Tyson Spinks Fight Echoed 80s Hype and Greed
In a sharp critique the author ridicules Tyson Spinks versus Mike Tyson as a 91 second promo spectacle. The piece mocks media sensationalism and lists notable observers while noting colossal pay per view impact and cultural framing around boxing’s era defining match.
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Switzerland
Geraldo Rivera
Vanna White
Andy Warhol
Sylvester Stallone
Halley
Tyson Spinks
Spinks
Tyson
Don
the Rabbit
Mike Tyson
Walter Mitty
Madonna
Sean Penn
Malcolm Forbes
Jack Nicholson
Oprah Winfrey
Magic Johnson
Stephen King
Norman Mailer
Warren Beatty
Paul Simon
HBO
Tyson-Spinks
Michael Spinks
Hadley faces child support case amid other legal wranglings
In Black Hawk County District Court Kathy Hadley seeks child support and visitation rights for three children. The Gazette reports she obtained an option to buy the couple’s Friendswood home for 64 500, while James Reynolds notes Hadley faces sealed records and a U S District Court case in Cedar Rapids for stealing 1 1 million from John Deere Credit Union.
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Nacette
Steven Hadley
the Gazette
Hadley
Texas
James Reynolds
John Deere Credit Union
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Kathy
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Edward McManus
McManus
Fay Morisseau
Houston
Credit Union
Roxy Alden
Friendswood
Iowa City couple first in Iowa to achieve test tube pregnancy
Iowa City officials announced that a couple at University of Iowa Hospitals became the state's first to achieve a test-tube pregnancy. The birth is expected in February. The couple's names were kept private. The procedure uses fertilization in a lab dish and return to the uterus, differing from GIFT which fertilizes inside the body.
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Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa Hospitals
U of I’s
Kathy Dirks
Cedar Rapids
Dirks
Craig Syrop
U of I
Syrop
Quad Cities
Iowa
Ames
Mary Greeley Medical Center
Jobless rate falls as Iowa posts nine year high employment
Iowa's May employment rises to 1,424,900 with a 3.9 percent jobless rate, the lowest since 1979. Construction, retail, and services lead gains while drought effects remain uncertain. Labor force peaks at 1,483,400 as 58,500 seek work. county rates show April to May shifts across eastern Iowa.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa Department of Employment Services
Iowa
Ann Wagner
Wagner
Davenport
Newton Maytag
Allamakee
Benton
Black Hawk
Bremer
Buchanan
Cedar
Chickasaw
Clayton
Clinton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Linn
Muscatine
Poweshiek
Tama
Washington
Winneshiek
Soviet peace walkers reach Iowa on cool summer day
About 220 Soviets join 130 Americans and 40 Midwest supporters on a cross nation peace walk from Davenport to Des Moines with stops at Durant Moscow West Liberty Coralville and Iowa City. Gov. Branstad to meet walkers during a community barbecue and parade plans heat up for the Fourth of July festivities. Organized walks began in Washington DC June 19 and continue toward California with future routes in the southeastern and northwestern US.
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Lyle Muller
Durant
Iowa
Marina Kamchatkina
Moscow
Durant City Park
Davenport
Wilton
Midwest
Des Moines
Soviet Union
United States
Terry Branstad
West Liberty
Iowa City
Coralville
Iowa City Park
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Address
The Cedar Rapids Gazette founded 1883 lists subscription rates for Carrier and Mail editions. Rates include $2 per week by carrier and $12 for 4 weeks by mail, with $141.40 for 52 weeks, plus regional variations. The paper’s address is P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. The Associated Press license details are noted.
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Ae Centae
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
AP News
Ing
Bon P.O
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