Grumbles and recollections from a longtime Iowa sports writer
The Gazette columnist reflects on baseball history noting Mark McGwire's 58 homers and the 1961 Ruth Maris record, recalls George Keokuk Three-I League ties, discusses Pete Rose and Earl Woods, comments on TV and cable issues, and praises Guttenberg golf course restrooms with light timers.
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Mark McGwire
Roger Maris
Babe Ruth
Maris
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Smulekoff
Minneapolis
Yankees
Twins
Mickey Mantle
Cooperstown
N.Y
Pete Rose
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Tiger Woods
Professional Golf Association
Spain
Earl Woods
Cain
PGA
Earl
Tiger
NBC
Arleene Glessner
Guttenberg
Mission
Texas
Iowa
Gus Schrader
The
Gazette
Gazette Promotes Soybean Ink and Paper Recycling
The Gazette notes its use of soybean ink and recycled news print and urges readers to recycle via City Carton at 4250 Sixth St SW or the nearest recycling location, highlighting ongoing environmental efforts.
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the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Udps Uyydor
the Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Tern
Iated
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Haiti tests fledgling police as UN mission nears end
The Miami Herald reports Haiti's new Haitian National Police faces its first major test as the UN peacekeeping mandate expires November 30. With no extension expected, Haitians will assume responsibility for security and the nation’s future. Senate President Edgar LeBlanc says renewal is unlikely.
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Miami Herald
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
U.N
Chinese dissident urges Jiang to free activists before US visit
Li Wei, freed last June after eight years for protest organizing, asks President Jiang Zemin to release Wang Dan and Wei Jingsheng. Wang Dan's mother warns of his worsening health, as rumors fly about potential early releases ahead of Jiang's U S trip, the first since 1985.
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Beijing
Jiang Zemin
United States
Li Wei
Jiang
Wang Dan
Wei Jingsheng
Information Centre On Human Rights
Democratic Movement
China
Wang
Tiananmen Square
Wei
Rebels sink seven boats off Sri Lanka in major clash
Navy gunboats engaged a convoy of rebel boats off Sri Lanka's northeastern coast. Seven rebel vessels were sunk about 170 miles northeast of Colombo. A separate blast damaged a navy boat after rebels rammed two bomb-laden craft. Two sailors were seriously hurt.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
Here
Kumara Dewage
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