Farm of the Year mislabels culture notes in Iowa commentary
Journalist Donald Kaul mocks film title choices in Cedar Rapids and Cannes coverage. He recalls criticizing Farm of the Year while praising Miles From Home and notes on Randee of the Redwoods. Kaul lampoons Zadar Cow From Hell naming and contends for deregulating the balk rule in baseball. He also comments on Prairie Meadows in Altoona and Memorial Day reflections.
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Cedar Rapids
Hollywood
the Grange
Iowa
Hell
Ick
Breath Mystery Theater
Kansas Ry
Zarda
Heck
Zadar
Jim Turner
The
Duck’s Breath Company
Washington
Randee of the Redwood
Randee
Turner
Altoona
Prairie Meadows
Lake Wobegon
Garrison Keillor
Middlebury
Public Radio
Keillor
New York
Radio City Music Hall
Miles
Minnesota
Middlebury College
Surviving Iwo Jima veteran recalls the real thing
Charles W. Lindberg, a 67 year old veteran living near Minneapolis, credits his unit with the first flag raising on Mount Suribachi during the Iwo Jima battle. He recalls the moment on February 23, 1945 when Marines hoisted a flag atop a water pipe at the summit, the first American flag over Japanese soil.
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Lindberg
Violet
Minneapolis
Grand Forks
N.D
Iwo Jima
5Th Marine Division
Two Jima
Tokyo
United States
Japan
U.S
Suribachi
Dogs and Porcupines Tease Vermont Vets
In Brownington Vermont dogs repeatedly chase porcupines from spring to fall. Quills scatter from three to hundreds per dog and cost owners 25 to 50 dollars per vet visit. Quills can migrate and cause infections or death if not removed. Porcupines defend with sharp barbed spines when touched.
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York Times
Brownington
Vermont
Mother Teresa to build AIDS hospice in Vancouver
Mother Teresa announces plans to establish a hospice for AIDS patients in Vancouver British Columbia modeled after U S facilities. She told reporters at Vancouver International Airport that AIDS sufferers deserve tender loving care.
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Mother Teresa
Vancouver
British Columbia
United States
Vancouver International Airport
Cedar Rapids hosts national amateur baseball event
Don Rastora of Skogman Realty Cedar Rapids sits on the national board of the Continental Amateur Baseball Association and helped bring the competition to Cedar Rapids. Regina Hatcher and others will host the event as the City of Five Seasons offers thanks for a civic job well done.
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Don Rastora
Skogman Realty
Cedar Rapids
Continental Amateur Baseball Association
Don
Regina Hatcher
Five Seasons
Regina
Cedar Rapids Welcomes Meetings with Coordinated Support
A local note highlights Cedar Rapids as an ideal venue for meetings and conventions. It invites organizers to partner on arrangements from hotels and venues to hospitality and entertainment, aiming for smooth, successful events.
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Cedar Rapids
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Kaul
Rapido Ganett
Ard
Auto Service
E Avenue NW
Fonie Alspaugh
Grand Island, Neb
Charles W. Lindberg
MAD Man
Mort Drucker
Mad Magazine
National Cartoonists Society
Drucker
Ollie North
Ronald Reagan
Chuck Jones
Bugs Bunny
Daffy Duck
Porky Pig
Moter Teresa
Eastman Kodak
Hall
Marion
KODAK
Drennen
Erry
Lindale Mall
C.R
Cedar Rapids Area Convention
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