Rapture talk and Nixon era politics collide in a pointed satire
The piece contrasts apocalyptic zealots with climate and political critique. It ties the failed Rapture forecast to broader distrust of leaders, cites Edgar Whisenant and Yellowstone fires, then shifts to a sharp attack on the Nixonian tone within the Bush campaign and GOP evolution.
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Nixon
Frederic W. Malek
Bush
Republican National Committee
Malek
White House
Adolf Eichmann
Richard Nixon
Willkie
Dewey
Rockefeller
Robert Taft
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Notice
A subscription notice outlines mail options for Morning Editions and Sunday editions. It lists pricing for 7 issues weekly and 4 week, 52 week plans, with different rates for other states and territories and notes no mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Tee Connie Kopepeey
Third Avenue
Iowa
Neneh Sargeal
Poayr Pamel
U.S
Michael Jackson tops richest entertainers earning $60 million
Forbes report places Jackson at number one with about 60 million in 1987 and 1988, ahead of Bill Cosby at 92 million for the two years. Tyson and other stars join top earners while executive pay trails, averaging 21 million for two years.
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New York
Michael Jackson
Bill Cosby
Forbes Magazine
Jackson
Forbes
Cosby
Mike Tyson
Tyson
Sugar Ray Leonard
Michael Spinks
America
Charles Lazarus
Toys R Us Inc
Steven Spielberg
Sylvester Stallone
Eddie Murphy
Charles M. Schulz
Peanuts
Bruce Springsteen
Madonna
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Lion
Lazarus
Chrysler Corp
Lee Iaccoca
Fires force evacuations for hundreds in California
Two northern California fires driven by strong winds forced at least 200 people from homes. A 7,000 acre brush fire near Vacaville burned multiple structures and damaged radio towers. In Whitmore and Oak Run area, 3,000 acres burned with 40 to 50 families evacuated. Snow fell lightly in Yellowstone while winds eased elsewhere.
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California
Yellowstone Nationa Park
Montana
Idaho
Vacaville
Sacramento
California Department of Forestry
Dianne Sanders
San Francisco
Forest Department
John Ferreira
Howard Wood
Mount Vaca
Redding
Whitmore
Oak Run
California Forestry
Lisa Chiesa
Five Women Named Major Generals in Chinese Army
Xinhua reports five women were awarded major general ranks as China restores a 23 year old ranking system. The women hold senior positions in science, hospitals, and medical universities, making them the army's only female generals.
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Beijing
China
Xinhua
People’s Liberation Army
Nie Li
Commission of Science
Liao Wenhai
Army
General Hospital
Wu Xiaoheng
Li Xikai
Hu Feipei
Louyang Foreign Languages Institute
Li Zhen
Mao Tse-tung
Costas visits DMZ finds Redskins sticker in hut
Bob Costas on temporary leave from NFL Live hosts late night Seoul show. At the DMZ he discovers a Redskins sticker under a desk left by Mark May on a USO visit years ago. Costas notes North Koreans may be fans of the defending Super Bowl champions.
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NFL
DMZ
Bob Costas
NFL Live
Seoul
South Korea
Korea
Demilitarized Zone
North
Costas
Washington Redskins
Mark May
Redskins
May
Gretchen Carlson
Atlantic City
Carlson
Donald Trump
New York
Maxim’s
Pierre Cardin
Mick Jagger
Sydney
Australia
Kardomah
Kings Cross
Jagger
Donna Vass
Brisbane
Melbourne
Perth
Associated Press
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Big Rock Candy Mountain
Heaven
Dan Quayle
NASA
Edgar C. Whisenant
Yellowstone Park
Bangladesh
Gulf of Mexico
George Bush
Eeene Raeerhe
Cedar Rapids Inc
P.O
Klingers Paint & Interiors
Fifth Avenue
and Industry For National Defense
Wildred Fisher
Elcome
Church OF the Nazarene
Oakland
Center Pt
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Mount Vernon
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