Asteroid Threat Musings Stir Iowa Gazette Readers
A Gazette column riffs on asteroid impact odds and whether a 3 mile object could strike Earth, noting a 2 to 3 percent chance per century for oceans and pondering Midwest risk. The piece remembers bowling columnist Dick Pepmeier and jokes about cousin marriage laws in Iowa, closing with Gus Schrader’s Monday column.
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Gazette Promotes Agriculture via Soybean Ink and Recycling
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by using soybean ink for printing and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers at City Carton, 4250 Sixth St. SW, or at the nearest local recycling site.
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Clinton set to address nation with balanced budget plan
President Clinton plans a State of the Union focused on a balanced budget for the first time in 30 years plus big spending for education child care medical research and the environment. He aims to expand Peace Corps health care consumer rights Medicare for younger retirees and Social Security fixes amid ongoing scandal questions.
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Clinton attends church amid White House turmoil
President Clinton and Hillary Clinton attended Foundry United Methodist Church, arriving privately and exiting without speaking to reporters. The couple planned to watch the Super Bowl with family and Jesse Jackson after aides revised the State of the Union.
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Lewinsky Agrees to Talks for Immunity Says Will Tell All
Monica Lewinsky’s lawyer William Ginsburg says he verbally outlined what she will reveal to Whitewater prosecutors in exchange for immunity. White House officials confirm Starr’s office is in Washington continuing discussions. A grant of absolute immunity could take time but use immunity might compel grand jury testimony as early as Tuesday.
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Media rapid Clinton Lewinsky saga in 1990s US press
The piece traces a whirlwind spread of allegations about President Clinton and intern Lewinsky, with ABC NBC CBS reports fueling talk of resignation. It notes fast coverage, calls for slowing pace, and quotes Rahm Emanuel urging fact-based scrutiny.
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