Composer turns businessman leads Maverik and symphony ties
By the late 1960s the Call family joined the firm with Call taking helm in 1983. Maverik shifted from oil to convenience stores and now numbers about 1,000 employees. He remains active as a composer or opera writer, with works performed in Salt Lake City and surrounding regions.
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Call
Maverik
Casey’s
Midwest
Ued
Salt Lake City
Tiemeyer
Utah
AIDS cases in Iowa rise among women amid testing mandate
Iowa reports 19 women with AIDS, six new cases this year, and 27 total deaths among 218 statewide cases. Testing of 37,846 births under a new legislative requirement seeks to inform on transmission risks and mothers’ health. World AIDS Day underscores female impact and need for awareness.
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Iowa
University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Barb Cameron
Genetically Engineered Rats Aid Arthritis Research
In Dallas researchers have bred rats with genetic modifications that mimic spinal arthritis and related diseases. The work aims to illuminate human arthritis mechanisms and spur new treatments, with Dr Maxwell Cowan of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute praising the advance as significant.
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Dallas
Maxwell Cowan
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Bethesda, Md
Court strikes down Chicago school reform law
Illinois Supreme Court declares unconstitutional a portion of the 1988 School Reform Act that reshaped Chicago public school governance by electing local school councils. The ruling finds the council election method violates one person one vote, though the court upholds the provision ending principals tenure as constitutional and gives time to adjust.
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Chicago
State Supreme Court
High Court
Cook County
Special education costs and enrollments rise in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids faces growing special education needs with higher enrollments and more out of district students. Budgeting lags a year, driving costs past 10.3 million dollars while transportation adds 700 thousand. Regional AEA groups report rises due to identification changes and more behaviorally disturbed students.
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Cedar Rapids
Austin Mueller
Mueller
Grant Wood Area
Myron Rodee
Grant Wood Aea
Rodee
Iowa
Keystone Area Education Agency
Eugene Pratt
Keystone
Pratt
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