Hispanics Rebuke Reagan Over Hispanic Issues
Four national Latin organizations scolded President Reagan for addressing Hispanics issues. LULAC executive director says he has done very little to help Hispanics. Coverage appears on multiple sections including World and People in the same edition.
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U.S
Council backs Kazimour amid dismissal dispute
Cedar Rapids officials stand with Jan Kazimour chairwoman of the Civil Service Commission after the Policemen's Protective Association urged her resignation for calling the group president a son of a bitch. Also noted urge for Linn County Care Facility residents to be placed in group homes and updates on Hayden Fry comments.
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Cedar Rapids
Jan Kazimour
Linn County
Dividend reinvestment plans expand stockholder options
Dividend reinvestment plans let shareholders automatically buy additional shares with dividends. The program helps investors grow their stake in the issuing company as described in Money page 4C.
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Crop meeting set to discuss soybean pests in drought
Crop experts hold a drought meeting today to discuss two pests threatening soybeans as farmers face dry weather. Up to 3000 farmers plan an inspection field tour in Bloomfield Iowa with state and federal officials.
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Bloomfield
Iowa
Unneeded hospital visits targeted in health-cost test
Des Moines Cedar Rapids and nearby cities were selected for a pilot project to cut unnecessary hospital visits. The Health Policy Corporation of Iowa received a $100,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to plan the effort involving Des Moines Ames Newton and Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa leaders push capitation plan to curb hospital costs
The Health Policy Corporation of Iowa, backed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa and others, plans an 18 month pilot in Cedar Rapids region to test capitation payments to hospitals. The effort aims to reduce unnecessary admissions by 10 to 20 percent and slow rising health care costs. Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids and St Luke's Cedar Rapids are prospective participants.
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Pair in limbo at airport over adopted Venezuelan girl
A 2 month old Venezuelan girl named Maria Elena and a childless Sicilian couple, Martino and Francesca Grafato, remain in a Rome airport transit lounge for a sixth day amid a legal battle over documents and the couple’s eligibility to adopt. Italian law requires buyers under 40, and officials say travel papers from Venezuela were improperly issued.
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Italy
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Grafatos
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Correction issued for summer commencement list at Kirkwood College
Wendi Rohr of Monticello is set to receive a medical assistant diploma at Kirkwood College summer ceremonies. The Gazette notes her omission from an earlier list and states it will publish corrections or clarifications when reports are wrong or incomplete.
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Monticello
Kirkwood College
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