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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1981

Page

10

Freedman Named University of Iowa President

The Iowa regents selected Freedman as the university’s 16th president after the withdrawal of Paul Rosenblatt. Freedman, dean of the Penn Law School, will begin with an executive session review and will earn 82560 dollars annually plus standard fringe benefits and campus residence. He faces ongoing questions about a tenure controversy at his law school and plans to preserve academic excellence in Iowa.

Regents S.J. Brownlee Emmetsburg Duane Spriestersbach U of I Graduate College Spriesterbach Iowa Speech Pathology Graduate College Freedman University of Pennsylvania Ann Jorgensen Garrison John McDonald Dallas Center University of Iowa McDonald Paul Rosenblatt College of Liberal Arts University of Arizona Rosenblatt Brownlee Percy G. Harris Cedar Rapids The Gazette Iowa Regents Law School U of I Iowa U of I Helm Iowa City Philadelphia Jim Freedman Colloton Boyd

Banks of Iowa stock trading boosts chatter of buyout

Stock in Banks of Iowa Inc rises sharply amid rumors of a potential investor from Texas seeking to buy all 2.5 million shares. Board members and officials note the move is in a preliminary stage with no firm action, while filings may be required if holdings cross thresholds.

Board of Directors of Banks of Iowa Inc Board of Directors Dow Jones News Wire Iowa Texas Forbes Osberg Cedar Rapids Board of Banks of Dow Jones Osberg Foster Schwartz Banks of Iowa Board

Freedman Named President of University of Iowa

James Freedman, 45, dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, was named president of the University of Iowa and will assume the post April 1, 1982. Acting president Duane Spriestersbach will take over Sept. 1 until Freedman’s arrival, with strong praise from administrators and outgoing President Willard Boyd.

Iowa City James Freedman University of Iowa Willard Boyd Freedman University of Pennsylvania U of I Duane Spriestersbach Graduate Iowa Board of Regents Boyd Spriestersbach Sandy John Colloton University Hospitals

Odd Bathroom Gimmicks and Witty Wedding Woes

Fragmentary notes mix quirky home hacks with social curiosities. A claim about bathtub safety products contrasts with a wedding seating rumor and a joke about a doctor billing avoidance. A friend pursues an apple idea linked to medical billing.

Faster exits expected with new toll system

Drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike will experience quicker exits after January 1982 as a new automated toll collection system begins. The nation’s first such system uses 330 computerized ticket machines along the turnpike, speeding truck handling and toll receipts at a $7 million cost.

New Brunswick N.J New Jersey Turnpike New Jersey Turnpike Authority

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