FarmAid set for 14 hour benefit concert in Champaign
Stage lights and blue roof rise at Memorial Stadium as 50 performers led by Willie Nelson John Cougar Mellencamp and Neil Young prepare for Sunday FarmAid. About 80 000 expected. 1 000 workers on site. farmers face hardship as organizers aim to raise funds nationwide.
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Razor Sharp Wits Turn Flat and Disposable
A brief note comments on wit described as sharp yet disposable in tone. It hints at a humorous observation about clever remarks losing value when overused. No individuals or organizations are named.
FarmAid singers rally behind Harkin's bill
Rock icons Neil Young Willie Nelson and John Cougar Mellencamp back Senator Tom Harkin's farm aid bill as the centerpiece of FarmAid in Champaign Illinois. They spoke after meeting farmers in the Midwest and pressing use of concert proceeds to support the legislation and farm income.
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Midwest
Autumn signals change as the year fades in
Mike Hlas riffs on autumn arriving in Iowa at 9 07 pm and the season’s contrasts with winter. He notes football, pro basketball and hockey starting, the World Series in October, and the old joke about autumn meaning maturity or decline, urging readers to turn to 12A for more.
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Mrs Reagan to visit Mexico City quake site in solidarity
Gazette wire service reports Nancy Reagan will travel to Mexico City Monday to express American support after a massive earthquake disaster. Officials say death toll ranges from 2,000 to potentially higher, with thousands injured and homeless as rescue teams survey collapsed buildings.
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John Gavin
AIDS-like immune illness warned after nuclear war
Scientists warn survivors of nuclear war may develop AIDS like immune deficiency due to stresses that damage T cells. Dr. David S. Greer and Lawrence S. Rifkin predict epidemics of TB leprosy pneumonia Legionnaires and rare cancers as immune systems falter after a nuclear attack.
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