Labor Day Musings From a Work Ethic Skeptic
A columnist recalls his Ukrainian immigrant grandfather who worked in Detroit mills, built a home, then retired to a basement stay while renting out upper floors. He celebrates early retirement, mocks workaholics like Ollie North, and jokes about Labor Day, voting slogans, and a Cedar Rapids film contest.
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Jakob Kowalczuk
Kowal Tks
Hee
Abor
Ukraine
Detroit
Ollie North
Iran
Sam
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Richard Gere
Quinn Martin dies at 65 producer of The Untouchables
Quinn Martin, noted producer of The Untouchables and The FBI, died of a heart attack at his Rancho Santa Fe home. He was 65 and led QM Productions for nearly two decades before selling the firm in 1979. He is survived by his wife Muffet and three children. Funeral planned Wednesday at Westwood Village Memorial Park.
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Rancho Santa FE
Calif
Quinn Martin
FBI
Martin
John Strauss
QM Productions
Douglas
Karl Malden
William Conrad
Jones
Buddy Ebsen
Arti
Jane Wyman
Desilu Productions
Desilu
Desilu Playhouse
New York City
Martin G. Cohn
University of California At Berkeley
Muffet
Jill
Cliff
Michael
Westwood Village Memorial Park
From Rajneeshpuram to Pleasanton Prison Knitwork
Ma Anand Sheela, once Rajneeshpuram's firebrand aide, serves a 4 ½ year term after pleading guilty to multiple crimes. Now at Pleasanton federal prison, she knits in a storeroom, defends her innocence, and recalls the Oregon saga with blunt remarks about the case and Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.
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Pleasanton
Calif
Ma ‘Anand Sheela
Rajneeshee
Hier
Oregon
Pleasanton Federal Correctional Institution
Oakland
Baroda
India
Rajneesh
Guru
Xumm
Sheela
Bhagwan
Rajneesa
Soviet emigrant Matvey Finkel arrives with family in Spokane
Matvey Finkel, 37, his wife Susan Graham, 31, and their 8 month old daughter Emily arrived in Spokane eight years after marrying an American and fighting to emigrate from the Soviet Union. U.S. Rep. Thomas Foley and dozens welcomed them as supporters recalled letters to Soviet officials and Shultz's Moscow visit.
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Soviet Union
Finkel
Susan Graham
U.S
Thomas Foley
D-Wash
Foley
Henry M. Jackson
Spokane
Emily
USA
Anna Mae Graham
Finke
Graham
Matvey
Moscow
George Shultz
Jan
United States
Constitution Tabloid Available for Schools This Week
The Gazette offers a 16-page tabloid section titled Celebrating the Constitution. Schools may reserve class sets or single copies starting Wednesday by calling 398-8447, with pickup at Gazette offices in Cedar Rapids Iowa City Marion or Oelwein.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Marion
Oelwein
Honecker Opens Historic Five Day West Germany Visit
East German leader Erich Honecker begins a five day swing through West Germany with Pravda touting the permanence of two German states and urging mutual recognition of sovereignty. Bonn officials warn talks will touch on border guard orders and Berlin status as East Germans stage an unauthorized peace gathering in East Berlin. Honecker plans a homecoming in Saarland near the French border with his 70 year old sister.
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Rom Gazette
Erich Honecker
West Germany
Pravda
Bonn
East Germany
Honecker
Frankfurt
Wolfgang Schauble
Berlin
East Berlin
Goth
Prenzlauererg
Velskirchen
Saarland
Wiebelskirchen
Gerd Meiser
Gerd Meiser, the Local Reporter For the Saarbrucker Zeitung
Meiser
Communist Party
Cedar Rapids Gazette Listing Promises Rates for Weeks
An 1889 Cedar Rapids Gazette ad from The Canute Company markets rates for weekly listings. The notice shows prices such as $1.50 for eight weeks and $161.00 for two weeks, with unclear references to promotional terms and dates.
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Cedar Rapids
Canute Company
Dal and Sanday
Eddie Albert Appear at Milwaukee Farm Rally
Eddie Albert star of Green Acres urged farmers at a Milwaukee fundraiser for Nellie’s Farm Fund saying corporations push down raw material prices and farmers lack political clout. He called it a swindle while highlighting farm aid needs and farmers’ protest history.
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Eddie Auvert
Green Acres
Albert
Oliver Wendell Douglas
Milwaukee
Aod
Nellie
Farm Fund
Milwaukee Bucks
Don Nelson
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Cure
Ethan Allen
Labor Day
Tee Town
Salid NE
Linda Mall
Law Library
Ma Anand Sheela
W. Germany
Eputcate
Henry Witwer Insurance
IE Tower
Turalizer
Naturalizer
Ruth
Mon
2Nd Street
Killian
Joan Jett
Huron
S.D
Jett
Burlington
The
Blackhearts
Cary Thompson
Commission
Thompson
Jett and
the Blackhearts
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Life Magazine
Associated Press
Eddie Alpert
Stihl
Instant Credit
Alicante
Wu Super
Midway Farmers Market
Sera
STAHL
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