Rogers panel verdict on shuttle safety and entertainment plan
Column mocks the Rogers commission findings calling the space shuttle dangerous yet praises its practical fixes. It riffs on safety lapses from O rings to tiles and suggests NASA become an entertainment outfit under David Wolper while retaining the mission of space exploration.
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Neighbor trains parrot to squawk racial slur in dispute
Charlene Tymony filed a harassment complaint against white neighbor Sue Kaufman in Seattle after a parrot the neighbor trained repeatedly uttered a racial slur for about a half hour each morning. Tymony says the episodes occur three to four times weekly and date back two years, tied to a dispute over trimming trees blocking the view of Lake Washington.
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Reagan answers spark confusion at news conference
White House spokesman says Reagan misheard or was inattentive rather than hard of hearing during questions at Wednesday's news conference. Other items note child abductions risk, a stag party probe, Grant Wood's American Gothic backdrop, and local highway bypass plans.
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Solon man wins stock challenge in local contest
Ray Lunde, a 46-year-old Solon machine tool rep, won the Gazette-Kirkwood Community College Stock Market Challenge with a $151,974.96 portfolio built from Healthcare USA, HealthAmerica Corp and Western Airlines. He earned an IBM PC Junior, while Victoria Rychlik of Cedar Rapids took second and Kirkwood graduate Mark Mitchell placed third among 700 high school entrants.
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The Gazette Company Contact and Subscription Rates
The Gazette Company established 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at Cedar Rapids Iowa address. Subscriptions include carrier and mail options with weekly and yearly rates and restrictions on mail delivery areas. Postmaster address provided for changes. Associated Press rights stated for local news and AP dispatches.
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Correction on Linn District Court burglary report
The Thursday Gazette corrected a Linn District Court item about Jerry L. Dennis Jr. 24 of 5730 Ohio St. SW. Court files show a March 2 arrest for burglary but county records list the charge as criminal trespass. The Gazette will publish corrections if reports are found wrong.
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