Let the Games End. Olympic Sports and Synchronized Oddities
A columnist vent warns against volleyball and praises women's basketball while lampooning synchronized swimming. He ridicules Olympic drug use fears, praises Chinese divers, criticizes Canadian hockey focus, and foresees a future rhythmic synchronized volleyball demonstration as the Games near their end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ben Johnson
Baloney
U.S
United States
Oscar Schmidt
Europe
Quayle
Greg Louganis
Dean Smith
Bobby Knight
John Thompson
Canada
Johnson
Carolyn Waldo
Waldo
Names and Nods Across Public Life and Space Dreams
Linguist Berlitz explains how Chinese renderings of American politicians names reveal meaning. Chevy Chase and Jayni welcome a daughter. Randy Newman writes a memoir. John Denver eyes a December 1989 Mir spaceflight with a possible $10 million fee waiver, pending November 1 decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Berlitz
George Bush
Michael Dukakis
Du-Kake-Se
Lloyd Bentsen
Ben-Sen
Dan Quayle
Kuei-Er
Randy Newman
Denver
John Denver
Mir
Soviet Union
Houston Chronicle
Aspen
Colo
Jamaica Seeks Return of Tourists After Gilbert
After Hurricane Gilbert the Jamaican tourist industry struggles to rebound with slower arrivals and extended recovery. The note contrasts Jamaica with Yellowstone National Park where fires also harmed tourism and related leisure coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Jamaica
Leisure
Yellowstone National Park
Parade of Cars Highlights 1989 New Models
The 1989 new car models are out with trends and styles automakers bank on this season. Parade presents an up close look at the latest offerings and design directions shaping the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parade
LSD inventor Hofmann seeks LA library to boost image
Albert Hofmann, who first synthesized LSD in 1938 and trips began in 1943, tours Southern California to raise funds for the Albert Hofmann Foundation. The effort includes plans for a Los Angeles library in Hofmann’s name dedicated to LSD and the psychedelic movement, with UC Irvine’s Dr. Oscar Janiger endorsing scientific study and inner space research as a key aim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Albert Hofmann
Hofmann
California
Oscar Janiger
University of California At Irvine
Janiger
Science literacy gaps blamed on gifted programs
A college professor argues that most U S adults lack scientific literacy and cites gifted and talented programs as partly to blame. The report appears on page 29A of the Report Card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Berry Farm South of Iowa City Lets Visitors Pet Pigs
Berry nice time at Bock's Berry Farm run by Marc and Diane Bock invites visitors to pet pigs and pick strawberries raspberries and blueberries near Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bock
Iowa City
Marc and
Diane Bock
Page
Couple In Gazette Proposal Revealed In Heart Ad
The Gazette advertisement shows a marriage proposal reading Angel I Love You Will you marry me Michael. Identified as Jill Pierce and Michael Platz with her answer noted in Lifestyle page 2E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Angel
Michael
Jill Pierce
Michael Platz
Lifestyle
Small orders, big business at McKesson Drug Co
The Cedar Rapids firm has stocked many products for over 80 years and handles mostly small orders says manager Elmo R. Angell. The operation is described as a very detailed business as reported on Money page IC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKesson Drug Co
Cedar Rapids
Elmo R. Angell
Dan Magle Reveals Abuses in West Bank and Gaza Visit
Dan Magle described abuse and denial of due process in the Israeli occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee pushes Congress to act. Iowa Today page 25A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Magle
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Congress
Iowa
Senator Edward Kennedy and Chappaquiddick cover up
Book details reveal how Edward Kennedy escaped manslaughter charges in the 1969 Chappaquiddick accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne and kept his Senate seat. Leo Damore examines senatorial privilege in this Leisure section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Chappaquiddick
Leo Damore
Leisure
Cuisine you cant refuse from Chicago mob family
Antoinette Giancana daughter of slain boss Sam Giancana plans a Mafia Cookbook with recipes wines and culinary secrets of 35 Chicago gangsters. She notes the book will cover more than Italian cuisine and may include profiles of the mobsters who ate the dishes and why they asked for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Antoinette Giancana
Sam Giancana
Giancana
Tiny toads invade retirement complex in Florida
In New Port Richey Florida a black horde of tiny toads swarmed the Forest Glen Lodge retirement complex blocking doors and filling yards. Officials say flooding in Pasco County spawned millions of baby toads prompting dozens of resident calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Port Richey
Fla
Donna Abshier
Forest Glen Lodge
Bonnie Martakis
Pasco County
Bob Steiger
Steiger
Emperor Hirohito's Condition Deteriorates in Bleeding Setback
In Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito, 87, suffered a sudden rise in internal bleeding causing blood pressure to drop. Doctors stabilized him after emergency transfusions as relatives rushed to his bedside. Officials noted a later improvement before a largebowel bleed caused a temporary drop in pressure, with discharge not linked to his meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Hirohito
Imperial Household Agency
Kenji Maeda
Also Mentioned on This Page
Donald Ignue
Chevy Chase
Jayni
Chase
Pat Kingsley
Berry
Ortrait Christmoment
Avanaures
Beedge
Ortrait
Collins Road
16Th Avenue
Hollywood Boulevard
AGFA
Tiny Toads Besiege Retirement
Cedar Hills Community Church
R.C.A
Gordon Avenue
John C. Foster
Peppertree Studios
Little Brown Church
1St Ave
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!