Ballet review sparks reader outrage in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids Gazette columnist praises Bonnie Gordon's sharp ballet review while blasting amateur productions as often inadequate. The piece rails at political oversimplification, cites a Washington Post poll on Ronald Reagan’s presidency, and ends by contrasting local arts with national figures.
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Gettysburg statue honors Union general Gibbon on Fourth
The dedication near the Gettysburg site unveiled a bronze statue of Gen. John Gibbon in an emotional ceremony attended by about 500 spectators. Descendants of Gibbon assisted in the unveiling as heritage and civil war remembrance marked the holiday.
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Kasparov Wins World Chess Cup Title in Belfort
Garri Kasparov defeated Andrei Sokolov in a tense last round to clinch first with 11.5 points in the World Chess Cup. Anatoly Karpov finished second with 10.5, while Jaan Ehlvest placed third with nine as the event featured 24 grandmasters and a $1.2 million prize.
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Britain
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Pregnant Officers Adopt Stretchable Blues in NYPD
In six years about 1000 pregnant officers wore temporary stretchable blues after a 1982 policy. Deputy Commissioner Alice McGillion says the move aided recruitment and identification while pregnant officers came off the street. The NYPD then had about 1500 women on the force.
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Vietnam War veteran fights deportation
Fred Jackson, a Scotland born Vietnam War veteran with Silver and Bronze stars and two Purple Hearts, faces a July 21 deportation hearing after 21 felonies and six years in Florida prison. He argues PTSD explains past drug and alcohol abuse and plans to join fellow veterans at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington despite the bid to deport him.
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Former pop star Cat Stevens finds happiness out of music
Yousuf Islam formerly known as Cat Stevens told Islamic Circle of North America delegates in Delhi New York that he is glad to have left the music business calling it corrupt. He noted songs such as Wild World Peace Train Morning Has Broken Oh Very Young and Another Saturday Night as part of his past.
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