Broomstick Creativity and Iowa Football Notes in August Column
In a Cumberland Gap visit recap the writer shares a wartime humor tale of a soldier with a broom who battles tanks by shouting boom boom. The column also recalls Lloyd Humphreys, Buck Humphreys, and Cedar Rapids ties, plus Charlie Humphreys’s Iowa football era and a cancer recovery story.
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Unmarried voters feel ignored in campaign tones
In Orlando the first Gore Bush debate highlights family language leaving single people like Yvonne Farrell feeling overlooked. The American Association for Single People launches a $114,000 ad campaign to draw attention to unmarried, childless voters.
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Bush Gore shakeup as 25 state tour aids campaigns
Republicans launched a cross country tour with 28 governors visiting 48 cities in 25 states to bolster Bush. Gore countered with focused issue speeches and criticism of Bush on peacekeeping Europe. polls showed tight race dynamics with Bush leading in some surveys.
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Commitment to the future The Gazette prints with soybean ink
The Gazette promotes agriculture by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle papers at City Carton in Cedar Rapids and at nearby locations. The notice lists Gazette Communications Inc as publisher and provides delivery and postal details.
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Bottle fed rare white Royal Bengal tiger cub at Chandigarh zoo
A white Royal Bengal tiger cub named Julie at Chathir Zoo in Chandigarh is fed with a bottle and kept in an incubator after being rejected by her mother. Her siblings died shortly after birth.
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India
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