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Relay for Life of Rock Island County will begin at 6 p.m. at Black Hawk College, 6600 34th Ave., Moline. Team members walk around the track to honor those who have survived cancer and to remember those who have not.

Q. A plane drops a bomb and continues flying straight ahead. The path followed by the bomb after its release would be a) a straight line down from the point of release to the ground b) the bomb drops backward along a curved path c) the bomb drops forward along an arc all the way to the ground.
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  Today is Sunday, Aug. 1, the213th day of 2010. There are 152 days left in the year.

1860 -- 150 years ago: We learn, from Mr. Belcher, that about one-half of the iron for the Sterling railroad already has arrived in Chicago! The managers are working like beavers to get the road in running order at an early day.

1885 -- 125 years ago: The fast favorite steamer, Josephine, will leave Rock Island at 9:30 a.m.Sunday and tow the elegant excursion barge, Billy, on a grand excursion to Muscatine and back. Music is by Biehl's Rock Island Arsenal Band. Tickets for the round trip are 60 cents. A jolly good time for all.

1910 -- 100 years ago: The First Church of Christi, Scientist, on 23rd Street, will be redecorated, it was decided last night.

1935 -- 75 years ago: Heavy demands are being made on the supplies of milk in Rock Island and the Tri-Cities during the current hot weather, according to officials of several distributing companies in Rock Island. A temporary shortage is being faced by some distributors.

1960 -- 50 years ago: The boat-in breakfast, part of the Sunset-O-Rama held in Sunset Park in Rock Island yesterday, attracted 595 persons, including guests from California, New York, Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.

1985 -- 25 years ago:The Moline Drug Abuse Task Force will be offering free bumper stickers at a booth at the Moline River Fest this weekend. The "Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk" bumper stickers were donated by the Doric Lodge No. 319 AF & AM of Moline.









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