Survival Game sparks debate on violence and play
A detailed look at the Survival Game shows players using paintball gear and rubber projectiles as critics warn of aggression risks while organizers defend it as harmless play. Researchers from Illinois Syracuse Wisconsin weigh in, arguing potential harm and priming effects.
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University of Illinois
Thomas Radecki
National Coalition On Television Violence
Radecki
Arnold Goldstein
Center For Research On
Syracuse University
Goldstein
Leonard Berkowitz
University of Wisconsin Psychology Department
Lionel Atwill
Atwill
Lester Mann
Pennsylvania
Tom Fruehling
Paintball Game Draws Hunters Into Woodland Skirmishes Near Coralville
In Iowa a paintball pastime attracts up to 40 players on 10 hillside acres near the Coralville Reservoir. Mostly men in their 20s, with some older veterans and women among them, join Sunday games staged by Gerard, a licensed dealer since June. Fees cover gear, goggles, paint and cartridges. matches pit two teams in wooded hunts to capture the opposing flag, with safety emphasized and only minor injuries reported.
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Coralville Reservoir
Gerard
Jerry Sr
Bob Hill
Iowa
Apple Computers
Cedar Rapids
Hill
Heather
James McMillen
Iowa City
Monona hostage crisis prompts local thank you ads
Northeast Iowa papers detail the September 18 19 siege in Monona ending with the release of Lester and Laura Ihde by two escaped Wisconsin convicts. An ad from the Ihde and Baker families thanks law enforcement EMTs firemen news media and the community for their support during the ordeal.
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Iowa
Monona
Lester
Laura Shde
Wisconsin
Lester Ihde
Lewis Ihde
Baker
Ihde
Emts
North Liberty Bike-A-Thon supports St. Jude and Ronald McDonald House
The Wheels for Life Bike-A-Thon in North Liberty raises funds for St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis and a proposed Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City. It starts October 1 at 9 a.m. from Penn Elementary School with pledges at City Hall Penn School and Uni-Bank. contact Edie Eldeen at 626-2571.
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North Liberty
Wheels For Life
St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Ronald McDonald House
Iowa City
Penn
City Hall
Penn School
Uni- Bank
Edie Eldeen
North Liberty Jaycee
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Jeff Moore
Time Magazine
David Elder
Washington Evening Journal
Duane Griggs
Griggs
New London Journal
Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway
Kansas City Star
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H.L. Mencken
Doris McCartney
Iowa County
Decorah
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Route 6
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