Iowa Oakdale center waits on federal decision
The University of Iowa Child Abuse and Neglect Resource Center at Oakdale faces limbo as Washington decides which state will host the regional center. Iowa competes with Missouri for a $332,000 annual grant to absorb adoption and child welfare programs, with current $320,000 funding due to end Aug 31.
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U of I Child Abuse Resource Center
Bureau
Oakdale
University of Iowa
Washington, D.C
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
University of Missouri
Washington
Charles Abel
Abel
Institute of Child Behavior and Development
Oakdale Center
Reagan aids women in government and tax reform
White House aide Elizabeth Dole says Reagan fulfilled vows to appoint women to top posts and advance sex discrimination reviews. She cites 9 percent more women appointed in 16 months than Carter did, notes forthcoming increases, and highlights tax cut provisions benefiting women while defending the 98.3 billion tax bill. Dole toured Iowa campaigning for Evans Readinger Branstad.
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Judy Deubenmier
Att A
National Federation of Republican Women
Reagan
Dole
U.S. Supreme Court
Environmental Protection Agency
United States
United Nations
Carter
Congress
Sen
Robert Dole
Kansas
Senate Finance Committee
Iowa
Cooper Evans
Dave Readinger
Terry Branstad
Des Moines Loses Bid to Host 1985 GOP Women Convention
Des Moines failed to win the 1985 convention of the National Federation of Republican Women. The board voted to meet in Phoenix after Des Moines courted the group with a downtown convention center plan. The center remains on the drawing boards and the event typically draws about 3,000 attendees.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Federation of Republican Women
Phoenix
Federation
Dixie Dodd
Bankers promote Iowa natural history book through banks
A state banking association launches a cooperative program to distribute Iowa's Natural Heritage a 352 page all color volume priced at 24 95 The book is available in Cedar Rapids at People's Bank and Trust Co and United States Bank with little early interest across Cedar Rapids area banks The Iowa Academy of Sciences and the Natural Heritage Foundation join the Iowa Bankers Association in this effort.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Dee Henderson
Iowa Bankers Association
Association
Bankers Group
Iowa Academy of Sciences
The
Natural Heritage Foundation
Henderson
People’s Bank and Trust Co
United States Bank
Iowa City
Bankers Association
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
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