Blue Ridge Parkway Life in the Slow Lane
A first person travel vignette on driving the Blue Ridge Parkway from Atlanta to Seven Devils North Carolina. The author notes the two lane road, free tolls, altitude up to 6000 feet, and occasional dense fog and rain that spoils scenery and travel plans. He recalls tolls, weather, and local spots, and hints at a forthcoming column about the trip.
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Blue Ridge Parkway
Iowa
Florida
Atlanta
Seven Devils
Grandfather Mountain
Boone, N.C
Tennessee
Asheville
North Carolina
Midwest
Shenandoah National Park
Washington, D.C
Bryson City
N.C
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Knoxville, Tenn
Parkway
Linville Falls
Blue Ridge
Europe
Hanging Rock Club
Randy Travis to perform at Ames Hilton Coliseum
Country star Randy Travis schedules an Ames concert at Hilton Coliseum on November 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18.75 and on sale via Ticketmaster and outlets. The 31 year old singer has four platinum albums and 12 No 1 hits and his new album Heroes and Friends teams him with his musical heroes. Cedar Rapids fiddle player David Johnson tours with Travis.
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AMES
Randy Travis
Hilton Coliseum
Ticketmaster
Travis
David Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Karpov Kasparov World Championship Game 4 Drawn
The fourth game of the 1990 world chess championship between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov was adjourned after 40 moves on October 18 due to a computer transmission delay and ended in a draw on October 19 without resuming.
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New York
Anatoly Karpov
Garry Kasparov
Kasparov Draws Karpov to Maintain Lead in 1990 Match
In Game 5 of the 1990 world chess championship, Karpov offered a draw after Kasparov’s 36th move, ending the game as a 0.5–0.5 with Kasparov holding a one point lead in the series. The phase concluded with a score of 3 to 2 in favor of Kasparov.
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New York
Anatoly Karpov
Garry Kasparov
Kasparov
Karpov
Regional government meetings schedule notes Cedar Rapids Elkader and Linn County
Regional meetings listed include Cedar Rapids City Council at City Hall council chambers at 9 a.m. Clayton County Board of Supervisors at 10 a.m. Elkader. Linn County Board of Supervisors at 10 30 a.m. Administrative Office Building boardroom. 6th Judicial District DOCS Board convenes at 1 p.m. in conference room 1021 Third Ave SE.
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Ciaccio Design Group
Omaha
Tanager Place
C St
The
Hall Foundation
Linn County
Hearst Foundation
Neb
Unzeitig Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Clayton County Board of Supervisors
Supervisors
Elkader
Linn County Board of Supervisors
6Th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services Board
Third Ave
Television and event listings across local stations and venues
A digest of TV programs including Good Morning America, Today, Live with Kathie Lee, Geraldo, and Sally Jessy Raphael with times. Also local meetings at Witwer Building and school boards, plus film, music and Planned Parenthood open house. Includes arts lecture on Mark Rothko and Rothko exhibit at Cedar Rapids Museum.
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Good Morning America
ABC
William F. Buckley
Monty Hall
Mamiko Watanabe
Today
NBC
Tony Bennett
Live
No ” Kathie Lee
Kgan-Tv
Geraldo
Kcrg-Tv
Dallas
Sally Jessy Raphael
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood of
Mid-Iowa
Iowa City Clinic
S. Linn St
Mark Rothko
Coe College
Robert Kocher
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Rothko
Cats Movie in Animation From Broadway Hit
Andrew Lloyd Webber teams with Steven Spielberg to adapt Cats the Broadway musical into an animated feature. The production follows the seven Tony Award winning show as it moves from stage to cinema.
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Washington Post
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Steven Spielberg
The Gazette Promotes Agriculture With Soybean Ink
The Gazette, established in 1883, prints daily and operates from Cedar Rapids Iowa with recycled newsprint and soybean ink. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers in boxes at City Carton and nonotoods locations while noting subscription rates for various delivery options and mail regions in 1900s style.
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Gazette
The
City Carton
Sixth St
51St St
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Associated Press
Rapids Inc
P.O
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Gus Schrader
Appalachian Mountains
Travis’ Ames
Daily Planner
Karpov Kasparov
Witwer
Second Ave
Highland Community School Board
Riverside
Marion Creative Events Council
10Th Ave
Marion
Solon Community School Board
McBaith
Mount Mercy College
Music University Symphony Orchestra
Hancher
University of Iowa
Smithereens
Carver- Hawkeye
Roa
Iowa City
Waterloo
SEARS
Discover
Waleama
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