Panetta quotes and anecdotes spark political and cultural twists
Reader shares varied reflections from Washington veterans to Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Mentions Leon Panetta as a diplomatic figure, a Nobel laureate professor, George Henry the photographer, Alexander Bell’s hello, sister city exchanges with China and Japan, Iowa wrestling coach Zakesky, Rex Morgan comic strip quirks, Cliffs at Glassy golf club timer lights, and Babe Bisagnano’s charity golf bash.
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Cedar Rapids
United States
Alexander Graham Bell
Bell
China
Ecker
Iowa
Jim Zalesky
Dan Gable
Gable
Lennie
Zalesky
Hawkeyes
Rex Morgan
Cliffs
Glassy
South Carolina
Alphonse
Babe”’ Bisagnano
Des Moines
Mother Teresa Lie in State in Calcutta Church
Barefoot paupers, movie stars and government leaders paid respects as Mother Teresa lay in state at St. Thomas Church Calcutta. She died Friday night of a heart attack. Funeral planned Saturday at a 10,000 seat stadium with full military honors proposed by Prime Minister Gujral.
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Mother Teresa
Calcutta
India
Missionaries of Charity
Pope John Paul II
Henry d’Souza
Ambrose
Order
I.K. Gujral
St. Thomas
Mohandas Gandhi
Gujral
Beni Messous
Algeria
Algiers
Bombs spur 100 arrests by Israelis
Israeli forces detained about 100 Palestinians in a West Bank sweep after a deadly bombing last week. Israel demands the extradition of the Palestinian Authority police chief as tensions rise amid a visit planned by U S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Israel
Palestinian Authority
West Bank
Yasser Arafat
Madeleine Albright
Albright
Arafat
Hamas
United States
David Bar-Ilan
Benjamin Netanyahu
Border clashes kill 14 Pakistani villagers in Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani border guards exchanged heavy fire across Kashmir for two days killing 14 Pakistani villagers and wounding 40. Most injured remained in serious condition with MUZAFFARABAD cited as the location.
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Himalayan
Kashmir
Muzaffarabad
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