Lucas museum aims to honor John L Lewis and labor heritage
Dysart pursues a Lucas revival with a coal mine museum and visitor center plus a historic company store. Federal aid from Interior could underwrite about 1.5 million dollars, otherwise scaling back. The plan hopes to draw 100000 tourists yearly and revive civic pride amid a rundown downtown.
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Dysart
Department of Interior
Lucas
Lewis Commission
Louise Mallicoat
United Mine Workers
Commission
Marjorie Rogers
Lewis
Ron Roberts
Roberts
University of Northern Iowa
Montero Released From Cuban Prison Reunites With Family
Montero told reporters he felt joy at reuniting with his family in a free land. He credited U S Senator Edward Kennedy for arranging his release with help from Gregory Craig and other officials. Kennedy noted decades of effort to free political prisoners and said reforms would continue.
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Montero
Castro
U.S
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Gregory Craig
Havana
United States
Kennedy
Hyannisport
Mass
Cuba
Washington
An Weemspee
Bruce Ammerman
George Bush
John F. Kennedy
Fulgencio Batista
Chocolate versus liquor filled chocolates sparks state bill clash
The debate centers on liquor laced chocolates after the federal repeal opened cross state shipments restricted to permissive states. Ermark and Camille Bloch plan 32 liqueur chocolates priced 28 to 38 per pound while Hershey argues against youth risk and maintains alcohol free products.
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Jim Green
Food and Drug Administration
New Jersey
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Karol Sitko
Ermark Inc
Hershey
Ermark
Camille Bloch S.A
Sitko
Camille Bloch
John Long
Long
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