World record women bowlers set doubles mark
Carol Gianotti of Perth and Wendy McPherson-Papanos of San Diego set the world women's doubles record of 1525 at Castle Lanes Marion during the Women’s Bowling Journal Doubles Tournament held with the WIBC event in Cedar Rapids.
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Perth
Australia
Wendy McPherson-Papanos
San Diego
Castle Lanes
Marion
Bowling Journal
WIBC
Cedar Rapids
Mini Page honors military for Armed Forces Day
The Gazette marks Armed Forces Day May 18 with a special Mini Page tribute featuring military stories and pictures. Readers can find details on pages 3B and 4B.
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Gazette
Wellness as a lifestyle at Kirkwood Community College
The wellness director at Kirkwood Community College says total wellness is a lifestyle not a quick fix and emphasizes responsibility for wellbeing as the mainstay of healthy living in an Accent column on page 8B.
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Kirkwood Community College
Gazette backs future with soybean ink and recycled print
The Gazette promotes agricultural support by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle by dropping newspapers in boxes at City Carton located at 4250 Sixth St. SW and at Econo Foods on 1800 51st St. NE.
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Bush and Saddam clash in satirical world order zinger
A witty columnist riffs on Bush pursuing a new world order while Saddam Hussein faces ecological harm accusations. The piece contrasts power politics with environmental concerns in a sharp, topical jab.
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Saddam
Branstad Signals Budget Push Over 1992 Plan
Gov. Terry Branstad expressed disappointment with the $3.3 billion fiscal 1992 budget approved by the Democratic Legislature and suggested he may veto or seek changes. He indicated a possible special session to resolve budget woes while likely signing a reapportionment plan lawmakers approved before adjourning.
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Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Budget Woes Loom in Iowa as Legislature Ends Long Session
Analysts warn budget strains ahead as lawmakers wrap a 17 hour session that extended past Mother’s Day. Branstad criticizes the salary bill and unequal pay while Senate and House leaders back interim reviews. a tax increase is expected next year despite resistance.
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Senate
Bill Hutchins
D-Audubon
Hutchins
Legisla
Homecoming for 25 Iowa Guard members from Iraq
Twenty five members of the 209th Medical Company based in Iowa City returned home from the Persian Gulf to a Clinton Street welcome fit for heroes. Families cheered as Sgt Scott Stuhr met his newborn daughter Courtney born April 1 during his Iraq service.
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Persian Gulf
Scott Stuhr
Courtney
Stuhr
Iraq
Tipton
Jacque
The
National Guard
209Th Medical Company
Iowa City
Clinton Street
Spc
Leona Palmer
Fort McCoy
Wis
Saudi Arabia
Jim Smith
Guard
Palmer
209Th
Monica
Kurds Reject Iraqi Plan On Dohuk Return
Kurdish elders and representatives in Kani Masi rejected an Iraqi proposal to allow up to 200000 Kurds to return to Dohuk with no coalition security. The plan, aimed at shifting security to a third party possibly the United Nations, complicates U.S. efforts to move refugees from mountain camps to homes.
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Iraq
Dohuk
U.S
Kani Masi
United Nations
U.N. High Commissioner For
Zakhu
Chemical fire creates toxic cloud at Presto X Co site
Cedar Rapids firefighters battled a three hour chemical fire on the southwest side at Presto X Co 4001 44th Ave SW after 60 buried 1 pound cans of aluminum phosphate contact moisture. Officials said a thick vapor cloud formed but no evacuations were needed for nearby workers homes or a General Mills plant. Authorities planned to bury the cans in sand to prevent further moisture exposure overnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Michael Augustine
Presto X Co
44Th Ave
Augustine
Presto-X
Beverly Drive
Edgewood Road
General Mills
Call blockers let only chosen numbers reach you at home
DETROIT AP A new gadget allows preprogrammed up to 100 numbers to ring while others are diverted to voicemail or blocked. Sales are via mail order from Lifestyle Fascination Inc. amid warnings of potential tech defeats and ongoing telemarketing escalation.
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Scott Carpenter
Lifestyle Fascination Inc
New Jersey
Carpenter
Radio Shack
At&t
Christine Bailey
Michigan Consumers Council
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