Turning on the Turned Off Motivate Students at Diversity Conference
Former Miss America Marilyn Van Derbur urged educators at the Five Seasons Center Roosevelt Hotel to teach that failure is part of life. She cited Lincoln Kennedy Churchill as examples and urged obstacle oriented approaches in classrooms.
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Marilyn van Derbur
van Derbur
Five Seasons Center
Roosevelt Hotel
Julian Bond
Ed Frierson
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
John Kennedy
Winston Churchill
Kennedy
Churchill
Teacher insights on failure and goals in education
Senator Van Derbur discussed sensitizing youths to failure and the need for clear goals. She cited Hemingway’s revisions and Shane Gould’s extreme routine to illustrate commitment. She urged teachers to demand accomplishment to engage every student.
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van Derbur
Ernest Hemingway
Shane Gould
Carter and Carters greet crowds on Delta Queen river visit
President Carter and family travel from Prairie du Chien to McGregor and Port of McGregor as crowds greet them along the river. He jogs on land to calm passenger complaints and delivers a energy policy message in Prairie du Chien before visiting Culver household for a home cooked Iowa dinner.
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Iowa
John Culver
Carter
McGregor
Delta Queen
Jimmy
Prairie du Chien
Down
Culvers
McGregor Heights
Triangle Park
Culver
Carters
Culver House
Sen
Wisconsin
Coast Guard
State Conservation Officers
Rider Injured In Motorcycle Crash Near 16th Avenue
Eric L. Shelton 22 of 5849 Ridgeview Drive SW remains in fair condition after a motorcycle crash Saturday evening. He hit diesel spill at the 16th Avenue and Sixth Street SW intersection, the bike fell, and Shelton sustained a skull fracture elbow injuries and abrasions. Fire crews washed the spill and transported him to St Luke's Hospital.
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Eric L. Shelton
Ridgeview Drive
Shelton
16Th Avenue
Sixth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
McDonalds Cuts Price On Hamburgers In Cedar Rapids
McDonalds reduces hamburger prices in Cedar Rapids and across 1 225 company owned restaurants by five cents from 45 to 40 cents for a hamburger and from 50 to 45 cents for a cheeseburger. Independent franchises may follow.
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McDonald’s
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Mrozinski
Doug Timberlake
Timberlake
Mission Accomplished by Cedar Rapids Huey on Carter Team Flight
Cedar Rapids used its surplus Huey helicopter to transport four members of President Carter's advance team from Davenport to Prairie du Chien Wisconsin and back. Mayor Don Canney confirmed aid from Ted Welch for the trip costs while FAA rules restrict air taxi use.
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Cedar Rapids
Secret Service
White House
Davenport
Prairie du Chien
Wis
John Saddler
Don Canney
Carter
Mississippi River
Canney
Ted Welch
Board of Peoples Bank and Trust of
Welch
Area Ambulance Advisory Board
Federal Aviation Administrations
FAA
Washington, D.C
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U.S
Mexico
Patrick Lucey
Fred Huebsch Jr
C.R. Helicopter
Radarange
Amana Coffee
Amana
Ladarange
Smulekoff
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