The End review laughs at death with Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds stars as Sonny Lawson in a dark comedy about a man facing terminal illness. The film follows his reactions from self pity to a murder plot, aided by Dom DeLuise, with Sally Field Joanne Woodward and Robby Benson in supporting roles. The critic notes crude humor and mixed success in satire.
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Burt Reynolds
Dom DeLuise
Lawrence Gordon
United Artists
Eastown II
Reynolds
Sonny Lawson
Mary Ellen
Sally Field
Jessica
Joanne Woodward
Sonny
Robby Benson
Smokey and the Bandit
Reynolds-Field
Kook
DeLuise
Pat O'Brien
Myrna Loy
Man dodges flying tire on Highway 30 incident
Jeff Allen Evers 23 of Camanche was driving west on Highway 30 near Mechanicsville when a wheel detached from a tractor trailer in front of him. He was treated at Mercy Hospital for minor injuries. no charges were filed against the truck's driver Dennis Edgerly 22 of Central City described the wheel bouncing toward his car and said the wheel struck the hood windshield and right front of Evers vehicle before continuing westbound. Deputy Robert Bixler stopped the truck shortly after the collision.
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Jeff Allen Evers
Camanche
Cedar Rapids
Highway 30
Mechanicsville
Cedar County
Evers
Mercy Hospital
Dennis Edgerly
Central City
Cedar Sheriffs
Robert Bixler
Bixler
Edgerly
Kirkwood office education classes start early for summer term
June 6 marks the start for office education courses at Kirkwood Community College with a one week earlier begin compared to other programs. The courses open June 6 per associate department head Lyle Natvig while other Kirkwood Mount Mercy summer courses begin June 12 and end one week earlier in August. Registration for all summer courses is on June 5.
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Office Education
Kirkwood Community College
Office
Lyle Natvig
Kirkwood-Mount Mercy
Kirkwood
Roses or not sticks are back Iowa City tale
Francis Bud Sueppel owner of Sueppel's Flowers Inc. offered 50 dollars in roses for the return of two antique candlesticks missing Friday night. The candlesticks were to be used in a Sunday wedding at the Unitarian Universalist Society Church and were recovered about an hour before the ceremony. A caller tried to claim the flowers after the return. nine people sought the reward.
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Iowa City
Francis
Bud” Sueppel
Sueppel
Unitarian Universalist Society
Black’s Gaslight Village
Arrest Roundup Highlights Speeding Decline in Cedar Rapids
Police logs show 227 speeding arrests in Cedar Rapids during May 20 26, down from 328 the prior week, while park rule violations rose to seven and total last week arrests plus citations reached 520. Additional cases include arson, theft, drunken driving, burglary, assault, and traffic offenses.
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscriptions and Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, lists editions and Sunday issues at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription rates show $15 weekly by mall, with 4 week and 52 week options, and higher rates for other states and territories. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news and old AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Associated Press
AP News
PLO vows to end raids from Lebanon and shift attacks
The PLO says it will stop cross border raids from southern Lebanon into Israel and instead strike from the Golan Heights Jordan and possibly Sinai. In Jerusalem Prime Minister Begin's fever delays cabinet talks on peace proposals with the United States as Egypt reportedly submits new ideas to break the stalemate.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Beirut
Israel
Lebanon
Jordan
Syria
Golan Heights
Sinai Desert
Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Begin
Meir Gottesman
October
Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
United States
West Bank
Hussein
Anis Mansour
Anwar Sadat
Salah Khalah
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Khalaf
Sinai Peninsula
Sinai
Tel Faviv
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Deauville Casino Heist Tied to Escapee Jacques Mesrine
Police concluded the Deauville casino robbery of 30 000 dollars was carried out by escaped convict Jacques Mesrine. He allegedly entered the police station posing as a police inspector before the midnight theft, wounded two bystanders, and fled in a white Renault. Mesrine, serving time at Sante prison, has a history of jailbreaks and murders in France and Canada.
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Deauville
France
UPI
Jacques Mesrine
Paris
Calvados
Mesrine
Ministry of Justice
Sante
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