Cedar Rapids business leader completes 1600 mile bicycle trek
Adley Taylor 57, president of D C Taylor Co., finished a 1600 mile cross country ride from Florida to Cedar Rapids in 23 days. He started in West Palm Beach, rode back roads at about 95 miles a day, and cited the journey as both spiritual and physical. He plans retirement and selling the business to his children this month. The trip tested his endurance and offered a re examination of life.
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Adley Taylor
Florida
Cedar Rapids
Taylor
Cottage Grove Ave
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Farm export forecast at six year low
The USDA cut the 1984-85 farm export outlook for the third time in months to 33.5 billion dollars, the lowest since 1978-79, due to stronger competition and a high dollar. The report notes new rivals including China and India and tees up a potential benefit from a new 2 billion export subsidy program.
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U.S
Agriculture Department
USDA
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India
Agriculture
John Block
Block
Beirut Car Hazard explodes injuring hundreds and killing many
A powerful car explosive on a busy East Beirut street wounds at least 60 and injures about 200. Among the dead are 15 children from a school bus. Fires devastate low income Christian neighborhoods as Shiite militants clash with Palestinians near refugee camps.
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Gazette Wire Services
Beirut
Lebanon
Christian East Beirut
El-Fil
Amin Gemayel
East Beirut
Gemayel
St. Elias Street
Boyfriend Charged in Fire that Killed Seven in New Jersey
An 18 year old Englewood man is charged with murder in a two family home fire that killed seven people including a pregnant woman. Walter Lee Craig allegedly ignited rum and fuel oil on the porch to retaliate against his former girlfriend Linda Hyman who was pregnant. Craig faces murder charges and $250000 bail. The incident followed a week long dispute over abortion.
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N.J
Walter Lee Craig
Bergen County
Larry McClure
Linda Hyman
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Hyman
Bachelor: someone who's been lucky in love humorous thought
A brief joke defines a bachelor as a man who has been fortunate in love referencing a lighthearted view of romance. The line plays on the idea that singledom can come from being favored in matters of the heart.
Pastor faces jail over church school teacher rule
Rev Randy Johnson of Calvary Baptist Church in Charles City says he will defy the Iowa Supreme Court ruling requiring certified teachers, even if it means going to jail, after a 6-3 decision. He told reporters he would avoid compromising his faith if possible but will not surrender on principle.
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Des Moines
Charles City
Iowa Supreme Court
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Calvary Baptist Church
Johnson
Iowa
Supreme Court upholds Iowa school standards against church case
The Iowa Supreme Court rules that state authority to regulate private schools includes enforcing certified teachers and minimum educational standards. Justice K. David Harris states the state has a fundamental duty to ensure standards for all children, with citizens either complying or seeking change. The decision rejects church-led exemption from public education rules.
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