Linn County clerk restricts access to ancestor vital records
Linn County Clerk Kenneth Perry says state officials bar release of complete ancestor vital records. He describes rules limiting access to only parent records and cites state health department material restricting 65 year old records. Perry notes he may request county attorney input and hints at alternative methods to provide information without costly procedures.
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Linn County
Kenneth Perry
Perry
State Department of Health
State Code
Linn
Budget plan wins approval in Congress for Reagan reforms
Congress approved a sweeping budget cut package sending 35.2 billion dollars in revisions to Reagan. The Senate 80 to 14 backed the budget after the House passed the reconciliation bill by voice vote and a separate social security restoration measure 404 to 20. The conference committee also endorsed tax breaks for retirement contributions, charity deductions, and increased home sale and foreign earning provisions, with final votes targeted for next Tuesday.
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Washington
Congress
Reagan
Senate
House
House-Senate Conference Committee
New U of I president named. takes post April 1
James Freedman, 45, Ivy League law school dean, was chosen by the Iowa Board of Regents as the next University of Iowa president. He will assume duties April 1, 1982, after Willard Boyd leaves September 1 for Chicago’s Field Museum.
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Des Moines
Iowa Board of Regents
University of Iowa
James Freedman
The
Gazette
Willard Boyd
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Freedman
the Gazette
Board of Ethics
Philadelphia
Banks of Iowa stock shift seen
Banks of Iowa Inc faces a major ownership change after a Friday meeting at Des Moines headquarters. Ben Schwartz, a top holder with about 22 percent, entered preliminary negotiations to sell his stake while a potential investor, not named, contemplates a structure offering the same deal to other shareholders.
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Banks of
Iowa
Des Moines
Holmes Foster
Banks of Iowa Inc
Ben Schwartz
Schwartz Group
Schwartz
Contin
Foster
Difference Between Old and New Songs
A concise reflection contrasts enduring old songs with evolving new ones, noting how memory preserves classics while novelty challenges recall in music culture. The piece hints at copyright implications shaping what endures and what is created anew.
Air Traffic Controllers threaten Monday strike over contract
The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization vows a strike vote if no settlement by 12:01 a.m. Monday. With 80 percent approval, a walkout would shut major airline traffic starting 7 a.m. local time. Local Cedar Rapids unit members differed in contract views amid a nationwide high-stakes dispute.
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Robert Poli
Professional
Transportation
Drew Lewis
Poli
Lewis
Eastern Airlines
Jim Hare
Pittsburgh
Jon Gordon
Cedar Rapids
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
Gordon
Stray Nebraska Cat Makes 9000-Foot Flight Across Midwest
A 3 month old calico kitten rode in the wheel well of a single engine plane from Crete Nebraska to Cedar Rapids Iowa. Mechanics freed it after the 24 hour flight and it spent the day in the Crete airport office before staying with Dave Mortensen. The cat endured 9000 feet and near freezing temperatures during the journey and is described as very lucky.
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Wilber Hanson
Lincoln
Neb
Cedar Rapids
Vathan Flying Service
Crete
Dave Mortensen
Wathan
Hanson
Roger Mason
Roy Zuber
Vatican
Mortensen
Mason
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Linn Hurdle
Aviana Nrexeler Gazette
Robins
George Wilson
George
Gazette Wire Services
By Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Association
Ued
Cemvecesd
Marion
USA Late
UPI
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Kenneth Moffett
New York
C.R
Fairfax
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