Rich white husband convicted of murder defies stereotypes
Mike Royko notes the 1980s case of Edward Lyng, a wealthy Chicago businessman, who was convicted of murdering his wife after 17 years. Despite scant physical evidence, circumstantial testimony from an ex-mistress and a jury of white jurors sent him to prison, challenging notions that rich white men evade justice.
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Edward Lyng
Lyng
O.J
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Chicago
Gazette backs future with soybean ink and recycle push
The Gazette promotes sustainable printing using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St. SW or at nearby recycling locations.
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City Carton
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Call Numbers Given for Theatre Calendar Inquiries
Readers with questions about The Bre men Town Musicians at the Children's Theatre of Cedar Rapids may call 377-7786. A separate number, 396-8313, handles Calendar section inquiries and Gazette accuracy complaints.
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Cedar Rapids
Bremen Town
Gazette
World's oldest animal fossil claimed from 600 million-year-old deposit
American geologist Mark McMenamin of Mount Holyoke College found a two‑inch jellyfish-like fossil in Mexican desert rocks about 600 million years old. If confirmed, the age could push back animal life evolution and shift search regions toward the American continent, though dating methods and classification of Ediacaran organisms remain debated.
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Mark McMenamin
Mount Holyoke College
Mexican Desert
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Seven is lucky number for shuttle Columbia at Cape Canaveral
The space shuttle Columbia launched on a 16 day mission amid a thick white vapor cloud and repeated delays. The seven member crew will conduct plant and crystal growth experiments in weightlessness, part of NASA's long research schedule. The launch ended an almost three week wait with six postponements and cost nearly $2 million in fuel and overtime.
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