My youth remembers great Chicago conventions with fierce crowds
The writer contrasts past Democratic and Republican national conventions from 1968 to 1976 with the current Atlanta gathering. He recalls police clashes, protests, and riot atmosphere, praising past vigor while predicting a duller yet still tense show. He weighs Jesse Jackson, Dukakis, and Bentsen and bets on a show with inevitable clashes.
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Jesse Jackson
Chicago
West
Jordan River
Vietnam
Jesse
Dukakis
Senator Bentsen
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas
Marshall
United States
Jackson
Bentsen
U.S. Senate
Mandela Birthday Rally Draws London Masses
Tens of thousands gather in Hyde Park to honor Nelson Mandela on his 70th birthday against apartheid. Desmond Tutu leads chants while Winnie Mandela appears on video as protesters press for Mandela’s release from prison. Police estimate 30,000 attendees. organizers claim 250,000.
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London
Nelson Mandela
Hyde Park
African National Congress
Desmond Tutu
Mandela
Tutu
South Africa
Southern Africa
Republic of South Africa
Gorbachev
Tass
Italy
Bologna
Rome
Winnie Mandela
ANC
University of Cape Town
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mosaic floor portrait from 4th century moved to Jerusalem
Archaeologists lift a 1700 year old mosaic from a Roman villa near Zippori and roll it to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The dark haired beauty, likened to the Mona Lisa, prompts debate whether she was a real person or an idealized figure linked to theater and Dionysus.
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Zippori
Israel
Israel Museum
Jerusalem
Leonardo da Vinci
Louvre Museum
Paris
Eric Meyers
Duke University
Ehud Netzer
Hebrew University
Aphrodite
Meyers
Carol
Dionysis
Laura Zucker
Fox Pollan wed in Vermont country inn over weekend
Actor Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan, his former NBC Family Ties girlfriend, married at a Vermont inn near Arlington. Publicist Nanci Ryder confirmed the Saturday ceremony, drawing photographers and helicopters to the West Mountain Inn.
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Michael J. Fox
Tracy Pollan
Fox
Pollan
Nanci Ryder
West Mountain Inn
Arlington
Country Inn
Liposuction Garment Factory Drives Danvers Growth
Pina Productions operates in Danvers Minnesota as the towns new major employer with 15 workers. It makes Spandex compression garments for post liposuction procedures along with girdles for abdomen and thighs and other wraps. Production peaks before bikini season and holidays. The firm also runs eight staff at its Carrollton Texas headquarters.
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Danvers, Minn
Pina Productions
Bonnie Pina
Danvers
Minneapolis
Pina
Carrollton
Texas
Cedar Rapids Gazette ad details from 1883 era publication
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists address at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa and announces subscription rates by carrier and mail including prices for Morning Editions Sunday e editions and 52 week terms. It notes postage paid Cedar Rapids Iowa and restrictions on mail subscriptions in areas carried by Gazette due to AP republication rights.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
Gazette Carrie
Associated Press
AP Aenee
Sendade
Cedar Rapids Inc
P.O
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Atlanta
Abraham Ribicoff
Richard Daley
Miami
Miami Beach
Causeway
New York City
Diana
Michael Jackson
Dirty Diana
Wembly Stadium
Prince Charles
Placido Domingo
Beijing
Domingo
Paul McCartney
Soviet Union
Ussr
Russia
McCartney
Liposuction Garment Shop
Minnesota
America
1St Avenue
Darlene Pruett
Eastern
Bill Reinds
Firestone
2Nd Ave. S.E
Finarc
Jody
Connie
Center Pt
S. 2Nd St
Mount Vernon
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