Inside theater hype undermines talent and work
A critique notes gimmicks overshadow skill in live theater. The piece on page 7A argues hype replaces effort as the key to success. The paper also mentions Tip O Neill representing himself on a new house on page 5B and Apple refusing to join a U S coalition against foreign chips on page 5B. Mike Deupree targets tax reform in ongoing coverage on page 2A.
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Mike Deupree
Waterloo reporter favors jail over taped murder suspect interview
Rural health experts from across the nation plan a two day conference in Cedar Rapids.
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C.R
Hayden Fry Hawks Seek Experience Versus Michigan State
Hayden Fry believes his young Hawks need more game experience to upset Michigan State as the season advances. Tony Gwynn captures the NL batting title while Kirby Puckett wins the AL batting crown indicating standout performances across the league.
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Do You Feel Like Life Is a Lush Garden?
A pithy reflection questions whether life is a vibrant garden and whether work feels like a constant weed pulling task. It uses metaphor to explore purpose and daily labor.
Calm response from Cuba City band after bus crash
In Dubuque nine people remained hospitalized after a car struck a school bus carrying Cuba City elementary band students to the October Fest of Bands. Victims praised the students for staying calm as rescuers freed them from the overturned bus. Marilee Lonsberg, 30, of Platteville, with a broken rib, spoke from Finley Hospital.
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Marilee Lonsberg
Lonsberg
Platteville
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Wisconsin
Cuba City
Finley Hospital
Janssen Family Harvest at Edgewood Produce Market
Jan Janssen with daughter Emma helps husband Jack and infant Hannah as they shop in Iowa City at Edgewood Produce Market on Edgewood Road SW near Highway 30. Part-owner Rob Prochaska notes the market is harvesting its own pumpkins, including a 43 pound giant.
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Emma
Jack
Hannah
the Janssens
Iowa City
Edgewood
Edgewood Rd
Highway 30
Rob Prochaska
Beijing marks 40th anniversary with heavy security
Beijing centers locked down as the Communist Party celebrates its 40th year. Military presence, riot gear, and metal detectors guard Tiananmen Square while Deng Xiaoping presides over a televised show amid saboteur fears.
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Gazette Wire
Beijing
China
Communist Party
Tiananmen Square
Deng Xiaoping
Anglican leader clarifies role of pope in Anglican church
Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie said his call for papal primacy was spiritual not political and does not mean the pope would run the Church of England. His Vatican visit drew protests from three Protestant clergy who called it betrayal.
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Runcie
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Canterbury
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Catherine of Aragon
England
Christopher Hill
Microwave Systems buys Seikou Denshi in Japan move
Des Moines based Microwave Systems Corp acquires 100 percent of Seikou Denshi Corp reversing its Microware Japan venture into a wholly owned subsidiary. Spokesman Ken Kaplan says the deals boost Japan marketing and tech support and could grow the firm’s 70 employee Des Moines operation with about $3 million in Japanese sales last year.
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Des Moines
ES Moines
Microwave Systems Corp
Seikou Denshi Corp
Microware
Ken Kaplan
Microware Japan
Kaplan
Japan
Poverty Rising Among Children Spurs Congressional Alarm
A congressional report finds more children, especially Black and Hispanic youths, live in poverty. Representative George Miller says incomes stagnate and relief is unlikely, while Republican Thomas Bliley argues single parenthood and social forces drive poverty.
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House
Committee On Families
George Miller
D-Calif
Miller
Thomas Bliley
R-Va
Bliley
Reagan
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