Big Time football culture taints sportsmanship and fans
The essay critiques Big Time college football for valuing wins and money over sportsmanship. It contrasts slick televised showdowns with Ivy League play, notes stars like Brian Bosworth and Dexter Manley, and shows how fans treat players as hired hands while a Dartmouth moment mocks the system.
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Columbia
Floridas
Oklahomas
Washington Redskins
Dexter Manley
Washington
Oklahoma
Brian Bosworth
Dad
Taylor refuses award in protest over Book Awards
Novelist Peter Taylor declines the American Book Award, calling the event a disservice to the arts. He distances his name from the awards after criticizing preselected finalists. His novel A Summons to Memphis was among the fiction nominees, alongside E L Doctorow and Norman Rush.
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Peter Taylor
Barbara Prete
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Memphis
E.L. Doctorow
Norman Rush
Emigre Gonta family returns to United States from Moscow
An émigré family of five, after six days in Moscow, leaves for London then New York claiming life in the United States was preferable for their two sons education and future plans. The Gontas had lived in Brooklyn and Jersey City before moving back to the Soviet Union briefly.
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United States
America
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Sheremetyevo
Soviet Union
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David
Alexander
Igor
Tass
Gontas
All-State Music Festival Students to Be Highlighted Monday
Linn County students who took part in Saturday's All-State Music Festival will be featured on a special page in the final edition. The Gazette will address complaints about accuracy and fairness and publish corrections if reports are wrong or misleading. Phone 398 8313.
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Bush
Oklahoma
Missouri
Linn County
the Gazette
Yuletide Events Light Up Midwestern Cities
Christmas plans in Midwestern cities offer a range of events with bright sights and festive sounds aimed at lifting spirits. Readers are encouraged to check the listings for details on happenings, schedules, and venues this season.
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Leisure
Page
Visions of trade bouncing back with memorite alloy
Robert Zider promotes memorite a resilient shape memory alloy that can be deformed and return to its original form when heated as a potential boost to the eyeglass trade against overseas firms. Money page IE.
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Robert Zider
Money
Page IE
Beadwork on Display at Macbride Museum Iowa Hall
Bead decorated vests and moccasins made by the Mesquakies form a window into their world as described by Julia Kellman. The display is featured in Iowa Today on page 13A.
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Iowa Hall
Macbride Museum of Natural History
Julia Kellman
Iowa
How to Get a Job Interview Tips from Dr Joyce Brothers
Dr Joyce Brothers offers job interview advice noting first impressions are powerful. She emphasizes preparation and practical steps to present well in a job interview and invites readers to apply these tips.
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Joyce’Brothers
Costly ulcers afflict millions with low death rate
Americans spend billions yearly treating ulcers which affect four to eight million people. The condition hits more men than women and few sufferers die from it.
Shortcuts Through Classic Literature Audiocassette
An audiocassette tour titled 10 Classics in 10 Minutes offers quick overviews of Moby Dick The Grapes of Wrath and Gone With the Wind. The device promises leisure reading by listening to concise summaries in minutes.
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Moby Dick
Leisure
Iowa elects Branstad with Zimmerman as lieutenant governor
Iowa voters reelect Republican Gov. Terry Branstad and install Jo Ann Zimmerman as lieutenant governor. Zimmerman says she will seek cooperation with Branstad rather than conflict to govern effectively.
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Iowa
Jo Ann Zimmerman
Terry Branstad
All the bad luck at once for the Buchett family
Neighbors assist the Buchetts as Gerry and Mary suffer multiple illnesses including cancer and heart problems. The piece notes a Down's syndrome child in the family and portrays a community responding to their ongoing sorrows.
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Gerry
Mary Buchett
Buchetts
Iowa
Citadel Hazing Protests After Black Cadet Harassment
About 200 marchers protest racial hazing at The Citadel in Charleston after black cadet Kevin Nesmith resigns. Five white cadets faced minor sanctions. NAACP plans a DOJ probe. Nesmith and family criticize school leadership amid calls for president Grimsley to resign.
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Charleston
S.C
State Military School
Kevin Nesmith
Nesmith
James Grimsley Jr
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