Rights Cantata to be performed in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids hosts the Human Rights Cantata based on the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. Composed by James F. Wood, the 45 minute piece blends French Spanish and Chinese with piano horn and trumpet. A Cedar Rapids UNA Kirkwood co sponsoring choir performs Saturday at 2 pm in Iowa Hall Kirkwood Campus.
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Cedar Rapids
United National Universal
Iowa
Iowa Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Ken Bland
Larry Clark
Diane Flanagan
Russ Garner
Frank Hulbert
Stephanie Wager
Joel Gaede
Jan Thulin
Laila Rossey
United Nations Association of
Kirkwood
Eliza
Beth Young
UNA Organization
United Nations General Assembly
Young
People’s Church Choir
San Francisco
Wood
Eugene Shea
People’s Church
Merchant’s National Bank
Cedar Rapids Elks No. 251
George Hill
Lodge
Iowa Easter Seal Society
Iowa Elks Association
Suspended sentences handed down in Linn district court
In Linn District Court Bob Edgeton received a six month suspended jail term and two years probation on two marijuana delivery counts. Richard L. Hall got up to a year in prison and two years probation on a reduced second offense drunk driving charge with a $500 fine. George W. Welsh received two years probation on a reduced second offense drunk driving. Freddie M. Jones was dismissed on a breaking and entering charge for insufficient evidence regarding the Cedar Rapids Paint Store break-in.
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Linn
Bob Edgeton
Richard L. Hall
Cedar Rapids
George W. Welsh
Freddie M. Jones
Jazz musician Rahsaan Ro land Kirk dies at 41
Famed jazz composer and multi instrumentalist Rahsaan Ro land Kirk died Monday at age 41 in Bloomington Indiana. He was known for avant garde jazz and could play two or more instruments simultaneously.
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Bloomington
Ind
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Catholic Layman's Club elects new officers
Richard D. Fowler becomes president of the Catholic Layman's Club at 2225 Birchwood Drive NE. Gerald Sullivan is elected vice president and Herman Stecklein is re elected secretary treasurer. New board members include James B. Oetken Les Moucka John C Mont pas Dr John Ritchie Charles Gradeville and Dewey Cummins.
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Richard D. Fowler
Birchwood Drive
Gerald Sullivan
Herman Stecklein
James B. Oetken
Les Moucka
John C. Montpas
John Ritchie
Charles Gradeville
Dewey Cummins
Blouin to Meet Iowa Hospital Administrators on Proposed Rules
Washington congressman Mike Blouin plans a Cedar Rapids meeting with hospital administrators at Mercy Hospital Hallmar lounge to protest federal health planning guidelines. He argues occupancy rate targets and a 500 births per year requirement are impractical and favor local decision making.
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Washington
Mike Blouin
D-Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Hallmar
Mercy Hospital
Blouin
Iowa
Joseph Califano
Hearing on sex bias set for Cedar Rapids city hall
A public hearing on a sex discrimination complaint filed by Mary Quigley of Marion against Linn Co-Operative Oil Co. is scheduled Thursday at 9 a.m. in Cedar Rapids City Hall council chambers. The Iowa Civil Rights Commission will hear the case over discharge reasons.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Mary Quigley
Tower Terrace
Marion
Linn Co-Operative Oil Co
Man to get plates in spite of hassle
Robert Brown of Conowingo Maryland will receive 1978 license plates despite owing 14 dollars for an alleged Baltimore traffic ticket that may result from a misread license plate. A Baltimore officer allegedly miscopied the plate number causing the error. The episode could affect vehicle registration for motorists with outstanding violations next year. Brown, 68, says he has not visited Baltimore in two decades and faced repeated delays in clearing the matter.
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Glen Burnie
Robert Brown
Baltimore
Steve Horwitz
The
State Motor Vehicle Administration
Brown
Conowingo
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Kirk
Layman’s Club
Fowler
Salvation Army
Jim Oetken
Salvation Army Corps Advisory Board
Army’s Corps
C Avenue NW
William J. Holtz
FMC Corporation
John Little
Ellis Park Church of God
Joseph Lutzenberger
Harnischfeger Corp
John E. Moore
Collins Radio
Robert R. Nance
Vigortone Products
William H. Roberts
Square D
Robert L. Whitaker
Quaker Oats
William B. Pohorsky
Greater Down Town Association
American Cancer Society
Linn County
Keith Fleck
Fleck
Handcraft Sale
Dubuque
A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Company
Washington, D.C
Mattie Williams
U.S. District Court
Margaret
Richard Fowler
Bill Malloy
Diamond Store
Malloy Jewelers
Second Ave
Law Enuubes Perhaniel Stan
van WhiteWestinghouse
WhiteWestinghouse
White-Westinghouse
White Westinghouse
Ee Love Electric Light and Power Company
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