Remarkable win win idea for athletes and youth centers
Bob Greene cites Ruby Henderson advocating a dream corporation of professional athletes funding staffed youth centers nationwide to aid education, tutoring, counseling, and scholarships. He contrasts soaring athlete salaries with public resentment and notes Andrew Carnegie as a model for lasting philanthropy.
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Gazette clarifies three headlines and event listings
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes clarifications for Thursday editions. Ten Uptown Friday Night events are planned in Cedar Rapids with six at the Ground Transportation Center and four at Town Centre. Eight new officers—two women and six men—have been hired by the Cedar Rapids Police Department. The Soap Box Derby remains set for July 12, with a weekend rally canceled. The paper invites complaints about accuracy and promises corrections or clarifications in this space. Phone 398-8313.
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Gazette Promotes Agriculture With Soybean Ink
The Gazette highlights commitment to the future by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers in boxes at City Carton on Sixth St SW, econofoods on 51st St NE, and Hy-Vee on Highway 151 East in Marion.
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Scientists synthesize a molecular warhead to attack cancer
Washington AP reports scientists produced an enediyne molecule akin to a bacterial antibiotic and tested it in labs and mice. Led by K C Nicolaou the team reports in Science that synthetic enediynes trigger inside cancer cells to release radicals that cut DNA, sparing normal cells, with mouse trials showing tumor regression and possible cures, though human testing remains at least two years away.
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Maverick Reporter as Flea on the Dog
A semi autobiographical novel by John Welter follows Kurt Clausen a failed journalist turned prose seeker. He clashes with developers fundamentalists the Klan and his own bosses while a romance with Janice complicates his critique of the press. The book skewers journalism’s morbid symptoms and business realities.
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