Preacher Grant Jensen and His Ventriloquist Partner
Grant Jensen a Winthrop preacher balances a busy life with ventriloquism featuring his dummy Howard. Howard wears Dickies overalls and wire rims and insists on being known as a ladies man. The piece also notes new Cedar Rapids distribution sites at St Wenceslaus Church and the Salvation Army with age and disability limits.
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Grant Jensen
Winthrop
Grant
Howard
Rasdal
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Fifth St
Salvation Army
C Ave
St. Wenceslaus
Metro-lowa
Doctor Buys Solon Clinic From Previous Owner
The Solon Medical Clinic is sold to Dr. Bruce Van Houweling, a family practice physician who has treated patients there since it opened in October 1980. A separate union note states Local 1526 of the IAMAW ratified a three year contract with Amana Refrigeration. Cheese and butter distributions will resume this week.
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Solon
Bruce van Houweling
Metro-Iowa
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Amana
Simon and Garfunkel thrill Tel Aviv crowd in final shows
Paul Simon wiped away tears as an ecstatic Tel Aviv stadium audience cheered him and Art Garfunkel during a concert billed as their last together. The pair perform as two last concerts loom.
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Paul Simon
Tel Aviv
Art Garfunkel
Hidden mortgage charges and fees shock borrowers
A consumer overview discusses lenders charging for title insurance escrow and attorney fees plus various extras and prepaid interest. It notes the surprise of extra charges on mortgage statements and the impact of such costs on borrowers.
Hogs and your health in anatomy study
In a farm feature on page 7B, the article explains pigs’ similarity to humans in anatomy and physiology and notes a few pigs stay home to assist human scientific research by eating roast beef and other favorites.
McRib may become a McFlop as McDonald's trims menus
McDonald's has begun removing the McRib sandwich from menus in selected markets after its 19 month run. The move suggests a possible weakening of the product amid slow sales and shifting consumer interest.
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McDonald's Corp
McDonald's
IMF Funding Clash Highlights US Stand on Aid to Poor Nations
US officials led by Treasury Secretary Regan press for strict limits on IMF loans to distressed nations as IMF World Bank talks open. The US backs up to 750 million a year for three years to IDA, seeking to keep total funding at 9 billion while others push to 12 to 16 billion.
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New York Times
Washington
Congress
International Monetary Fund
IMF
Treasury
Donald Regan
Regan
International Development Association
Fund
United States
IDA
Andre de Lattre
Banque de France
World Bank
Second suspect tied to Saturday homicide in C R
Devine D. Beard, 21, of 1403 Bever Ave SE, was arrested for going armed with intent after allegedly placing the handgun used in the shooting death of Paul Harrelson into the hands of David T. Nash. Nash, also of the Bever address, is charged as the shooter. Harrelson died after a dispute over a destroyed motorcycle led to gunfire outside the Nash residence. He collapsed on Bever Avenue near St. Luke's after being shot on the front porch.
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Paul Harrelson
Devine D. Beard
Bever Ave. SE
Harrelson
David T. Nash
Bever
Nash
Beard
Man charged with theft at knifepoint in rural Swisher
A 30-year-old man from Linn County was arrested Sunday and charged with first degree robbery after allegedly threatening a Swisher man at knifepoint and stealing $35. The suspect, Charles E. Hodges, remains in Linn County Jail on a $15,000 bond. police tied him to alcohol sales and a tavern sequence before the arrest. Authorities also noted a separate shooting and arson case involving a Nash and Harrelson, with multiple witnesses and conflicting statements.
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12Th Street
Charles E. Hodges
Park Court SE
Linn County
Nash
Beard
Miracle visit by Red Sox star saves boy from fatal illness
Seven year old Sean Butler in Melrose Massachusetts faced days to live with leukemia and brain disease. Boston Red Sox first baseman Dave Stapleton visited him and sparked rapid improvement. Doctors say methotrexate toxicity from treatment may explain the turnaround, but family and physician call it a miracle.
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Melrose
Mass
Sean Butler
Boston Red Sox
David Butler
Sean
Stephen Sallen
Children’s Hospital
Butler
New England Medical Center
Red Sox
Dave Stapleton
Jean Talbot
Stapleton
The
Boston Herald
Sallen
Three Die In Highway 21 Crash North Of What Cheer
A Sunday morning two car collision on Highway 21 half a mile north of the 21 22 junction killed three people Charles Russell Allen 80 and Mary Marie Allen 75 of Ottumwa and Stella Irene Brown 56 of Pleasant Valley. Dale Omar Brown 56 drove the southbound vehicle and survived in stable condition after ambulance transport and airlift. The Keokuk County Sheriff's Department and Iowa State Patrol investigate the crash.
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What Cheer
Highway 21
Charles Russell Allen
Mary Marie
Ottumwa
Stella Irene Brown
Pleasant Valley
Iowa
Keokuk County
Sheriff's Department
Allen
Brown
University of Iowa Hospitals
Iowa City
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Amana Union
Oks
Simon
John Carter
Greenfield
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Carter
U.S
Hawks
Iowa Hawkeyes
Ohio State
Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
Milwaukee
Walter E. Johnson
Rex Sanders
Dallas
Grandy’s Inc
Saga Corp
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Reagan
Paris
Gazette
Joel Ernst
American Diabetes Association
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Tom Tauke
Dubuque
Don Canney
Hiawatha
Steve West
C.R
Bever Avenue
St. Luke’s
Charles Kapp
Fourth Ave. SE
Hodges
Kapp
Lulu’s
Fifth Ave
Kuly’s
Professional Health Clinic
Center Point Road
N.E
Vern Cooper
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