Hoover hideaway speaks to Hoover personality at Camp Hoover
Washington reporter David Lynch profiles Camp Hoover in Virginia as a cool retreat for President Herbert Hoover. The 164 acre site near the Rapidan River hosts historic, archaeological and architectural work for National Register filing. Tom Walsh notes Hoover’s quiet, introverted side and seeks to revive his image.
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David Lynch
Washington
Amp Hoover
Washington, D.C
Herbert Hoover
White House
Hoover
Rapidan River
Iowa
Tom Walsh
Hoover Presidential Library Association
West Branch
Walsh
Hoover Library
Camp Hoover
Refuge
Blue Ridge Mountains
Outpatient unit organized for speedy recoveries
The Ambulatory Surgery Center at University Hospitals in Iowa City streamlines one day procedures with four hour turnaround times and advanced lasers. Parent patients value live contact with families, while the center keeps pre and postoperative care in connected facilities.
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Vanessa Shelton Lazette
Iowa City
University Hospitals
Trudy Laffoon
Laffoon
General Surgical Unit
Biden's Delaware Roots Shape 1988 Presidential Bid
A Gazette political writer notes Joe Biden, 44, a Delaware resident since age 10, is a Democrat and U S senator aiming for the 1988 presidency. Biden enrolled at Syracuse University Law in 1965 after earning a UD history and political science degree, reflecting early career trajectory.
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Biden
U.S
Delaware
Syracuse University College of Law
University of Delaware
Biden’s early splits shaped his Democratic path in Delaware
The profile recalls Joe Biden growing up in Scranton and Delaware, facing a progressive-Democratic split over race in the late 1960s, influencing his shift away from Nixon era Republicans. It notes his 1970 chance to push change within Delaware’s Democratic Party and frames his public-service focus from youth through law school. The piece cites Archmere Academy and Biden’s vision of a governor’s aide role.
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Biden
Delaware
Wilmington
America
National Guard
Watts
Richard Nixon
Democratic
Scranton
Archmere Academy
Claymont
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Rapidan
Asm
It Library
New Andoah National Park
Maryland
Virginia
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Ken Sullivan
Nixon
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