Iowa SHARES aids Cambodian refugees to help provide medical care
Gov. Robert D. Ray urged Iowans to support Iowa SHARES with funds for food and medicine for Cambodian refugees in camps near the Thai border. A three month medical team plan includes doctors nurses and paramedical staff, with January and February deployment.
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Thailand
Cambodia
Ray
Kenneth Quinn
Iowa
Quinn
State Capitol
Des Moines
Mrs. Ray
Iowa Shares
Governor’s Office
Marion Man Pan Handles for Gold in Iowa Streams
Howard Barnett of Marion age 70 and his wife Sylvia search Iowa streams for gold flour and occasional nuggets. He recalls starting in 1940 and now hoards bags of powder from sandpits and rivers, valuing the hobby over money while sharing samples at rock and mineral shows.
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Barnett
Iowa
Sylvia
Third Ave
Eddyville
Colorado
Cedar River
State
Martin-Marietta
Marion Community Briefs from Wednesday Meetings
Marion groups schedule meetings and events including DeMolay Lodge at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Masonic Temple. Rebekah Lodge No. 35 hosts a Christmas party at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pearl Wilber’s home. Lions Club hears Dr. Thomas Feld of Mount Mercy College at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at Suburban restaurant. Boy Scout Troop 555 holds a court of honor at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Linn Co-Op Oil Co. Additional notes list medical assists at various streets and an apartment fire at 1887 Sixth Ave.
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Rebekah
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge No. 35
Pearl Wilber
Eighth St
Lions
Thomas Feld
Mount Mercy College
Marion Lions Club
Boy Scout Troop 555
Linn Co-Op Oil Co
35Th St
Iowa City Weighs Five Year 52.7 Million Capital Plan
City staff outlined a five year capital improvements program totaling 52.7 million dollars for Iowa City. The FY1981 segment proposes 6.9 million with 21 projects next year including flood control on Ralston Creek transit facility upgrades an outdoor police firing range street work bikeways and a new city animal shelter.
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Iowa City
Ralston Creek
Fire damages apartment on Sixth Ave in Marion
A Sunday morning blaze extensively damaged Carla Lathrop's apartment at 1887 Sixth Ave in Marion. Fire officials said the other two units in the building were undamaged and no injuries occurred. Investigators planned to continue probing the blaze today to determine its cause.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette One
Third Ave
Seedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedarapids
Associated Press
AP News
Carla Lathrop
Sixth Ave
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Gov
Robert D. Ray
First Christian Church
Ken Sullivan
First Christian
David Polk
Robert Durach
Temple Judah
Lew van Nostrand
Linn County
Howard Barnett
Cedar Gape
Marion
Tom Fruehling
Marion Bureau
Iowa Rock Hounds
Mario
Linn
Masonic Temple
Mothers’ Club
Blairs Ferry Road
Lindale Drive
Fourth Ave
Boddicker OF Music
Czech Village
16Th Ave
Gazette
10Th Street
Wigker's Bourbon
Hiram Walker & Sons
Png
Peoria
Illinois
Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc
Peoria, IL
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