Reading Fadiman’s must read books question
A reader questions the value of Clifton Fadiman’s must read list and ponders whether enduring works like Marcel Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past justify time investment. The piece recalls authorial voices, literary prestige, and personal reading habits, contrasting scholarly appetite with practical life choices.
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Gazette Books
Bridget Janus
Fadiman
Marcel Proust
New York Times
Russell Baker
Proust
Goethe
Clifton Fadiman
Woman claiming Letterman wife ruled incompetent to stand trial
Margaret Ray, 36, of Norwalk, was deemed unable to assist in her defense after a judge found she suffers rambling thoughts delusions and a belief in powerful control. Judge James Bingham ordered psychiatric hospitalization for further examination while she remains unable to stand trial.
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Norwalk
Bung
Bingham
Ray
James Alexander
Bridgeport
Cedar Rapids Tops Iowa Incomes With $35,400 Median
A HUD-compiled report shows Cedar Rapids Metro Area leading Iowa in median family income, rising from $23,193 in 1979 to an estimated $35,400. The data, drawn from Census figures, set Cedar Rapids ahead of Iowa City, Des Moines, and others, with statewide figures detailed for several metropolitan areas and non metropolitan counties.
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Dale Kuete
Areto
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Economic Analyst Division
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Iowa City
Des Moines
Omaha Council Bluffs
Quad-Cities
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Dubuque
Sioux City
Larry Heeren
Omaha
Census Bureau
Heeren
Allamakee
Benton
Buchanan
Cedar
Chickasaw
Clayton
Clinton
Delaware
Fayette
Grundy
Henry
Towa
Jackson
Jones
Keokuk
Louisa
Mahaska
Marshall
Muscatine
Poweshiek
Tama
Washington
Winneshiek
Three die by own action in Iowa City car tragedy
Ronald D. Phillips aged 37 and Cecilia Williams 41 along with Delbert Williams 31 died from carbon monoxide in a car parked in a soybean field west of Coralville. Phillips family says he had long mental health struggles but was not under treatment recently. Authorities found no suicide note and seek motive as neighbors recall little contact with the men. The Williamses recently lived near Phillips in Iowa City. deputies found the car running with Williams at the wheel. Phillips was a self employed maintenance worker. no further employment details available.
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Iowa City
Ronald D. Phillips
Cecilia Williams
Delbert Williams
Williamses
Coralville
Ronald
John
the Gazette
Ronald Phillips
John Phillips
Johnson County
Phillips
Barb Lacina
Williams
Bush speeches mailed at taxpayers expense
Vice President George Bush's office has sent presidential campaign speeches to news organizations at public cost. Aides say the mailings were a mistake and will be stopped, to be sent in the future by Bush's campaign. Hart noted the practice aimed to inform the national press corps but will be changed to avoid misperception.
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New Evening Sun
Baltimore
George Bush
Bush
Evening Sun
Stephen Hart
National Press Corps
Hart
Regulators OK Interim Rate Hike for Northwestern Bell
Iowa Utilities Board approved 26.7 million of Northwestern Bell Telephone's 54.3 million request for a temporary rate increase while a permanent raise is studied. The decision limits and timing remain subject to refunds if final rates differ, with a final ruling expected next winter.
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Des Moines
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Iowa Utilities Board
Iowa
Office of Consumer Advocate
Utilities Board
Consumer Advocate
Federal indictments target vast international drug ring
Federal officials unsealed indictments against 170 people linked to a multination drug ring moving more than 1 billion dollars in marijuana and cocaine. U S Attorney Joe Cage called the operation sophisticated and rivaling a multinational corporation. The probe traces to the same federal case that indicted Manuel Noriega on money laundering charges.
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Lafayette
U.S
Joe Cage
Louisiana
Cage
Manel Noriega
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