Tyson Ear Biting Fight Stuns Las Vegas Fans
Tyson bit Holyfield's ear in the third round at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. The bout ended with a disqualification and a melee as spectators panicked and gaming halted for two hours. Nevada athletic officials weigh fines or suspension while commentators debate boxing's future.
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Mike Tyson
World Boxing Association
Rage
Mgm Grand Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas
Evander Holyfield
Tyson
Holyfield
Mgm Grand Hotel
Nevada State Athletic Commission
Abc-Tv
Dick Schaap
Reuters
Clinton to urge limited Internet regulation and no new taxes
President Clinton is expected to release a two year study on electronic commerce urging state local and foreign governments not to tax the Internet like traditional media. The report says Internet transactions should be taxed like non Internet activity but no new Internet taxes. George Harrison notes.
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Clinton
Supreme Court
George Harrison
Iowa court ruling on hospital infection data sparks critique
Donald Van Huizen argues that disclosure of hospital acquired infection rates strengthens patient care and competition, condemns the chilling effect rationale, and urges UIHC to lead transparency. He notes multiple hospital departments track infections and that patients deserve accessible quality information.
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Iowa Supreme Court
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
UIHC
University of Iowa
Bill Hesson
Infections Control Committee
Insurance Company
Board of Trustees
Letters to The Gazette Guidelines and Contact
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Include full name signature street address and daytime phone. anonymity is not allowed. Limit letters to 300 words with one letter per writer every 30 days. column length suggested at 700 words or fewer. Submit to Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or by fax 319 398 5846 or email gazette fyiowa infi net.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Authority does not justify land loss to Bluestein landfill
A reader argues that Bluestein's claimed authority to build another landfill is unjustifiable. The letter says taking land from a family that has worked it for generations is unconscionable and devastating, with adverse economic effects on the family and nearby neighbors.
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Bluestei
Oops we’re sorry won’t erase slavery’s history says Dunham kin
Chuck Dunham of Deep River reflects at Gettysburg on Phineas Dunham and the 1st Minnesota Volunteers. He recalls his grandfather's stories of drilling and fighting to end slavery and argues apologies cannoterase past evils. The piece honors midwestern volunteers and the legacy of Civil War ideals.
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Gregory P. Kane
Gettysburg
Minnesota
Phineas Dunham
Dunham
Fire damages home on 26th Street in Marion
Marion residents report a major house fire on June 2 at 8 30 AM at 1430 26th St causing extensive damage. They allege the Marion Fire Department did not report the incident to The Gazette or TV stations, and cleanup may delay their return until August or September.
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26Th St
Marion
the Gazette
TV News
Tobacco subsidy ends fire under farmers in Kentucky
Bill Bishop argues the tobacco subsidy, once a stabilizer for rural Kentucky, has frozen farming and slowed new industry. He notes North Carolina diversifying income, Kentucky relying on tobacco, and a massive 368.5 billion settlement that ignores the program. He calls for reinvestment funds to rebuild farm communities.
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Bill Bishop
Clarksdale
Miss
Dwight Yoakum
Kentucky
Floyd County
Carolinas
Amber
North Carolina
Richard G. Lugar
R-Ind
Committee On Agriculture
Andrew J. Fisher
Fisher
Berea College
Bill Clinton
Berea
Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association
The
Heart Association
Council For Burley Tobacco
Tobacco Regions Reinvestment Fund
Tobacco Fund
Congress
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Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Donald van Huizen
Iowa City
Mac
Donald van Huilzen
Chuck Dunham
Lexington, Ky
Herald-Leader
Knight-Ridder
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