Commission on Exact Change for Stewardesses
Calvin Trillin portrays a presidential panel tasked with why stewardesses who sell drinks and air planes carry no change. The chairman navigates White House hurdles and appoints quirky experts as hearings reveal passenger annoyances and magazine jokes amid a humorous budget and policy critique.
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Presidential Commission
California
White House
Benjamin Franklin
George III
Oval Office
Airline Passenger Organization
Sheraton
Continental
United States
Leon W. Grentham
Harvard Business School
Rod Burling
Midtown Manhattan
Flight Attendants Association
LaGuardia
Commission
Branstad Backing Suit to Block Legislature Moves
Gov. Terry Branstad says he would support a lawsuit to keep three top state elected officials in their current Statehouse offices. The report appears on Iowa Today page 4A.
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Branstad
Iowa
EPA drops case against Mount Vernon firm over lagoon hazard claim
The EPA chief judicial officer dismissed without prejudice a case against U S Nameplate Co over a rinse water lagoon, citing an unclear hazardous waste list. The agency may refile with the revamped list, while disputing delisting petitions and pursuing cleanup, monitoring wells, and possible fines.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Mount Vernon
U.S. Nameplate Co
EPA
Dale Armstrong
Kansas City
Armstrong
Ellen Goldman
USS
Richard Novetzke
Man buys five rail cars to fuel dream of museum
Chicago AP reports 60 year old William Lathom spent 24000 to purchase five York Southern Line rail cars including a steam locomotive and two tender cars. He plans a Rockford Illinois museum with running trains and a car restaurant, offering rides to the public in time.
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Chicago
William Lathom
Rockford
Ill
Lathom
York Southern Line
Latham
Stevie Wonder to perform in Iowa City concert
Singer Stevie Wonder will give a 8 p m show at Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Friday September 5 with round seating at 18 50 dollars. Tickets available later from the Iowa Memorial Union Box Office and several record shops with cash or money orders only. A second show is listed for Saturday September 6 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.
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Iowa City
Stevie Wonder
Carver- Hawkeye Arena
Iowa Memorial Union
University of Iowa, Iowa City
Record Realm
Cedar Rapids
Co-op Records
Quad Cities
Omni Records
Cedar Falls
Music Works
Dubuque
Visa
Mastercard
Wonder
Iowa State University
Hilton Coliseum
Ames
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King
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Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
U.S
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AP News
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Terry
Department of Public Instruction
U.S. Labor Department
Texas
Cedar Rapids Airport Commission
Sky Chefs
Howser
Dick Howser
Kansas City Royals
St. Luke’s Hospital
ISU
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Motors
Deere
Waterloo
World Radio
Westdale Mall
First Avenue
Lindale
Money
Page
David Nagle
Terry Branstad
Dick Hogan
Gazette
Novetzke
the Gazette
Goldman
Tch Goldman
Norwegian Caribbean Lines
Gateway Travel Agency
America’s Favorite Cruise Line
Brenton Financial Center
Tura
ATURA
Tura, Inc
DR. C.R. Kitchen
Optometrist
Lindale Mall
Sears
Jack Riha
Physicians Mutual Insurance Company
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