Revisited Sitcom Re-runs and Bikini Atoll Reflections
A reader recalls discovering classic TV series through late-night re runs from Dick Van Dyke to WKRP in Cincinnati and Cheers while sharing memories of wartime service aboard the USS Gilliam APA 57. He notes atomic tests at Bikini Atoll and hopes for respectful remembrance of the ship.
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MTM
Mary
Minneapolis
Andy Griffith
Barney Miller
Wojo
Harris
Gus
Boston
Mayday Sam Malone
Ted Danson
Diane Chambers
Shelley Long
Shelley
Bill Cosby
Bikini Bay
Gilliam
U.S
New Guinea
Leyte
Lingayen Gulf
Philippines
Guadalcanal
Florida Island
Ulithi
Okinawa
Navy
Bikini
New Mexico
Japan
USS Gilliam
State audit partial relief for Central City officials
A week-long state audit of Central City ends with preliminary, confidential findings. City Clerk Sharon Mettler and officials welcomed the relief as the state auditor plans to review remaining fiscal 1988 data after June 30, with further years possible if needed.
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Battani
Central City
Kurt Rogahn
Vazette Stati
Sharon Mettler
Mettler
Lera
Laurance Falcon
Jim Langstraat
L.C. Howe
Robert Cowell
Cowell
Ed Holub
Howe
Holub
Langstraat
Sue Battani
State Auditor's Office
Branstad Avenson Team Up For Mississippi River Fishing
Gov. Terry Branstad and House Speaker Donald Avenson, long rivals, join a bipartisan 12 member Iowa team to compete in the Governor's Mississippi River Fishing Tournament near McGregor Iowa and Prairie du Chien Wis. The event promotes tourism and good will with boats, guides, and corporate sponsors.
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Judy Daubenmie
Gazette
Des Moines
ES Moines
Terry Branstad
Donald Avenson
Lloyd McClain
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Branstad
Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
Avenson
Oelwein Democrat
Iowa House
Richard Vohs
Mississippi River
Don Avenson
Dale Tieden
Elkader
Roger Halvorson
Monona
Vohs
McClain
Cedar Rapids Bass Masters
Linn County
Pleasant Creek
McGregor
Prairie
West Cedar Rapids dispute ends with gunfire at Hewitt home
Early Tuesday a dispute on Cedar Rapids southwest side led Mark Hewitt to fire two shots at an acquaintance, who later entered the house. Gary Neal, 31, was charged with assault causing bodily injury and criminal trespass and released without bond. Hewitt faces a charge of discharging a firearm in the city limits and agreed to appear in court.
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Rick Smith
Jazette
Wild West
Cedar Rapids
Mark Hewitt
Hewitt
K St. SW
Gary Neal
Neal
Elizabeth
Vinton
Hewitts
Speed limit 65 mph shows no drop in deaths
Transportation Secretary Jim Burnley said raising the limit to 65 mph on rural interstates has not reduced the overall traffic death rate. He noted no clear difference between fatalities on higher speed roads and those still at 55 mph. He urged aggressive enforcement to curb fatalities.
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Washington
Transportation
Jim Burnley
Burnley
Congress
Society of Automotive Engineers
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St. Ansgar
Dick van Dyke
Mary Tyler Moore
Ed Asner
Ted Knight
Bikini Atoll
Marshall Islands
Pacific Ocean
Associated Press
P.O
Coder Rapids
the Gazette
Paulson Electric Company
Fifth Avenue SE
Chuck Hinz
Kirkwood Community College
Lee
Telefloras
Teleflora
Flower
Blairs Ferry Rd
Blairs Ferry
Edgewood Rd
Hewitt House
Westdale Mall
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