Flunk-Out U grads reunite after 30 years in Iowa
Parsons College alumni gathered in southeast Iowa 30 years after the school’s 1973 bankruptcy. About 100 graduates, dubbed flunk-outs, returned to the former campus now occupied by Maharishi University. They recalled the Parsons Plan and social ties, while recognizing the campus’ absence and lingering pride in a difficult, rigorous era.
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Fairfield
Iowa
America
Parsons College
Hank Trenkle
Parsons
Trenkle
Maharishi University of Management
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Harvard
Yale
Chicago
Presbyterian
Millard Roberts
Roberts
Harold Eastman
Life Magazine
Vietnam
John Braidwood
Traverse City Mich
University of New Mexico
Elks Club
George C. Jordan
Jordan
Massachusetts
Canadian drugs tougher to buy
SEATTLE Stan and Mary Gauthier cut med costs by ordering prescription drugs from Canada. After GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca curtailed sales to Canadian pharmacies serving Americans, supply tightens and prices rise. Regulators crack down on foreign drug importers while seniors fear losing affordable Canadian meds. The cross border trade, though small, grows fast.
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Seattle
Stan
Mary Gauthier
Canada
Washington State
Glare- SmithKline
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
United States
Mike Oman
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Kris Thorkelson
Manitoba International Pharmacists Association
Gauthiers
Thorkelsen
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Gauthier
Cathy Lobdell
Congress
U.S
Oman
Debate over ethanol rages in Washington policy clash
Polls split on doubling ethanol use to 5 billion gallons yearly as Senate weighs subsidies for corn growers versus energy independence. Supporters claim reduced foreign oil dependence and environmental benefits, while critics warn of mixed air quality effects and water contamination risks tied to ethanol plumes and slower degradation.
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Washington
America
Senate
Bill Frist
Rhen
Blake Early
American Lung Association
Early
Tom Curtis
American Water Works Association
Curtis
Catering donations for Bush Chambliss events spark legal questions
Georgia barbecue owners say they supplied food and services for Republican events for Jeb Bush and Saxby Chambliss. The donations, totaling about $18,000, are questioned by critics and watchdogs as potentially exceeding limits and lacking disclosure. FEC and Florida rules would limit or require disclosure, while officials note corporate contributions are not allowed.
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Washington
Georgia
Jeb Bush
Saxby Chambliss
Florida
Senate
Chambliss
Associated Press
Briggs Goggans
Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q
Larry
Danny Williamson
Goggans
Williamsons
Bush
Atlanta
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Federal Election Commission Riles
FEC
Bob Biersack
Biersack
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Montclair
Lenox
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Knight Ridder
Chicken Wings A. 1
Jeb
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Volunteer Action Center
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Ohio
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