Wittgraf backs Bush despite Iowa tensions with Dole
George Wittgraf, longtime Bush advocate in Iowa, weighs reconciliation with the Dole camp to help the ticket. He signals a shift after clashes over mean spiritedness and financial improprieties claims, and plans to attend the Republican National Convention as a Bush delegate.
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George Wittgraf
George Bush
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Eric Tabor
U.S
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Thomas Park
Carolyn Meigs
Vinton
Iowa Senate
Burt Day
Emil Husak
Toledo
Linn County
13Th St
Chris Contard
Gazette
Ken Sullivan
Sullivan
Aves
Cedar Rapids Library hosts 15th anniversary of substance abuse info center
The Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center marks 15 years with guest speakers a film festival and free events at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. Program includes 10 films on treatment and prevention and talks by Bettina Scott Janet Zwick and Bryan Davis. The center handles about 1000 requests monthly and operates with state funding since 1973. Call 398-5133 for details.
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Gazette City Hall
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center
Tressa Youngbear
Iowa
Iowa Commission On Substance Abuse
Des Moines
Bettina Scott
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Janet Zwick
Iowa Department of Substance Abuse and Health Promotion
Iowa Department of Public Health
Bryan Davis
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Health
Youngbear
Sue Michels
Mary Kaliban
Trains Offer Expo Commute From Amana and Iowa City
Tickets for CRANDIC and Iowa Interstate runs to the World Ag Expo are on sale at Five Seasons Center outlets and the Iowa Memorial Union box office. Fares range from 8.00 round trip to 16.95 regular and 39.95 first class with shuttle service from South Amana to the Expo grounds.
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Five Seasons Center
Hawkeye Downs
Crandic
Iowa City
Iowa Interstate Railroad
Kinnick Stadium
South Amana
Iowa Memorial Union
Kinnick
Nova House AIDS project ends after community backlash
Lamphier recalls that the goal was to make people think about AIDS but the plan faced strong opposition from Volga residents led by Pastor Richard Parler. The Nova House hostel would have offered shelter to 2 to 12 AIDS patients, with a $65,000 annual budget, but the project was shelved amid fears of infection and moral objections.
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Richard Parler
Volga
Calvary Baptist Church
Parler
Iowa
Midwest
Nova House
Jane Donlon
Donlon
God
Jesus
Hell
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