Juan Irigoyen Yepez Defies Odds as Able Bodied Programmer
Juan Irigoyen Yepez, born without arms or legs, returned to Bolivia after 12 years in the United States. He now walks eats writes types and dresses himself and has trained as a computer programmer. His prosthetic limbs cost about 18000 and he credits the New York University Medical Center for life changing rehabilitation and research benefiting others.
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Irigoyen Yepez
Bolivia
U.S
Institute of Rehabilitation’ Medicine
New York University Medical Center
Juan
Rusk
California
la Paz
Minor Injuries From Cedar Rapids Traffic Pitfalls
Four people sustained minor injuries in Cedar Rapids traffic incidents on Thursday. Karen Swanson 20 and Gary Rudd 18 were treated for facial lacerations at Luke's hospital after Swanson lost control and hit a parked car owned by Donald Adams. Tom Buchanan 17 bumped his nose when his car struck a fire hydrant after braking for children. Wilhelmina Winters 22 suffered a head bump in a car pedestrian collision with Charles Hoffman charged with failure to yield.
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Cedar Rapids
Karen R. Swanson
First Avenue SE
Auty
Gary Rudd
Central City
Luke's Hospital
Miss Swanson
Tom J. Buchanan
Blake Boulevard
Volt
Buchanan
Twelfth Street
Wilhimina K. Winters
Second Avenue
Charles R. Hoffman
Walker
Court Study of Aid to Church Schools Backed
The Senate voted 70 to 0 to permit Supreme Court review of the constitutionality of federal education aid to church affiliated schools. Senator Ervin said current programs channel funds to parochial schools and may violate church state separation. His amendment would allow suits by individual taxpayers or public or non profit agencies. similar riders have failed in the House.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Ervin
House
State Interest Rate Change Maintains 5 Percent Return
Des Moines reports the state will keep the interest on deposits at 5 percent while savings certificates will mature in four months instead of six. The change, approved by the state interest rate committee, aims to ensure funds are available sooner if needed, with local governmental units earning at least 4 percent on low deposits in state banks.
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Des Moines
UPI
Paul Franzenburg
Convulsions Send 11 Month Old Diane Espe to Local Hospital
Police officers and firefighters revived 11 month old Diane Espe at the Carl Espe home on 1501 B avenue NW after she suffered convulsions caused by a high fever. She was admitted to St Luke's hospital just after 1 p.m. and reported in fair condition Friday.
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Carl Espe
B Avenue NW
Diane Espe
S J. Luke’s Hospital
Missing solo canoeist picked up by Soviets
Soviet radio says British canoeist Fran Brenton was found at sea near the Canary Islands after a 106 day voyage in a 28 foot craft. He left Newfoundland for Southwest Africa from Chicago seeking a two month Atlantic crossing but faced bad weather and equipment failure. The U S Coast Guard joined the search.
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Moscow
Kostroma
Fran Agadir
Vis Brenton
Africa
Atlantic
Brenton
Agadir
Morocco
Moscow Radio
Tevestia
Canary Islands
Newfoundland
Chicago
U.S. Coast Guard
Russell Group Convicts U.S. in Unanimous Verdict
The Russell Group sentences three former American servicemen and about 50 others as a jury of 14 left wing intellectuals from 10 countries delivers a unanimous verdict.
Indicted Furnishing Beer to Minor Leads to Fines
Independence resident Richard Stevens 21 pleaded guilty to furnishing beer to a minor and was fined $54 by a Walker District Judge. The Russell tribunal announced a $50 fine for Peter Van Metre after finding him guilty of war crimes in Vietnam. A NAACP arrest on June 26 was reported in Indeper-Football coverage.
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Independence
Richard Stevens
Walker
Roskilde
Denmark
Russell Tribunal
Peter van Metre
U.S
Ncaav
Indeper- Vietnam
Channel 9
State Surveys Car Insurance Cancellations
Iowa's Department of Insurance surveys 500 auto liability insurers to gauge the need for a law regulating cancellations and non renewals. Insurance Commissioner Lorne R Worthington says a bill could be drafted if the issue proves significant and help is possible. Fuji's toothache is painful for the men of McHales Navy.
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Des Moines
State Insurance Department
Iowa
Lorne R. Worthington
Insurance Department
Worthington
Fuji
McHale’s Navy
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Beams Choice Bour bon in Collector's Edition Bottles
The Beam family promotes Beam's Choice Bourbon in Collector's Edition bottles featuring reproductions of Rembrandt Hals De Keyser and Holbein artworks. The note claims the bottle holds real bourbon and offers cost savings and forgery protection. It positions the gift as a token of refined taste both inside and out.
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de Keyser
Dandy
Holbein
Beam
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