapids for gatherings offering support with hotel rooms meeting sites hospitality and entertainment to ensure smooth event planning.
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Cegar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Convention Bureau Promotes Local Access
Cedar Rapids area tourism office invites inquiries by phone at 319 364 2591. The Cedar Rapids Convention and Visitors Bureau operates from 424 First Avenue NE, Box 4860, Cedar Rapids IA 52407, offering information about local attractions and services.
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Cedar Rapids Area
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