War memories reveal both good and bad times across ages
On the fiftieth anniversary of Allied Europe liberation, Washington church seniors share World War II recollections focused on food, race, and opportunity. Aridell Butler, Orville Jackson, Chester Hobson and Josephine Wade recount ration meals, segregation, and postwar progress for blacks and women amid optimism and fear.
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Aridell Butler
Peoples Congregational Church
Orville Jackson
Chester Hobson
Life Magazine
Butler
Coast Guard
Hobson
Jackson
Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Josephine Wade
Dole and Nixon tips stir political speculation
The Los Angeles Times published Nixon’s private letters to Bob Dole with advice on running to the right to win the nomination and then moving toward the center to gain broad appeal. The exchanges prompt questions about Dole’s stance and motives in releasing private correspondence.
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Richard Nixon
Bob Dole
Dole
Los Angeles Times
Clinton
Nixon
Times
Cole
Clinton’s Medicare Reform Sharma Then Budget Clash
The piece argues that House Republicans seek Clinton’s help for budget balance while blaming him for health care politics. It notes Medicare’s looming crisis by 2002 if reforms stay stalled, and suggests Clinton balance leverage with reform tied to broader health care, urging accommodation over partisan stances to appear proactive before 1996 elections.
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Clinton
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
Congress
White House
Leon Panetta
Sen. Harkin
Senates Debate On Balanced Budget Clash With House Pollution Bills
An activist letter notes U S House passage of anti environmental bills S605 and 343 and urges protest to Senators Harkin and Grassley. The writer warns the measures would cost taxpayers and harm air water soil safety and children's health.
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U.S. Senate
U.S
House of Representatives
Congress
U.S. House
Sen
Harkin
Sen. Grassley
Gazette invites letters and guest columns for public discussion
The Gazette welcomes letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submission requires full name, signature, street address, and daytime phone number. No anonymous letters. 300-word limit. 700-word B Column cap. send to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or via fax, email, or online contact.
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the Gazette
Sander
Cedar Rapids
War ends in Europe and a wary reminder of hope
On May 8 fifty years ago, V E Day brings news of Nazi surrender to a Midtown Manhattan walk-up. An elderly Finnish refugee questions Stalin’s fate as others celebrate, recalling the war’s broader course and future uncertainties.
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Manhattan
Harkin wrong on surgeon billing in Medicare debate
The letter criticizes Senator Tom Harkin for claiming Medicare wastes 2.5 million dollars daily through an outdated system and unbundling practices. A surgeon argues Medicare sets reimbursement at about 731 dollars for gallbladder surgery and bans extra charges, urging factual reporting.
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Tom Harkin
Iowa
Harkin
Are militiamen paranoid or paying attention in America
Ed Dolan of the Iowa Sportsmen's Federation argues the militia movement fears government overreach and gun disarmament. He contrasts UN and federal pressures with constitutional protections and cites calls for a constitutional convention and gun owner registration as risks to rights.
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Philadelphia
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
William Jefferson Clinton
Jefferson
Thomas
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