Product of Iowa logo wiped out by legal worries
A Chicago Tribune column discusses Iowa’s cancelled Quality Product of Iowa logo after concerns it implied state endorsement and could trigger lawsuits. Officials seek a compromise by Aug 18 while critics urge clearer labeling and safer wording.
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Better Business Bureau
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State Department of Economic Development
DEO
F. Lee Bailey
Branstad
Attorney General
Woodbine
Land of Quality
End of Purdy dance ban greeted by teens cheers
A federal judge ruled Purdy High School’s century old ban on school dances unconstitutional saying it promotes religious values. The decision awards nominal damages and bars enforcement of the ban while leaving open plans for a possible school dance.
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Springfield
Ozarks
U.S
Russell Clark
Purdy
Nancy Fox
Purdy High School
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Clark
William Fleischaker
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Engles to leave U of Iowa writing program
Paul and Hual Engle, founders of the International Writing Program, retire from active roles after decades guiding the program. They plan a six week world tour visiting New York Paris Belgrade Prague Amsterdam and more while continuing Iowa City residence.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Paul
Hualing Nich Engle
Engles
University of Iowa
Engle
New York
Paris
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Amsterdam
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Budapest
Hungary
State of
Iowa
Iowa House of Representatives
Eagles
National Governor’s Association
Iowa International Writing Program
First Iowa lung transplant patient dies after surgery
Harold Garmoe 45 of Burlington died about 6 p.m. fourteen hours after a bilateral lung transplant at University Hospitals Iowa City. The donor lungs failed to exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen despite external pumping after a Monday morning operation begun around 4 a.m. The U of I procedure, rare in the United States, was the state’s first.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Harold Garmoe
Burlington
University Hospitals
Dean Borg
Garmoe
Borg
U of I
Toronto
United States
Local News Address Change for Rapids Gazette Inc
Notice announces Rapids Gazette Inc changes address to P O Box 511 Color Republic Iowa 52406. The filing updates contact channels for the newspaper serving local readers and advertisers.
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Syndicated columnist Carl Rowan pleads innocent in gun charges
Carl Rowan, syndicated columnist, pleads innocent to two misdemeanors for possessing an unregistered handgun and ammunition used in a June 14 shooting in his backyard. Trial set for Sept. 22. Rowan seeks a jury trial and faces up to two years in prison and a $2,000 fine if convicted.
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Carl Rowan
Rowan
District of Columbia Superior Court
Kaye Christian
Carl Jr
FBI
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