Britain Recalls Lively, Uneven UK Holiday
Donald Kaul recounts a two week family trip to England and Scotland. He jokes that Americans call Britain Great while noting ruins and brisk service culture. He visits London York Edinburgh St Andrews Loch Lomond and Fountains Abbey and recalls a cheese sandwich misadventure with a humorously critical eye.
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Great Britain
Good Britain
Britain
Margaret Thatcher
Maggie
George Will
England
Scotland
PVE
London
York
Edinburgh
St. Andrews
Loch Lomond
Anne Boleyn
Duke of York
Scone
Firth of Forth
Scotland Yard
Tower of London
Buckingham Palace
Big Ben
Fountains Abbey
Yorkshire
Queen Elizabeth II Opens Historic China Visit
Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Peking to foster China Britain ties and study sites unseen by a reigning monarch. Accompanied by Prince Philip and Sir Geoffrey Howe, she will tour major cities including Shanghai Canton Xian and Kunming during a weeklong trip.
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China
Elizabeth II
Peking
Prince Philip
Geoffrey Howe
Yugoslavia
Shanghai
Canton
Xian
Kunming
Traveling youths vulnerable teen stranded after delay flights
A teen traveling alone from Los Angeles to Montreal missed a connection in Chicago due to an airline delay and faced a cascade of problems. The report highlights travel concerns for unaccompanied minors and passenger disruption on a cross border route.
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Los Angeles
Montreal
Chicago
Diamond V Mills Growth Flags Biotech Hope
Diamond V Mills Inc shows rising sales charts and new construction as it explores biotechnology for future products. Investors and employees expect growth while the firm expands its future product pipeline.
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Diamond V Mills Inc
Biotechnology
Money
Careful bidding care at real estate auctions nationwide
The piece explains that many homes are sold yearly at auctions to the highest bidder and offers steps for bidders to ensure the auction price is a bargain. It emphasizes careful planning and prudent bidding practices.
Kansas City blends old and new in a city portrait
Kansas City wears a mix of history and modern landmarks. Westport Marketplace recalls the town’s beginnings while Crown Center and a sports complex symbolize contemporary growth in a place once known as a cattle town.
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Kansas City
Westport
Crown Center
Leisure
Page LF
Sports Outfitters
New
San
16Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Monumental National Cathedral Near Completion
The Gothic National Cathedral in Washington D C, planned in the late 1700s and begun early in the 19th century, has risen slowly and is now nearing completion according to U S World.
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Washington, D.C
U.s.world
Autograph Fan Carol Burnett Reflects on Signatures
Autograph enthusiast Carol Burnett compares her star encounters to seeking signatures. She recalls meeting James Stewart and shares what autographs mean to fans and performers.
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Carol Burnett
Jimmy Stewart
Cahill brothers aim to build CART team for Indy 500
Two Cedar Rapids businessmen Ken and Larry Cahill plan to form a championship CART race team and compete in the Indianapolis 500 and other races next year. They seek success in multiple events across the season.
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Cedar Rapids
Ken
Larry Cahill
Book sparks support groups in Cedar Rapids
The lifestyle page notes Robin Norwood's Women Who Love Too Much has inspired two Cedar Rapids support groups for women who believe loving a man is their core priority and will risk much to keep him.
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Robin Norwood
Cedar Rapids
Star collision pair sparks quick orbit in deep space
European and American astronomers detect a binary system 4U 1820-30 with a neutron star and a white dwarf orbiting every 11 minutes, far shorter than any known pair. The extreme gravity heats transferred matter to 50 million degrees, emitting powerful X rays as Einstein predicted.
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New York Times
NEW York
Europe
United States
Saul Rappaport
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Earth
Jonathan Grindlay
Harvard- Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication and subscription details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions list carrier rates and mail options with varying 4 and 52 week periods and restrictions on areas served.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
AP News
P.O. Box
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