U of Iowa launches major new telephone system upgrade
University of Iowa switches to a $17 million telephone system over the Dec weekend affecting about 7 000 campus numbers and some University Hospitals lines. Extensions for residence halls come online by mid January with call forwarding and call waiting. main number (319) 335 3500 will be used for wrong numbers during transition.
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University of Iowa
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Universal Communication Systems Inc
Roanoke
U.S
Iowa proposes new standards could push district consolidations
The Iowa Department of Education seeks more administrators and foreign language offerings. Proposals ban district superintendents from serving as principals in about 100 districts, expand guidance and vocational programs, and prompt consolidation. A advisory panel reviews the plan before public hearings and a 1989 July 1 effective date.
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Iowa Department of Education
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State Board
Governor’s Office
Branstad Elected to GOP Governors Association Committee
Gov. Terry Branstad won a seat on the executive committee of the Republican Governors Association at the Parsippany meeting. He joins Gov. Arch Moore Jr. of West Virginia. they replace Lamar Alexander and Dick Thornburgh. Thomas Kean was chosen chairman and Michael Castle vice chairman.
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Terry Branstad
Republican Governors Association
Parsippany
Branstad
Arch Moore Jr
West Virginia
Lamar Alexander
Tennessee
Dick Thornburgh
Pennsylvania
GOP
Thomas Kean
New Jersey
Michael Castle
Delaware
Chrystal to succeed Ryan as Bankers Trust chair
Bankers Trust Co. announces John Chrystal will become chairman while remaining chief executive officer. Dennis Wood rises to president and chief operating officer. The Iowa bank, facing losses, expects a full year loss under $1 million, with no bonds sold in the second half.
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Bankers Trust Co
John Ryan
John Chrystal
Chrystal
Bankers Trust
Dennis Wood
Dennis
Ryan
Wood
Iowa State University
Packers National Bank
Omaha
Neb
Iowa eyes hazardous waste dump by winter 1988
Iowa plans a statewide screening to pick an above ground hazardous waste dump site by winter 1988 if about 1 million dollars is funded. The plan notes a five year effort to plan and build, with costs ranging from 4 to 20 million dollars and annual operating expenses above 1 million dollars.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources
John Seyb
Seyb
Leyb
Suit claims mentally retarded held wrongly in state hospitals
A class-action filed in Des Moines federal court by Iowa Protection and Advocacy Services accuses the Iowa Department of Human Services of denying constitutional rights to about 200 mentally retarded residents. The suit seeks expanded community options, including group homes, supervised apartments, and sheltered workshops, at Glenwood and Woodward state hospital schools.
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DES Moines
Iowa Department of Human Services
Iowa Protection and Advocacy Services
DHS
Glenwood
Woodward State Hospital
Elk mistaken for deer shot by Iowa hunter
An elk wandered into Iowa and was accidentally shot on opening day of deer season ten miles north of Shenandoah. No charges will be filed against the unidentified hunter. state conservation officer Don Priebe said the hunter was upset. Iowa bans killing elk and related species in the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Don Priebe
Shenandoah
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