Poverty debate hints at hidden lives and pride
Gus Schrader reflects on poverty figures, media portrayals, and real hardship from the 1930s Depression. He recalls his family’s struggles in Mitchell Iowa, including a torn pair of long underwear and the shame of changing clothes for basketball practice. He notes rural resilience and medical costs without insurance.
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Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink and recycling drive
The Gazette promotes future farming by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to drop newspapers for recycling in boxes at City Carton on Sixth Street and at econofoods on 51st Street.
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City Carton
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NASA countdown underway for final shuttle flight of year
NASA began the countdown for the year’s last shuttle mission. Discovery carries a Pentagon spy satellite, with liftoff expected Wednesday morning from Cape Canaveral amid uncertain weather. The six hour satellite deployment remains secret while other mission elements are public.
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NASA
Discovery
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David Walker
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John Pike
Federation of American Scientists
Christmas at Wapsipinicon Mill With Santa in Independence
Listings show CHRISTMAS at Wapsipinicon Mill in Independence with Santa visit from 2 to 4 p.m. Local events include daily lectures Ask Your Ag Specialist in Iowa City and multiple county board and school meetings across Keokuk Linn Clayton Fairfax Clear Creek Farley with varied start times from morning to evening.
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Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Johnson County
Iowa City
Iowa State University
Wapsipinicon Mill
Independence
Santa
Fairfax Public Library Board
Clear Creek
CITYLINE Calendar Details for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City
CITYLINE lists event information for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City with telephone numbers 363 7000 and 337 7000 respectively. The calendar provides contact points for more details and scheduling.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Ultraconservatives accuse Mormon church of purging rivals
Salt Lake City AP reports ultraconservative Mormons say church leaders are warning and excommunicating adherents over strict religious and political views. Doomsday plots and emergency food storage cited. Bo Gritz and Ezra Taft Benson cast as焦unding figures amid mountaintop retreat culture.
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Bo Gritz
Salt Lake Tribune
Gritz
America First Coalition
Internal Revenue Service
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Boyd Packer
the Tribune
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
U.S
Solo Life With an Electric Car
Noel Perrin, Dartmouth professor and author, vows to reach class pollution free by term end and buys an electric Ford Escort wagon. He travels from Vermont to northern California, tests Solo's 60 mile range, encounters EV enthusiasts and skeptics, and offers a readable, non technical account of early green vehicle adoption.
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Dartmouth College
Perrin
California
Vermont
Solo
Sierra Nevada
Nevada
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