Midwest spotlight on a famed visitor and a misdirected greeting
The column recalls CBS star Douglas Edwards visiting Cedar Rapids for WMT’s 65th anniversary, enduring a delayed flight and misaddressed invitations. Local manager Larry Edwards cites warmth from fans, notes the error may trace to a secretary, and praises Edwards’s modest, wordless engagement with the crowd of about 4,300.
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Top U.S. Official to Attend Cedar Rapids Soviet Trade Conference
A U.S. Commerce Department official will speak at Cedar Rapids Iowa Friday at the nations first state level U S Soviet trade conference. Soviet envoy attendance remains uncertain though officials expect an equal rank delegate. The event aims to boost Iowa Soviet trade and may discuss joint ventures and a sister-state relationship.
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C.R. Parley
U.S
Vare Meter
U.S. Department of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Ivan D. Ivanov
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Foreign Economic Commission
New York
Ivanov
United States
Dick Vohs
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Vons
Stouffer's
Five Seasons
Andreas
ADM
Trade and Economic Council
James Moore Jr
Commerce Department
Serguey Frolov
Soviet American Trading Corp
Amtorg
New York City
Frolov
Ussr
Sam
Finland
Marion cc
796Th Street
Marion
Farmers State Bank
Norwest Bank
Randall Foods
Woman seeks review in murder case of Cedar Rapids mother
Teresa Plowman a 24 year old Cedar Rapids woman asks Linn County District Court to appoint attorney Jean Laurence to review post conviction relief for her second degree murder conviction in the 1984 death of her 21 month old daughter Lacy Plowman serving up to 80 years in prison The appeals court dismissed her previous appeal in 1986 citing issues with photos prior acts of violence and attorney performance The letter did not specify grounds for a new challenge and Laurence could not be reached.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Jean Laurence
Iowa City
Plowman
Lacy
Iowa Court of Appeals
Laurence
Traveler had charges dropped for feeding hungry children
A Miami Dade County judge dismissed a second degree misdemeanor charge against Tobin Jinks after she fed her hungry children canned sausages on a Metrorail train. The state attorney planned to decide whether to appeal or refile.
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Dade County
Arthur Maginnis
Tobin Jinks
Katherine Snowden
Maginnis
Appeals judge condemns pension split in Tama County divorce ruling
Iowa Court of Appeals ruling gave Mrs Sue Sturtz $250 monthly from ex husband D Carl Sturtz pension until remarriage. Judge Rosemary Sackett dissented urging equal division and objecting to homemaker bias. The majority acknowledged past cases awarding pensions as alimony and modified prior Tama County decision.
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Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
Court of Appeals
Rosemary Shaw Sackett
Tama County
D. Carl Sturtz
Sue Carol Sturtz
Marina Partners
Sackett
Sue
FICA
Richard Schlegel
Larry Conmey
Sturtz
Sturtz's Pension Benefits To Mrs. Sturtz
17 Percent Fail Public School Teaching Exams
Washington AP reports a federal study finds 17 percent of prospective public school teachers fail certification tests. Alaska and Iowa are the only states not requiring tests for entry or licensing, while most states use tests to ensure basic literacy rather than advanced competence.
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