Down Under memories of golf and travel across Tahiti and beyond
Gus Schrader recalls 32 days visiting Tahiti Australia New Zealand and Fiji noting differences in right hand traffic light switches and plural verbs with collective nouns. He describes golf trips with Bob Zirbel to Australia and New Zealand including rental clubs in Melbourne and Alice Springs with costs and local highlights.
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Tahiti
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji
Bob Zirbel
Cedar Rapids
Greg Norman
Bob Charles
U.S
Yarra Bend
Melbourne
Bob
Alice Springs
Desert
Las Vegas
Rockwell-Collins
Rotorua
Big John Holloway
Judy Hatfield
Eddyville
Iowa
Edmonson Course
Oskaloosa
Lung cancer vaccine study claims doubled early survival
A small study by Dr. Ariel Hollinshead at George Washington University Medical Center suggests an experimental vaccine that stimulates the immune system may double survival in early stage lung cancer. Critics caution the findings due to small sample size of 81 patients and lack of published procedures. independent testing and broader trials are required.
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New York Times
Daytona Shores
Fla
Frank Rauscher
American Cancer Society
Ariel Hollinshead
The
Cancer Society
Rauscher
Hollinshead
Hiroshi Takita
Roswell Park Memorial Hospital
Buffalo, N.Y
Escobar Escapes After Early Tuesday Shootout With Army
Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar Gaviria evaded arrest after a clash between his armed guards and soldiers from the army's 4th Brigade in Medellin. At least one guard was injured, about 25 bodyguards were arrested, and firearms, vehicles, and documents were seized. Escobar Gaviria's wife and sister were detained elsewhere with documents of interest.
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Medellin
Colombia
Pablo Escobar Gaviria
Army
Escobar Gaviria
Maria Victoria
United States
Florida
Manuel Antonio Noriega
4Th Brigade
Bogota
Medellin Cartel
Maquoketa youth receives life term for murder and arson
James Corder, 17, was sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder of his stepmother Marsha Corder and a concurrent up to 10 year term for second degree arson. He claimed innocence as Judge David Sohr called the crime brutal and premeditated. Corder plans to appeal.
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Maquoketa
James Corder
Corder
David Sohr
Sohr
Marsha Corder
Iowa
Mark Lawson
Lawson
Muscatine
Des Moines
Anamosa
James Kivi
Betty Book
Ray Corder
Book
Murder charge filed in McGregor beating
Anthony Francis Blum was charged with first degree murder in Clayton County for the March 10 beating death of Milton J. Klema 71. Klema died from a crushed larynx after a severe beating. Blum 44 of Egan Illinois is jailed with $100000 cash bond. He faces arraignment March 29 with a previous assault charge on his mother pending.
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Blum
Cindy Kranz
Iowa
Elkader
Anthony Francis Blum
Egan, Ill
Milton J. Klema
McGregor
Klema
Thomas Bennett
Clayton County
Kevin Clefisch
Helen Klema
Gary Mick
Guttenberg
John Shafer
Waukon
William Parker
Anamosa
Viola Elementary
Linn County
Parker
Mount Vernon doubles price of burial plots
Mount Vernon raises cemetery plot prices from 70 to 150 per plot for residents and 200 for non residents. City considers private maintenance bids after reviewing costs and efficiency.
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Mount Vernon
Dick Hogan
Mike Beimer
Beimer
Senate bill protects student rights in Iowa schools
The Iowa Senate approved a measure to protect First Amendment rights of public school students while allowing censorship within legal bounds. The bill requires any restrictions on speech or press to follow Iowa legal precedent and bans obscene libelous or disruptive materials.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa
Senate
Richard Varn
D-Solon
Cedar Rapids Gazette Rates and Contact Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription rates for Carrier and Mail editions, the paper's address at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa, and mail subscription options including durations and prices. The Associated Press credit is noted for republication. Address changes are sent to P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
Gazette
Carrice
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
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Crossroads
Waterloo
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