The Blue Kazoo CB Chip And Culture Rediscovers Independence
The Blue Kazoo explores a playful take on the Declaration of Independence with radio slang and caller banter. Dispatches from Dayton REACT and a truck stop scene mix history, humor, and CB talk as readers share experiences and questions about citizen band radio.
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Dragon Lady nails fall out as new shapes rise
Two New York cosmetics makers say the long pointed dragon lady nail style is out and squared off shapes or rounded ovals are in. They advise filing nails in one direction only to avoid weakening and breakage. One firm suggests tucking polish under the nail to prevent chipping.
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Continental Congress approves Declaration of Independence
On this date in 1776 the Continental Congress formally approved a resolution that became the Declaration of Independence from Britain. It was signed two days later.
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Afternoon in an English Garden at Ellis Park
The Wednesday Shakespeare Club offers a special viewing next Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Shakespeare Garden in Ellis Park. The garden, co sponsored by Cedar Rapids Parks Department, features plants named in Shakespeare and will be explained by city horticulturist Dale Huddleson.
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Rosenberg sons win record FOIA fees settlement
The sons of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Michael and Robert Meeropol, receive 195 802 dollars from the government to cover legal fees in an FOIA suit about the spy case. The payment, the largest under FOIA, was agreed by the Justice Department. The Rosenbergs were executed in 1953 for espionage conspiracy.
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City Council to Vote on Religion Based Contract Boycott Bill
New York City moves to empower the comptroller to cancel contracts of five thousand dollars or more with firms involved in religion based boycotts. The Economic Development Committee approved the measure aiming to curb such actions amid international pressure related to Israel.
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