Cruelty mixup sparks attack on Beltsville research center
Editorial condemns a nighttime raid at the 7,000 acre Beltsville Maryland Department of Agriculture research facility. Twenty eight cats seven miniature pigs stolen. eleven cats infected with a parasite linked to livestock abortions and human birth defects. The piece denounces animal rights vandalism and urges damages against attackers while defending animal research benefits.
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Band of Mercy
Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Animal Liberation
Teacher strikes threaten future graduates but spark debate
An editorial laments teacher strikes in Michigan and other states delaying kindergarten entry for 2000 graduates. It argues arbitration laws curb walkouts, protect pupils, and warn lawmakers to consider binding arbitration to end school disruptions and preserve civic lessons for future generations.
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Michigan
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Washington
Iowa
Letters to the Gazette on a North Liberty suit and school board view
A reader letter defends the Jolly Roger Recreation Area owner from a negligence suit over a guest’s fall on a lake bank and argues liability rests with the guest’s relatives. It also praises Cedar Rapids school board candidate Burton Loupee and discusses school size and reorganization in Iowa schools.
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Jolly Roger
Coralville Lake
Army Corps of Engineers
Howe
Coralville
Cedar River
Wapsie
Paul and
Ila Johnson
Jolly Roger Recreation Area
North Liberty
Burton Loupe
Burton
Cedar Rapids
Burton Loupee
Iowa
School Board Association
Voters urged to replace incumbents over school board bonds
Jenn E. Selzer of Fairfax criticizes the College Community school board for using tax funds on a Galena retreat and for spending over 25,000 on planning and election costs for bond proposals that voters defeated. She endorses George Chadima and opposes incumbent John Maehl, noting no challenger.
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College Community School Board
Galena
Ill
George Chadima
John Maehl
John
Kennedy Missile Crisis Reconsidered by George Will
Washington Post Writers Group notes that Kennedy faced a massive military edge and limited aims during the Cuban missile crisis. It cites Dean Rusk and Ted Sorensen letters suggesting Kennedy would have allowed more Soviet missiles, framing the episode as a cautious victory and warning against repeating similar triumphalism in foreign policy.
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Washington
Clio
Soviet Union
Cuba
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Dobrynin
U.S
Turkey
Rusk
Kremlin
Lukas
Ted Sorensen
New York
Kenneth Keating
Sorensen
Reagan
Central America
Washington Post Writers Group
Odd case of mistaken identity in Cedar Rapids Rotary tale
A Rotary bulletin editor recounts a caller named Tommy Ashman claiming board duties for the Young Iowa Leadership Foundation and Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation. The author checks club rosters in vain as the name doesn’t appear, prompting confusion over whether the tip is real or a misidentification.
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Tommy Ashman
Rotary
Tommy
Young Iowa Leadership Foundation Inc
Hugh O'Brian
Clyde
Tommy ‘Ashman
Marion East
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids-West
Art Hough
Iowa
The
Gazette
Young Iowa Leadership Foundation
Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation
Names Mistaken in Iowa Directory Mix Up
Eastern Iowans record a humorous misidentification tale as Howard Howie Ohsman, longtime Cedar Rapids Rotary member, searches for a Hugh O’Brian seminar. The narrator’s wife Margaret becomes Della Street, while confusion over Tommy Ashman and similar names leads to a lighthearted lookup through Coe College and United Way referrals.
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Howard
Howie” Ohsman
Cedar Rapids Rotary
ax-Im Business Services Corporation
Owie
Tommy Ash
Nan
Margaret
Della
Della Street
Ellery Queen Mystery
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Bitar
Edita Bilton Boer
University of California
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Humane Society
Janet Thulin
Marion Rd
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George Will Kennedy
the Gazette
Chamber of Commerce
Young Iowa
United Way
Coe College
Coe
Carol Paul
Thomas Eschman
Hiawatha
Eschmans
Eschen
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Louise Lemire
Louise
Ohsman
Sam Spade
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