Cars Trains and Boats Satirize Modern Transport
A spoofing column ridicules cars for cost and impracticality while praising Ferrari as a wild but visionary art. It argues trains and buses offer cleaner, faster travel and notes high speed rail bids by German and Japanese firms. Boats section jokes about America's Cup and sportsmanship with a jab at George Steinbrenner.
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Larson takes 14 month break from Far Side comics
Cartoonist Gary Larson will pause new Far Side work from Oct 30 to Jan 1 1990, while Universal Press Syndicate distributes over 1,000 early 1980s Larson cartoons to about 30 newspapers. Larson, 38, lives in Seattle and his strip appears in more than 800 papers.
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Eastern Iowa voters pick school board members Tuesday
Candidates and issues await voters across Eastern Iowa where school board races headline Tuesday polls. Some districts also face additional ballot questions as residents head to the polls for local governance decisions.
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Iowa
Not Bigger, Just Stronger Cedarapids At 65
Cedarapids Inc. marks 65 amid a tough decade with a leaner, more resilient posture. The firm reports improved operational footing and a stronger balance sheet despite the recession affecting many peers.
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Cedarapids Inc
Graf completes Grand Slam sweep at U S Open
Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini 6 3 3 6 6 1 to win the U S Open and complete all four women s Grand Slam titles this year. Graf previously captured Wimbledon the French Open and the Australian Open.
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Gabriela Sabatini
Graf
Diving champ Greg Louganis rises again after dark days
Diver Greg Louganis, Olympic gold medalist in 1984, faces a troubled childhood shaped by a hard race against stigma. The profile traces his highs as a champion and his lows dealing with prejudice, healing, and renewed focus.
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Greg Louganis
Fall Helps Peters Return to Iowa and Amana Role
Charles Peters suffered an injury that prevented him from attending Harvard Law School and prompted his move back to Iowa where he took the position of president and chief operating officer at Amana Refrigeration Inc. The report appears on Money page 1F.
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Charles Peters
Harvard Law School
Iowa
Amana Refrigeration Inc
Money
Bountiful beds and breakfast spread across Iowa towns
A homey lodging option, the bed and breakfast, is expanding across Iowa. They appear in cities historic districts and even on isolated farms, offering a farm to inn experience free from large hotel chains.
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Iowa
Leisure
Offshore rig home to a sea-based community
An offshore oil rig houses about a hundred workers as living quarters, offices, dining and recreation spaces. Sized like three football fields, it operates as a self-sufficient, sea-based village at sea.
When Are You Too Old to Drive
The article asks when aging drivers should stop behind the wheel as the population ages. It suggests that with compensation for declining skills many could continue driving safely, exploring lifestyle factors and safeguards.
Janitor faces fraud counts in Lotto case
Charles Hill a Bristol janitor claimed to hold the Sept 3 Lotto winning ticket worth 55.1 million. He was arrested in Tallahassee on two felony fraud counts after buying two vans with no money down while the winner was announced as Sheéelah Ryan. Police guarded his Bristol home as authorities verified the claim.
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Fla
Florida Lottery Department
Lottery
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Bristol
Leon County
Hill
Liberty County Sheriff's
Liberty County
Harrell Revell
Sheéelah Ryan
Winter Springs
Sheriff Thomp son campaign ads tied to fugitive
MAULTON Wis AP Sheriff Gervase Thompson faced embarrassment when radio ads for his campaign were recorded by Mark Moody a fugitive sought on felony theft and obstruction charges Moody had recorded ads last week Moody had failed to appear and a bench warrant was issued Aug 16 Moody is a former horse jockey and resort operator and the sheriff said he believed Moody had resolved matters with authorities.
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Gervase Thompson
Mark Moody
Thompson
Juneau County
Moody
Missing man Ed Greer looms over Manhattan Beach party
Friends and former Hughes Aircraft colleagues held a playful tribute at Tequila Willie's in Manhattan Beach seven years after electronics engineer Ed Greer vanished after a lunch date. Workers recalled his defiance of corporate norms and the mystery of his disappearance.
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Manhattan Beach
Ed Greer
Richard Connett
Greer
Hughes Aircraft Co
Hughes
Sherry McCulloh
George
Venice
Los Angeles International
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