Jan and Dean in Tulsa gig ends with Roy Orbison connection
Gardner Orbison recalls a Tulsa stop by Jan Berry and Dean Torrence. The band shares a lunch at Mr. Lucky's pool hall before four shows at the fair. Dean introduces a fellow performer as Roy Orbison's cousin gardener, and the author notes the duo's enduring appeal beyond a single season.
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Dean
Tulsa
Oklo
Mr. Lucky’s
Paris
Milan
David Logeman
Jan and
Jackie
Jan
Mr. Lucky
Roy Orbison
Oklahoma
Surf City
Gardner
New Tamoxifen Trial Promises Breast Cancer Prevention
Government researchers defend a $68 million study giving tamoxifen to 8,000 healthy women to test if it prevents about 40 percent of breast cancer cases despite possible risks. NIH officials acknowledge unknowns but cite unproven nature of those dangers while critics question the trial’s risk–benefit balance before a House panel.
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Washington
Bernadine Healy
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute
NIH
NCI
Donald Payne
D-N.j
House
Government Operations Subcommittee
Recycling Truck Event and Local Meetings Schedule
The Cedar Rapids recycling truck will be at Hy-Vee on Mount Vernon Road SE from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m collecting clear glass containers, paper newspapers, and metals. Benton County Board of Supervisors meet at 9 a.m. in the Courthouse Vinton, followed by a noon Guttenberg City Council special meeting on contracts.
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Cedar Rapids
Hy-Vee
Mount Vernon Rd
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Vinton
Guttenberg
Edgar Allan Poe Life and Legacy by Jeffrey Meyers
A measured biography of Edgar Allan Poe by Jeffrey Meyers explores his tormented life from early orphaning to chronic penury and alcoholism. It argues Poe shaped later writers like Baudelaire and Joyce, ending with Allen Tate calling Poe a transitional figure in modern literature.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Poe
Jeffrey Meyers
Meyers
Baudelaire
Fitzgerald
Joyce
Nabokov
Allen Tate
Firstar Bank serves nonalcoholic punch at event announcement
A correction notes Firstar Bank served nonalcoholic punch at a news conference announcing a future community event on New Year’s Eve. The Gazette previously said champagne was served and will respond to complaints about report accuracy. Phone listed as 398 8313.
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Firstar Bank
the Gazette
Lawsuits charge abuse of wildlife refuges by military training
Environmental groups file two lawsuits in Seattle seeking injunctions to stop alleged violations on 10 refuges across Washington Oregon Idaho and other states. They highlight Copalis Refuge where Navy jets drop inert bombs near protected Steller sea lions and other wildlife despite objections from Fish and Wildlife Service officials.
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Washington
Navy
Washington State
The
National Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife and
Others
U.S. District Court
Seattle
Oregon
Idaho
Colorado
Arizona
California
Massachusetts
Florida
Copalis National Wildlife Refuge
Interior Department
Fish and Wildlife Service
John Turner
The Gazette promotes future with soybean ink and recycling
The Gazette highlights its use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint and urges readers to recycle at City Carton on Sixth Street and at econofoods on 51st Street. The item emphasizes environmental responsibility and community recycling options.
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Gazette
The
City Carton
Sixth St
51St St. NE
Cleavon Little Dies at 53 From Cancer in L A
Actor Cleavon Little known for Blazing Saddles and Broadway wins dies at 53 in Sherman Oaks after long cancer battle. He earned a Tony for Purlie in 1970 and an Emmy in 1989 for Dear John guest role.
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Cleavon Little
Los Angeles
Little
Sherman Oaks
Doug Smith
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Gardner Orbison
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Cityline
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Scribner's
Chris Goodrich
Los Angeles Times
Karin Sheldon
Wilderness Society
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
HAWK
Iowa
Sturgis
Maine
Manhattan
Eastland
U.S.A
Lelie
Florsheim
Westdale Mall
Freeport
USA
Mel Brooks
Hollywood
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Super Soul
Barry Newman
Harlem
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Fletch Lives
Toy Soldiers
Earth Savers
Moon Publications
Chico
Tribune Media Services
Rose Is
Pat Baap
Gilbert Street
Hills Bank
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