Rights group advances part of Cedar Rapids civil rights ordinance
After nearly six months of study the Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission worked through part of its revised ordinance on Saturday. Key actions included renaming the group to Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission expanding its scope to cover age and disability discrimination and setting the executive director as head. The panel also approved a nonfilling 11 member plan and a removal provision for neglect or malfeasance, with more sections to review and a May 12 follow up session scheduled.
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Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission
Mark Doolin
Commission
Human Rights Commission
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Cedar Rapids
Doolin
Meyer named president of Amana Refrigeration
Alex A. Meyer, 48, elected president and chief executive officer of Amana Refrigeration Inc. He succeeds George C. Foerstner, 70, who will remain chairman. Foerstner founded Amana and steered key innovations as Raytheon owns Amana since 1965.
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Meyer
Amana Refrigeration
Alex A. Meyer
Amana Refrigeration, Inc
George C. Foerstner
Foerstner
Thomas L. Phillips
Raytheon Co
Amana
Raytheon
Phillips
University of Iowa
Merchants National Bank
Fight Blight groups to lead 20 block Cedar Rapids cleanup
Cedar Rapids group Citizens United to Fight Blight plans a 10 am Saturday cleanup for a 20 block area between Fifth and 10th streets and Eighth and 12th avenues SE. About 12 volunteers will paint exteriors, clear yards, and aid Home interiors later if funds arrive.
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Cedar Rapids
Citizens United
Fifth
10Th Streets
Eighth
12Th Avenues
Barbara Montgomery
Seventh St
Montgomery
the Gazette
Mount Mercy College
Deaths and Editorials Highlight Today's Index
The day's index lists sections from Deaths on 3A to Editorial on 8-9A and a wide range of topics across Marion 16A Dog license 15A and Farm Pol. Notes 4B. Also notes sections for sports 1-8E, Want ads 1-22F, and puzzles including Crossword 10F.
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C.hall
Marion
ArdTown
Damaged reactor keeps cooling despite mistake
Three Mile Island reactor continued to cool on Saturday with the hottest core area at 318 degrees F, down 24 degrees from Friday. NRC officials said cooling appeared stable despite one cooling system shut down after a mistaken belief of rising radiation levels. The A steam generator remained operating while the B unit, long a concern, was not restarted. No unusual radiation was detected outside the plant.
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Harrisburg
Three Mile Island
Karl Abraham
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Jim Hanchett
Hanchett
Abraham
Coaster Collision Injures 20 at Pontchartrain Beach Amusement Park
A loaded Zephyr train collided with an empty car at Pontchartrain Beach in New Orleans injuring 20. A 16 year old girl sustained a broken jaw and was hospitalized at Charity Hospital. others suffered cuts and bruises and were treated at nearby hospitals. The incident involved about 24 riders on the loaded train during the loading dock maneuver.
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New Orleans
UPI
Pontchartrain Beach
Charity Hospital
George Rhode III
Star Shine wins quartet title at Sweet Adelines regional
Star Shine, a Cedar Rapids Iowa City quartet, took first in the quartet competition at the fourth annual region 20 convention of Sweet Adelines Inc. at Paramount Theatre Cedar Rapids. New Image Omaha second place, Iowa City Sound Exchange third, Gentle Touch fourth, Full Measure fifth. Cedar Rhapsody did not compete but will enter the International Chorus in St Louis in November. The top five chorus winners were Omaha Chapter, Iowa Coral Belles, Des Moines Chapter, Heart of Iowa, and Lincoln Aires. The Plymouth Chapter LeMars won Harmony in Miniature.
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Star Shine
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Sweet Adelines Inc
Paramount Theatre
Cedar Rhapsody Chorus
St. Louis
New Image of
Omaha
Neb
Iowa City Sound Exchange
Gentle Touch
Full Measure
Des Moines
Music Shoppe
Ottumwa
Iowa Coral Belles
Heart of Iowa
Marshalltown
Lincoln Aires
Lincoln
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Chicago
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I Scholarship Fund, Inc
Vanessa Shelton
Gazette
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Gazette Company
Third Ave
U.S
Associated Press
Thomas Plumbing Service Inc
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