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Jesse Owens remembered in eastern Iowa feature
The Gazette recalls Jesse Owens, four golds in Berlin 1936, denying Hitler would shake his hand and detailing his Iowa ties. From Ohio State to Chicago youth work, Owens spoke at Cedar Rapids events, met local clubs, and mentored youth during a public career highlighted by the Drake Relays and a 1980 death from lung cancer.
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Martin Luther King Jr
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