Clergy warn Cedar Rapids on New Right political hit list
Rev Thomas Jones of Chevy Chase Maryland told Cedar Rapids clergy that the New Right groups such as Moral Majority and Christian Voice push a single issue agenda to unseat lawmakers including Sen John Culver. He warned the church to resist what he called an electronic church and noted the movement targets lawmakers on a hit list.
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Entry blanks available for MNB Great Bike Races
Delivery of entry blanks for the ninth annual MNB Great Bike Races is complete and will be sold Thursday at Merchants National Bank locations. The event, held Sunday at Bever Park, offers 36 races across age groups from 2 to 31 and up, with trophies for top five in each.
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Pineapple sale launches to aid Camp Courageous of Iowa
CAST Inc and United Airlines start the Pineapples for People drive to raise funds for Camp Courageous of Iowa. Ten thousand pineapples will fly from Hawaii to Chicago then Cedar Rapids for distribution on July 26 and August 2, with sales at 8:30 a.m. at Kmart East and West lots. Pineapples cost $2. United Airlines provides air transport. CAST supplies refrigerated trucks and shipping. Last year raised $12,000. the camp has seven years of operation and receives no government assistance.
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Barbs to Gwen: A Boat Sailed by Southerners
An author who writes for money is likely a journalism student attending college out of town. The remark about using y all illustrates a regional debate over dialect and identity in southern writing.
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