UNI Commencement Honors 466 Graduates Across Iowa
East Iowa graduates listed from the University of Northern Iowa summer commencement with 102 master of arts, 86 master of arts in education, three specialist in education, 274 bachelor of arts, and one bachelor of technology candidates. The list includes names and degrees across cities such as Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Marion, Monticello, and Washington, highlighting honors and various teaching and education roles among graduates.
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Cedar Falls
University of Northern Iowa
East Iowa
Brooklyn
Waldo Gustafson
Barbara Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Gary Benesh
Keith Black
Omaha Minority Job Plan Blocked by Judge's Order
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Omaha minority employment plan for Potta wattamie county contractors. The suit, by 225 Iowa heavy construction firms, argues the plan imposed by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance without due process. The injunction applies to Iowa projects in Sarpy and Douglas counties but not Nebraska, and the case proceeds to trial.
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Omaha
Des Moines
U.S. District Court
William Stuart
Pottawattamie County
Iowa
Stuart
Omaha Council Bluffs
Sarpy
Douglas
Pottawattamie
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Slides on Ancient Art Presented to Cornell College
Mt Vernon Iowa Mrs Albion R King gave Cornell College 1200 colored slides of Middle East, Mediterranean and northern Europe art in memory of her husband Dr King a former Cornell faculty member and administrator 1932 1961. Lifson says the gift is extremely valuable and would be costly to buy. The slides were from a total of about 5000 he collected during travels. King died May 6 at 76 and became professor emeritus in 1961. He studied biblical and art history and visited Holy Land archeological sites and Iran Iraq Egypt Greece and Italy.
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MT. Vernon
Middle East
Mediterranean
Europe
Cornell College
Albion R. King
Dr. King
Cornell
King
State Denies Purchase of 27 Name Tags
Iowa Executive Council denies a request by the Department of Public Instruction to buy 27 plastic name badges for top staff. West Wellman says the badges would help at meetings. the council previously approved the idea. The badges would cost 72.90 dollars. The council approved name plates for 10 staff desks at 35 dollars.
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DES Moines
State Department of Public Instruction
Iowa
Public Instruction
Subscriptions and rates for Gazette service
By carrier 75 cents per week. Mail rates vary: Night edition and Sunday six issues cost 2 dollars monthly, 19 dollars yearly. afternoon editions and Sunday seven issues 2.15 dollars monthly, 20 dollars yearly. other states and territories 30 dollars yearly. No mail subs where Gazette carrier service exists. AP exclusive rights for local news republication and AP dispatches.
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U.S. Territories
Ray Gov appoints four new and 16 returning handicapped employment panel members
Iowa Governor Robert Ray announced four new appointees to the governor's committee on employment of the handicapped and reappointed 16 current members. New members: William Wagner Des Moines, Robert Brown Waterloo, James H. Johnson Clemens, Paul W. Reese Knoxville. Returning members include James Bethel Des Moines, K R Ernst Waterloo, Ronald G. Grooms Ames, Harold S. Palmer Osceola, and others. The panel aims to boost handicapped employment through public information and education.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
William Wagner
Robert Brown
Waterloo
James H. Johnson
Clemens
Paul W. Reese
Knoxville
Ray
James N. Bethel
Robert Bonomi
Rebecca Christian
Hugh D. Clark
Merrill E. Hunt
Rolfe B. Karlsson
Edward K. Kelley
UNI Fire Damage Repairs Approved
The state executive council approved spending 124 365 to repair Gilchrist Hall at the University of Northern Iowa after a May 12 fire. Gilchrist Hall, built in 1882, lost significant sections and remains under investigation for the blaze's cause.
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DES Moines
University of Northern Iowa
Gilchrist Hall
Cedar Falls
Drake President To Be Installed At Summer Commencement
Dr. Wilbur Miller will become Drake university ninth president at summer commencement. The ceremony begins at 3 p.m. Friday in Veterans Memorial auditorium with about 400 candidates receiving degrees. Miller formerly held roles at the University of Denver and assumed Drake duties July 1 succeeding Paul Sharp who left to head the University of Oklahoma.
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Des Moines
Wilbur Miller
Drake University
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Miller
University of Denver
Drake
Paul Sharp
University of Oklahoma At
Norman
Arnold Air Unit Officers Chosen at Iowa University
Three East Iowans were named officers of the University of Iowa Arnold Air Society. Rex Cline of Iowa City becomes pledge trainer, Edward Herring of Marion is area historian, and Jon McDermott of Oelwein serves as commander.
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Iowa City
East
Boy Killed Crossing Route 10 Near Orange City
AP reports 14 year old Richard Wickers of Alton was struck by a car and killed while riding a bicycle across Route 10 about half a mile east of Orange City on Monday.
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Orange City
Richard Wickers
Alton
Route 10
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Kai Long
Joyce Maxwell
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Yvette McCulley
Gary Oldtrogge
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Judith Shimon
Duane Usher
Center Point
Rudolph Bloemker
Dennis Boore
Nelda Folden
Robert Lessman
Clarence
Roger Schmidt
Coggan
Boran Butschi
Columbus Junction
Georgia Kost
Rebecca Pedersen
Coralville
Janice Fulmer
Dysart
Donna Lindeman
Douglas Paulsen
Rita Schirm
Robert Wieck
Elkader
Harry Kramer
Stephen Woods
Epworth
Michael Healy
Farley
Martha Fessler
Farmington
Mary Hambright
Fort Atkinson
Valeria Herold
Fredericksburg
Joseph Drips
Gerald Linder
Grace Nelson
Gladbrook
Carolyn Bern
Martin Kindera
Hazleton
Mark Bentley
Independence
Kathryn Donnelly
Dennis Fuller
Michael Lenius
Larry Wilkinson
James Markham
Keystone
Bonnie Rohlena
Sally Lamp
Manchester
Michael Seibert
Verlma Swanson
Gene Wellman
Marion
William Barrow
Roger Bartlett
Robert Bullis
Marquette
Antoinette Kann
Martello
Rita Darrow
Monona
Ronald Humnker
LaVonne Vichlach
Monticello
Barbara Bone
Thomas Yeoman
Richard Rockrohr
Oelwein
Lindy Caters
Stephen Morales
Readlyn
Kenneth Berryhill
Jerome Gehrke
Betty Koschmeder
St. Olaf
Joyce Seeland
Stanwood
Paul Corbin
Tama
Donnarne Cranston
Toledo
John Haan
Peacheng
Steven Ranidall
Joyce Shaw
Tripoli
Kristi Krumm
Urbana
Daniel Manning
van Horne
Betty Rinder
Knecht
Bonita Wilson
Vinton
Joyce Flickinger
Joan Sainsbury
Washington
Joseph Minick
Waukon
Clark Goltz
Linda Opfer
West Union
Robert Fels
Cheryl Flaskerud
Nancy Grimes
Donna Story
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