Commencement Reflections On Dreams And Duty At Rachel Kaul Speech
A reflective piece on a 1988 commencement at Sarah Lawrence featuring Toni Morrison as speaker. It contrasts ordinary graduation with the challenge of pursuing meaningful dreams, urging graduates to dream with purpose, resist happiness as mere wealth, and confront social issues like poverty and racism. The author notes family dynamics and hopes Rachel Kaul absorbed Morrison’s message.
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Toni Morrison
Rachel
Sarah Lawrence College
Morrison
Schweitzer
State University of New York At Albany
Knox jury to decide three week murder case
Closing arguments wrapped a three week trial in Linn County over the murder and rape of Elise Gillam. John Knox Jr. faced jurors after prosecutors alleged a perverse motive and key hairs on Gillam’s bed and nightgown supported guilt. His defense argued policing bias and disputed evidence point away from him. Deliberations resumed with the jury told to weigh each item carefully.
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Gazette At
John i
John Knox Jr
Linn
Joe Johnston
Knox
Elise Gillam
Marshalltown
Linn County
Marshall County
Harold Young
Gillam
Young
Johnston
Sillam
Cedar Rapids valet service seeks more customers in trial
Cedar Rapids downtown valet parking on Third Avenue at Armstrong’s store runs a three month trial at $2 with $1 refund upon ticket validation. City traffic engineer Mel Meyer says the program is not self supporting and needs about 100 customers daily to cover $66 000 yearly, currently averaging 30 per day. Valet cashier Kirk Kjorness and others praise its convenience and low risk of tickets, while observers note potential interest from out of town shoppers and local media attention. The city will review at trial end to decide future.
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Ed Bartow
Cedar Rapid
Kirk Kjorness
Mel Meyer
Meyer
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue
Armstrong's Department Store
ABC News
Paul Harvey
Wall Street Journal
T Branch
West Branch
West
Dukakis cancels campaign trip due to wife surgery
DES MOINES AP Michael Dukakis the front runner cancels weekend campaign events including a speech at the Hotel Savery to be with his wife Kitty who will undergo urgent surgery in Boston to remove two herniated discs affecting her spinal cord. Campaign officials aim to reschedule the event.
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Des Moines
Michael Dukakis
Kitty Dukakis
Boston
Doctor links cysts to birth control pill outbreak
Los Angeles gynecologist Dr. James Caillouette suggests a connection between functional ovarian cysts and a new type of multiphasic birth control pill. He notes aggressive marketing accompanied the 1984 product launch and says FDA actions prompted post market studies by the three major pill makers.
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Los Angeles
James Caillouette
U.S
Caillouette
Food and Drug Administration
Fertility and Maternal Health Drugs Advisory Committee
Panel to Decide On Monophasic Versus Multiphasic Pills
A committee will evaluate control pill use for functional ovarian cysts and may state a preference between monophasic and multiphasic contraceptive pills. Monophasic uses the same 21 day dosage daily, while multiphasic varies doses across the cycle to reduce total exposure and side effects.
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Donald Kaul
Grads
Tolstoy
Richard
Barton
Young Con
Lam
C.R. Valet Parkers
Dukakis D.M
Massachusetts
Hotel Savery
Jerry Crawford
Iowa
Newlife Fitness World C.R. West
Iowa City
East
James Houser
Democrat
Boson
Ir Avenue SE
Jane Basia
Neve Sangeet
Floribunda
Grandiflora
Flower & Garden Shop
Blairs Ferry
Edgewood Rd
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