Convention critics deride DNC as entertainment event
The piece argues the Democratic National Convention devolved into television spectacle, dull and conflictless, with Jesse Jackson offering rare emotion while others mimic TV formats. It notes Dukakis gains from handling Jackson issues, Bush faces tough scrutiny, and TV coverage shapes public perception.
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Jesse Jackson
Mickey Mouse
Vanna White
Radio City Rockettes
Michael Dukakis
ABC
Edward R. Murrow
Dukakis
Jackson
Jim Hightower
Jimmy Carter
Sen
Lloyd Bentsen
Bush
Carter
Noriega
Panama
Bruce Babbitt
Mr. Bush
Sen. Bentsen
Reagan
Cedar Rapids teen charged with arson in two fires
A 15 year old Cedar Rapids boy faces first degree arson and reckless use of fire charges for a February apartment fire and a Saturday grass fire. Police say witnesses saw him at the grass fire and he admitted starting both fires. He is in Juvenile Court and released to relatives.
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Cedar Rapids
al Brockhohn
Brockhohn
Wilson Avenue
Teresa Drive
20Th Ave
Peace quest in U S features Palestinian journalist and Israeli lawyer
Palestinian Ibrahim Karaeen and Israeli Amnon Zichroni discuss Middle East peace in America at Cedar Rapids forum. They say U.S. public and press attitudes are shifting toward Israel and favor balanced debate while a Palestinian homeland remains seen as the lasting solution.
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Dale Kueter Bazette
Middle East
America
Ibrahim Kara’een
Palestine Press Service
Amnon Zichroni
Israel
Cedar Rapids
Zichroni
Israeli Council For
Tel Aviv
U.S
Kara’een
United States
U.S. State Department
Marion man sues over squeeze from home alert firm founders say
Larry Kurtenbach founder of One Touch America Inc. sues in Linn County District Court alleging president engineered a decline to force a merger. Defendants include William Rickel Robert Comey Lee Jones outside directors and My Alarm Inc. The suit seeks damages wages stock loss and a halt to transferring assets plus a $10 000 note claim and Royalties owed to the state.
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William Rickel
One Touch
Robert Comey
Lee Jones
San Marcos
Calif
Support Services Group
My Alarm Inc
Linn County
Kurtenbach
Board of Directors
Postal service restores some cuts not Sunday mail
The U S Postal Service will restore some cuts in September but will not bring back Sunday mail collection nationwide. Cedar Rapids Postmaster Robert Hart says window service restoration is undecided and may not return to prior hours. Post offices nationwide have reduced Sunday operations and window hours in 56 Cedar Rapids area offices were trimmed.
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U.S
Cedar Rapids
Robert Hart
Hart
Congress
Postal Service
Postmster
Anthony Frank
Cedar Rapids car battery dispute leads to dogfight and arrest
In Cedar Rapids on Wednesday evening, a dispute over a car battery escalated when Blaine Matney allegedly kicked his pit bull and ordered it to kill John Nelson. Nelson was bitten on the calf while fleeing as Matney was arrested for assault causing bodily injury.
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Cedar Rapids
Blaine Matney
Wilson Ave
John Nelson
11Th St
Matney
Nelson
Wilson Avenue
Cityline Events Guide Across Six Cities
Monthly guide listing events of interest in Des Moines Chicago Milwaukee Minneapolis St Paul Kansas City and St Louis. Call CITYLINE at 363 7000 for details and category 8300.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Kansas City
St. Louis
Call Cityline
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication and subscription note
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in Cedar Rapids Iowa details daily Sunday issue at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids IA 52401 with second class postage. It lists subscription rates by carrier and by mail including Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues and full year options. Also notes mail restrictions and AP republication rights and post office address for changes.
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the Cedar
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
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Bernie Cooper
George Lowe
Paul Kottschade
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Arthur Noack
Iowa Product Development Commission
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