Hill Street Blues ends as Max Headroom rises in TV life
The piece reflects on NBC canceling Hill Street Blues after seven seasons and contrasts it with ABC’s tentative renewal of Max Headroom. It describes Hill Street’s grim, realistic tone and its impact on viewers and characters, then explains Max Headroom’s satirical, futuristic take on television and society.
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87Th Precinct
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Vietnam
Hill Street Gang
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Charlie McCarthy
Edison Carter
Missile Mike
Senate approves park fee compromise for Iowa parks
The Iowa Senate accepted a compromise amendment revising park user fees. The annual fee drops from 10 to 5.50 dollars with a 1 dollar sticker charge for a second vehicle, while the 2 dollar daily fee for non sticker holders remains. free permits are largely eliminated. Senator Hurley Hall cited abuse of free permits and hoped lower fees would boost park use.
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Senate Natural Resouces Committee
Cedar Rapids Gazette publishing details and rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates by carrier and mail are listed with four week and annual options. mail subscriptions not available in carrier areas. Postmaster notice and address changes to Cedar Rapids Gazette Inc P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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Hoover descendants renew ties with Tianjin family
In Tianjin China Herbert Hoover’s descendants met Chang Shucheng in a hospital, exchanging letters and photos from Hoover’s era. Pete Hoover and relatives presented a longhand 1899 letter from Hoover to Chang Yenmao, linking two families through rescue during the Boxer siege and decades of shared history.
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Pete" Hoover III
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Lou Henry Hoover
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Beijing
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