Priest aids Haiti’s poor in lasting mission
Father Lawrence Bohnen, a 72 year old Belgian Salesian, has spent 31 years in Port-au-Prince feeding and educating 15,000 children daily. He travels across the United States each summer to seek support, speaking at Cedar Rapids churches and noting Iowa as a key relief source for his $500,000 yearly project.
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Lawrence Bohnen
Belgium
Port-au- Prince
Haiti
Bohnen
United States
Canada
Cedar Rapids
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
All Saints Catholic Church
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Walford
Iowa
Frank
Debbie Stephen
Europe
Iowa Critics Clash Over Guard Training in Honduras
Iowa figures led by Sheldon Pollock and Sen. Bev Hannon challenge Reagan policy on Central America as the Iowa Guard trains in Honduras. They argue U S involvement props up regimes, harms democracy, and risks Vietnam like outcomes while protesters warn of indirect warfare and humanitarian aims.
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Guard
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Reagan
Nicaragua
Honduras
U.S
Sheldon Pollock
University of Iowa
Bev Hannon
Dinamosa
Pollock
Hannon
Central America
United States
Massachusetts
Maine
Arizona
New York
Branstad
Texas
Mark White
Iowa Guard
Senate
North America
Vietnam
Protesters Hinder National Guard Bus in Iowa City
Police repelled about 50 protesters as a National Guard medical battalion prepared to depart for two weeks of training in Honduras. One protester, Bev Mabee, was arrested for disorderly conduct and released. other demonstrators claimed police brutality with minor injuries.
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Iowa City
National Guard
Honduras
Central America
Bev Mabee
Johnson County
Billy W. Roberts
Richard Wright
Roberts
Hal Adams
Adams
Williams
Suzanne Janssen
Flora Cassiliano
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Rita Reed
Marla Boxwel
Donn LeGrand
Lisbon
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Martin
Senour
First Street
By Mike Mrkvicka
Johnson County Bureau
The
Gazette Company
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AP News
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