Gehrig Jersey Sells for 363000 in Public Auction
Sports writer notes Gehrig's road jersey from 1927 sold for 363000, surpassing his career earnings. The piece surveys the booming sports memorabilia market, highlighting Tuff Stuff magazine’s card stock tables and high prices for vintage items.
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Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Gehrig
Jerome Holtzman
Holtzman
New York Stock Exchange
Richmond
Topps and
Fleer
Bowman
Topps
John Unitas
Fleet Dolph Schayes
Ernie Banks
Mr. Cub
Ernie
Walt Frazier
Sonny Jurgensen
Babe Ruth
Babe
Dutch balloon leads early in first trans-Atlantic race
Dutch balloonists held a 30 mile edge as they sailed toward open sea off Nova Scotia in the inaugural trans Atlantic balloon race. The U S team traded positions with the Dutch for second while Britain Belgium and Germany trailed in the five balloon race heading to Europe.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
Nova Scotia
U.S
Monique Willems
Britain
Belgium
Germany
Bangor
Maine
Europe
Joost Janssen
In Mall Scene Cedar Rapids Events
Weekend table lists events including Old Capitol Center baseball card and comics show. Civil Rights Commission meets at 8 a.m. in Cedar Rapids in the Personnel Conference Room. Benton County Board of Supervisors convenes at 9 a.m. at the courthouse in Vinton. At 10 30 a.m. the Special Populations Committee of the Affordable Housing Commission meets in City Hall fourth floor conference room.
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Old Capitol Center
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Veterans Memorial Building
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Vinton
of the Affordable Housing Commission
City Hall
Cityline Offers TOP 10 in Formation Guide
Cityline announces a TOP 10 in formation guide and provides a contact number 363 7000 to enter category 4140 for access and details.
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U of 1
KCRG
TV-9
Richard Zeaske
Gazette
Ciryune
Cityline
Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by printing with soybean ink and recycling newsprint. Readers are urged to drop newspapers in recycling boxes located at City Carton 4250 Sixth St SW econofoods 1800 51st St NE and Hy Vee Food and Drug 3600 Highway 151 East Marion.
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the Gazette
The
Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Econofoods
51St St
Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store
Highway 151 East
Marion
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscriptions and Post Information
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 reports subscription rates for carrier and mail editions. Details include prices for weekly and yearly plans, mailing addresses, and AP republication rights for local news.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S Territories
A Bus of My Own by Jim Lehrer
Book profile of Jim Lehrer with insights from his PBS MacNeil Lehrer NewsHour work and his irreverent view of political ethics. It highlights Lehrer's stance on truth, media, and public figures, and recalls his fiction about an ambitious Oklahoma boy.
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Jim Lehrer
U.S
PBS
MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour
Lehrer
Robert MacNeil
America
NewsHour
Mack
Oklahoma
Correction on Cedar Rapids city employment hierarchy
The Gazette clarifies that Hurley Bassett, employment director, is not subordinate to personnel director Bill Holtz. Bassett leads a separate department, reports directly to the mayor, and has worked as a department head for about two years. The paper will answer readers’ complaints on accuracy.
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Cedar Rapids
Hurley Bassett
Bill Holtz
Bassett
Holtz
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Atta
Ace
Yon
Lau LE
S. Clinton
Iown City
Ellis Blvd
AVA
Emerald Lustre
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Apple
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Pierson
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Los Angeles Times
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