City civil rights complaints surge in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission reports a jump to about 10 discrimination complaints per month, up from 3 to 4. By Jan 1, 1986, 30 cases filed. 75 filed in all of 1985. Chair Linda Winston and executive director Floyd Jones warn of staffing strains and longer processing times.
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Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
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Two Die On East Iowa Roads In Weekend Toll
Gazette staff reports two more deaths in Eastern Iowa were added to the weekend toll. Ricardo Fontes, 19, of Grinnell, died when his motorcycle hit a car on Highway 146 in Grinnell around 11:30 p.m. Friday, the vehicle flipping onto its top. The car’s driver Gina McKeag, 20, and passenger Kimberly Robison, 20, both from Grinnell, were hospitalized at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines, with Robison in serious condition. A Saturday crash in Washington County killed Loretta Eden, 63, of Wellman, when her southbound car was broadside by a vehicle driven by Gilbert Morgan, 48, of Hedrick. Six Morgan family members, injured, were taken to University Hospitals in Iowa City. editor updates note stable or guarded conditions for several relatives. Additional incidents: Todd Drake, 21, New Providence, died in a late Friday crash north of Greene after his car struck a bridge abutment. James McDonald Sr., 79, of Dubuque, died in a head-on collision south of Mount Vernon on Highway 1. A three-car crash on Highway 63 north of Traer injured several, including James Luther, 57, Ankeny. Cletus Lewis, 21, Traer. and Daniel Mask, 35, Traer. Loren Decker, 17, of Bernard, was injured in a separate one-car rollover near Cascade, withEhlinger released and Decker later reported in fair condition.
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Tama County
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Ankeny
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Daniel Michael Mask
Bernard
Jones County
Decker
Finley Hospital
Week of the Young Child events in Cedar Rapids area
Day care centers and preschools mark Iowa Week of the Young Child with eight Tuesday workshops from 7 to 8 30 p m at Beems Auditorium Cedar Rapids Public Library. The Growing Up Together series is funded by Community Welfare Foundation and supported by the library Children’s Services and Child Care Coalition. Training on identifying and reporting child abuse will be offered with partners including the Child Abuse Council Cedar Rapids school district and state agencies. National Association for the Education of Young Children features air on KCCK F M on April 18 29 and May 5.
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Iowa Student Government Leadership Conference to be held at MIU
Leaders from about 20 Iowa colleges will attend the Iowa Student Government Leadership Conference at Maharishi International University in Fairfield April 11 to 13. MIU President Gordon Shackelford says the event aims to develop leadership traits among student leaders with keynote speakers from MIU, Corporate Education Resources and Yes to Success.
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Lincoln Norton
Corporate Education Resources, Inc
Debra Poneman
Yes
Ertl
New program coordinator hired for mental health support
Mental Health Advocates of Linn County appoint Nan Schroeder as program coordinator to launch Community Friends, a volunteer training initiative offering one to one support to individuals recovering from mental illness. Schroeder previously directed the YWCA Rape Crisis Intervention service.
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Schroedeer
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YWCA
Big life insurance merger expands services in Iowa
Dick Bailey of Mason City and Frank Kintzle of Cedar Rapids merge to form one of the state's largest life insurance agencies under Bankers Life, The Principal Financial Group. The union promises expanded services, shared education, and stronger office backup while preserving trusted agents.
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Bankers Life Company
Principal Financial Group
Dick Bailey
Mason City
Frank Kintzle
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Iowa City
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