Farewell to a longtime best man and friend
Gus Schrader recalls Marvin A. Mike Simpson a college roommate and best man at his 198? wedding. The piece traces their Iowa City friendship from dorm days through World War II service and postwar careers including military medics and civilian work, noting Mike’s long illness and death in Cape Girardeau Missouri with memorial plans in Baton Rouge and Elmhurst Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin A
Mike” Simpson
Mary
Cedar Rapids
Mike
Baton Rouge
Chicago
Cape Girardeau
Elmhurst
Ill
Midwest
N. Capitol
Navy
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Spindrift
South Pacific
Tommy
Santa Rosa
Calif
Charles Schulz
California
North Lake
Park Ridge
Shangri-La
Hugh Hefner
State Street
Alaska
Iowa
Mike Simpson
The Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink and recycling push
The Gazette highlights soybean ink printing and recycled newsprint use. It urges readers to recycle by dropping papers at City Carton or nearest location and notes subscription rates for local, national, and AP content. It lists Cedar Rapids mailing details and contact numbers for subscription changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Sunda
Thid Avenue
Cortes
U.S
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
NIH knew danger of cadaveric growth hormone
The NIH allegedly ignored warnings for years about brain disease risks from a cadaver derived growth hormone. The Los Angeles Times reports deaths in 20 plus U S patients and 34 in Britain, with a Swedish filtration method deemed unnecessary amid contamination fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NIH
Los Angeles
National Institutes of Health
Los Angeles Times
United States
Britain
Jane Demony
Times
Walkway collapse at Winston Speedway injures dozens
An 80 foot section of a pedestrian bridge fell onto U S 29 near Lowe's Motor Speedway during a NASCAR all star race crowd, wounding 107 and leaving 53 hospitalized. Investigators assess possible material or construction fatigue while crews clear debris before rush hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.C
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
State Department of Transportation
Don Goins
The
Speedway
U.S. 29
Bridge Collapse at Concord Lowe's Speedway Injures 107
A pedestrian bridge built in 1995 collapsed at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord North Carolina on Saturday night injuring 107 people with no fatalities. Investigators cite possible maternal problems or structural fatigue as causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Concord
N.C
Fragments Surface in Unreadable Classified Notice
Damaged OCR fragment shows partial ad text with unclear names and details. Readable bits include stray letters and stray punctuation, offering no coherent event or action to summarize. The piece appears to be fragmentary and non-informative.
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France
Germany
Gus Schrader
Gazette
Gschrader2ajuno
USPS
Nosaro
Track
Jerry Gappens
Mike Aquino
Atlanta
Greg Southern
Roger Dunham
Don Idol
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Bererver
Raleigh
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Ve A Tree Service
Errerry
Te Round Service
Abry
National Golf Armor
Astrazeneca
At&t
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Beltone Hearing Best of Iowa
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Cedar River Soccer Association
China
Buffet . Com
Coralville Chiropractic
D&b
Dreamworks EduCare Fittings Unlimited
Flamingo Fox Eye Galaxy Mall
Hy-Vee
KCRG
Kirkwood Community Cell
Marquette Bank McLeod USA Medical Pharmacy
AdnaaDang
Mike McGrath
National Flag
Otologic Medical Service
Pierson’s Florists
Piper Automotive Pool Tech, Inc
Quality Auto Rebuilders
Bex Brandstarter
Solid Waste Agency
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Younkers
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Nte
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New Guinea
Ellis Blvd
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VSA Financial, Inc
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