Best and Worst Places to Live According to The Mind
A columnist ridicules best place lists from psychologists and Zero Population Growth, cites State College Pa as top and Reno Nev as bottom, mocks Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, and ponders ideal towns with global city traits. He then satirizes Tyson Givens and stock market fears tied to rumors about George Bush, warning on investor confidence.
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State College
Reno
Nev
Grand Forks
N.D
St. Cloud
Minn
Altoona
Sheboygen
Wis
Bismarck
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Ann Arbor
Mich
Fargo
Alexandria
Livonia
Las Vegas
New York
Bo Schembechler
San Gimigniano
Italy
Florence
London
San Francisco
Lisbon
Ames
Ronda
Spain
Venice
Edinburgh
Missoula
Mont
Chicago
Kansas City
Seattle
San Diego
Delphi
Washington Post
George Bush
Aquino lauds charges against Marcos in U S money indictment
President Corazon Aquino praised the U S indictment of Ferdinand Marcos and others for embezzling and diverting up to 10 billion in assets. She urged other countries to pursue recovered funds, as Manila questions link to a new U S bases accord.
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Aquino
Marcos
Manila
Philippines
Corazon Aquino
United States
Ferdinand Marcos
Washington
U.S
New York
Imelda
Manila Standard
Philippine Daily Globe
Raul Manglapus
Wigberto Tanada
Bluefields
Managua
Nicaragua Reels From Hurricane Joan Death Toll and Damage
Central Americans clean up after Joan as the Caribbean storm leaves at least 111 dead, 300,000 homeless in Nicaragua, with 50 dead there and 21 in Costa Rica, four in Panama, 25 in Colombia, and 11 in Venezuela. Miriam follows as the Pacific renamed storm.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Caribbean
Costa Rica
Panama
Colombia
Venezuela
Pacific Ocean
Navy welcomes Vincennes crew home after Persian Gulf deployment
In San Diego the USS Vincennes crew and families are greeted with a standard homecoming. A Navy band plays Sousa tunes while supporters, including 10,000 petition signers organized by Lowery, acknowledge the sailors after the July 3 Iran Air 655 incident.
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San Diego
Vincennes
Navy
Vietnam
Cmdr
David Dillon
Steve Hiney
Lowery
Persian Gulf
Will Rogers III
Money Says Drug Battle Helps Him Stay Clean
Rock musician Eddie Money, 39, discusses his career and drug and alcohol struggles in a Tribune of Oakland interview. He says staying in Los Angeles helps him avoid old crowds and that he has been clean since shortly before his daughter Jessica's birth, aiming to prove he can make it this time. Actress Marlo Thomas helps dedicate a new birthing center at West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park Illinois, promoting a family friendly delivery suite. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit Majorca and Cabrera during a two day Spain trip aboard Britannia and Fortuna.
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Eddie Money
the Tribune of Oakland
Money
Miller’s
Kmart
Los Angeles
Bay Area
Jessica
Thomas
Marlo Thomas
Chicago
West Suburban Hospital
Oak Park
Amy Lively
Queen Elizabeth II
Majorca
Spain
Prince Philip
Britannia
Juan Carlos and
Sofia
Cabrera
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication and Subscription Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription options include carrier weekly rates of 2.85 and 3.35 for motor route, mail Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues at 12.80 for 4 weeks or 141.40 for 52 weeks, and 197.60 for 52 weeks to other states. No mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier areas. AP has exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. Post office box for address changes provided.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Trapped Whales Balk at Escape Route Off Barrow
In Barrow Alaska two young California gray whales trapped by ice resisted moving toward a narrow exit being carved with chain saws by Eskimos. A National Guard helicopter watched an ice ridge while a wind shift threatened to seal the passage. Rescuers warned it would take until at least Wednesday night to reach the ridge and free the whales.
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Barrow
Alaska
National Guard
California
Photo on page 12B shows chunk of concrete near ice
A photo on page 12B depicts a five ton concrete piece hammering the ice while the scene notes whales more than three miles from open water, suggesting a striking Arctic moment and unusual wildlife context.
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Donald Kaul
Mike Tyson
Robin Givens
John Garfield
Dan Quayle
Joan
Pacific
Miriam
San Salvador
el Salvador
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Daniel Ortega
Julio Richardo Espinoza
USS
Gazette Wire Services
Kathy Roeder
Skogman Realty
Oy WA
New Life
Tg World
C.r. East
Toye
Edein Chiropractic
First Avenue N.W
Roger P. Edkin
Slim Down
Connie
Det
Center Pt. Rd
Vern Cooper Bidg