Lustig's Night and Hope on 25th year in Iowa City
Czech writer Arnost Lustig, living in Iowa City since 1970, reissues his WWII concentration camp memoir Night and Hope with the University of Town press. He discusses life, faith, identity, and the role of the International Writing Program as he prepares new works and a film project while praising Iowa City's supportive environment.
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University of Town
Arnost Lustig
Lustig
Radio Prague
University of Iowa
Mr. B
Mr. S
Willi Feld
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Jan Kadar
Drake University
Katherina Horowitz
Harper and Row
New York
Los Angeles
Europe
Coralville and Red Rock draw large 1972 outdoor recreation crowds
Iowa’s Coralville lake attracted about 1.2 million visitors in 1972, similar to 1971, per army corps traffic counts. Red Rock lake on the Des Moines river drew about 800 thousand. Engineers note Sugar Bottom access roads resurfacing and a new trailer dumping station and sewage lagoon at Sugar Bottom, plus two more acres cleared at West Overlook for facilities. Peak Coralville storage reached 132000 acre feet on Aug. 16. The winter solstice marked the start of the northern hemisphere winter season at 12 13 p.m. local time.
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Red Rock Lake
Des Moines River
Des Moines
Iowa
Coralville
Sugar Bottom
Robertson
South Pacific Ocean
National Weather Service
Antofagasta
Chile
South America
St Olaf Choir to Perform at Iowa City in January
The 66-voice St Olaf Choir tours for 18 days including a Jan 31 concert at Hancher Auditorium University of Iowa. Conducted by Dr Kenneth Jennings, the group has appeared worldwide since 1913 and 1972. Tickets at Hancher box office start January 2 with student and nonstudent pricing.
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Iowa City
Hancher
University of Iowa
St. Olaf
U. of I
Varley reshapes Iowa House with three veteran chairmen ousted
House Speaker designate Andrew Varley names 14 committee chairs, replacing three veteran chairmen. David Stanley becomes Ways and Means chair, ending Elmer Den Herder's long run. Charles Strothman and Harold Fischer lose chairs. Louis A. Peterson and Wendell Pellitt gain county government and other key posts. Joan Lipsky becomes the sole woman chair, heading social services.
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Elmer den Herder
R-Sioux Center
den Herder
Stanley
Grand Junction
Charles Grassley
New Hartford
Schools Committee
Appropriations Committee
House
Edgar Holden
Davenport
Social Services Committee
Rules Committee
Social Services
Joan Lipsky
Appropriations Committee. Mrs. Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Is spiritual schizophrenia a business disease
A reflection on how personal ethics apply to business. The author argues that moral responsibility does not change with context. Individuals must uphold their values in work as in life, recognizing all people as primary before commerce or governance.
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Varley
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New London
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