Defections and political theater in a Reagan Gorbachev moment
A satirical piece examines Soviet defectors and illusions of U.S. responses. It cites Vitaly Yurchenko and a Geneva summit skit where Gorbachev and Reagan trade barbs over missiles and defection plots. The narrator riffs on media framing and Cold War spin.
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Geneva
Reagan
Larry
Mikhail Gorbachev
Goncharov
Gorbachev
Europe
Free World
Speakes
Grudynikov
Mr. Reagan
Raisa
Soviet Union
United States
Bloomingdale's
Disneyland
Grand Canyon
Frank Sinatra
Soviet Socialist Republics
Garbenzakov
State Department
Yasser Arafat
Grabachev
Hank Fonda
Flying Chamber Lets You Soar With Winds Over Las Vegas
A Las Vegas man offers a two story flying chamber where visitors pay $10 to wear a billowy suit and rise up to 22 feet on gusts generated by a recessed airplane propeller. Safety questions surround the stunt's ride.
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Las Vegas
U.S
Pay phone entrepreneurs reshape Iowa telecom market
An estimated 16 000 pay phones exist in Iowa with private firms aiming to seize a large share of the growing telecom sector once dominated by Ma Bell. The brisk entry mirrors national trends as entrepreneurs move quickly into this lucrative field.
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Iowa
Ma Bell
Money
Cosell Examines Bitter View in Never Played the Game
Sportswriter Howard Cosell laments modern professional sports in his best selling book Never Played the Game. He says he speaks his mind as he always has and continues to tell it as he thinks it is.
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Howard Cosell
Cosell
Sports
Royal scofflaw Phillips fined for careless driving
Capt Mark Phillips husband of Princess Anne was fined 140 after pleading guilty to careless driving his third driving conviction in eight years. He drove in the wrong lane July 2 colliding with a motorcycle injuring the rider. Princess Anne was not in the car.
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Royal Scofflaw
Mark Phillips
Princess Anne
London
Phillips
Queen Elizabeth II
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Information Notice
The Gazette Company founded in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates include carrier 2.25 weekly and mail options with 7 issues weekly pricing. The AP holds exclusive republication rights for local news. Postmaster address changes to P.O. Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
Associated Press
AP News
P.O. Box
Headache Toll Costs Billions In Lost Workdays
An estimated 125 million workdays are lost each year to headaches. The burden includes more than 6 billion dollars in annual economic costs and over 1 billion dollars spent on headache medications. The nation consumes about 30 million pounds of aspirin yearly.
Refrigerator Perry Fuels NFL Ratings Boom
The NFL rebounds with rising TV ratings and attendance led by Chicago Bears rookie defensive lineman William Perry. The league's renewed popularity makes it a hot topic again, boosting interest across the country.
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NFL
William Perry
Chicago Bears
Mount Vernon teen charged in family killings
An 18 year old man, Thomas V Odle of Mount Vernon Illinois was charged Saturday with five counts of murder in the deaths of his parents Robert and Carolyn Odle two brothers Sean 13 Scott 10 and sister Robyn 14 The killings involved strangling and multiple stab wounds and the bodies were found Friday at the family home after Robert Odle failed to report to work Authorities have not disclosed a motive and say the public is being kept informed to avoid aiding an alibi
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Mount Vernon, III
Thomas V. Odle
Mount Vernon
Ron Massey
Odle
Robert
Carolyn Odle
Sean
Scott
Robyn
Robert Odle
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Massey
Richard Garretson
Mormon Church President Spencer W Kimball Buried
Mormon Church President Spencer W Kimball was buried after a funeral in Salt Lake City attended by thousands. Ezra Taft Benson, likely successor, called Kimball a prophet of God and praised his 40 years of council service and his strides such as ending the priesthood ban for blacks. Kimball died Tuesday at age 90 after years of declining health.
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Spencer W. Kimball
Ezra Taft Benson
Faith
Council of the Twelve Apostles
Spencer Woolley Kimball
Benson
Dwight Eisenhower
John Birch Society
Kimball
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