China president Jiang Zemin to visit U.S. amid hopes for new ties
The Washington Post reports Jiang Zemin, 71, plans a state visit to the United States to push for closer China U.S. relations and world peace. Critics warn of human rights protests and blunt questions, while Jiang defends economic reform alongside limited democratization. Jiang’s stance reflects China’s continued Maoist legacy and resistance to full political openness.
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Zang Zemin
China
United States
Washington Post
the Post
Jiang
Post
Communist Party
Clinton
Russia
New Republic
Jacob Heilbrunn
Mao
Germany
Hitler
Stalin
Heilbrunn
Words You Don’t Use In Polite Society In Print
NAACP leader Kweisi Mfume criticizes Merriam Webster’s dictionary entry for a racial slur urging safer wording. The piece argues words are powerful and some terms should never be used, regardless of context or audience.
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Kweisi Mfume
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Merriam
Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
Usu
Mfume
NAACP
Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster’s
Nobel prize row sparks land mine ban debate
The Virginia Wists Institute tour recounts General George Marshall as a Nobel Peace Prize winner and questions if disarmament efforts by Jody Williams surpass the influence of military leaders. The piece notes Kellogg Briand’s pact and Clinton’s Ottawa treaty stance while arguing the creator of land mines may have contributed more to peace.
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Ashington
Virginia Wists Institute
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Jody Williams
Putney
West
Albert Schweitzer
Andrei Sakharov
Mother Teresa
Austen Chamberlain
Oslo
Frank Kellogg
Rigoberto Mencha
International Physicians For the
U.S
Comes
Vermont
Nicaragua
el Salvador
South
North Korea
CNN
United States
Clinton
Weenie
China
Russia
Nobel Committee
Graduate student tuition waivers urged at state universities
A letter argues that University of Iowa graduate students lack tuition waivers, risking talent and quality. The writer, a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania, cites personal experience and urges the Board of Regents to support graduate students to compete with top schools.
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University of Iowa
Rally For Change
Gazette
Iowa
University of Pennsylvania
Board of Regents
Gazette letter submission guidelines
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name street address and daytime phone number. Only the writer name and hometown will be published. Submissions should be sent to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 by mail, or via Fax or email.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Property Seizure Sparks Outcry Over Clinton Drug Case
Critics condemn a Tipton drug case where authorities reportedly seized and auctioned a suspect’s property before trial. They argue the action violates due process and threatens freedoms, warning against government power grabs and constitutional breaches.
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Brett Fitch
Tipton
Fitch
Ice rink project advances in Linn County
Gloria Frost reports SKATE Inc progress on a indoor outdoor ice facility in Cedar Rapids area. Design is complete, funding at about half of 2.7 million goal. ground breaking planned for spring with completion in late 1998. Major gifts from Firstar Bank Norwest and others support the effort.
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Lave Deel
Skate, Inc
Foresight 2020
Linn County
Greater
David and
Joy Schroder
Norwest
Byron Coon
Perpetual Savings Bank
Beth and
Kate Hattery
Cedar Rapids Rotary
Herb Knudten
AEGON
Frank and
Jane McLeod
Collins Credit Union
Paul and
Karen Rhines
Kgan-Tv
Martin Roach
Guaranty Bank and Trust
Shannon
Heather
Maggie
Jeff Roach
Meffert Family Fund
Shive Hattery
Iowa Realty
SpeedPrint
Shuttleworth & Ingersoll
Toyota
Abild Construction
WMT Radio
Rockwell
Quaker Oats
The
Hall-Perrine Foundation
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation
Second Street SE
Iowa
Gloria Frost
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Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Jiang Zemin
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Elihu Root
Jane Addams
Charles Dawes
Martin Luther King Jr
Cordell Hull
Ralph Bunche
Philip Terzian
Providence Journal
the Gazette
Freedom
Virginia
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