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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1995
Page
1
Coleman era begins as UI names Mary Sue Coleman president
Mary Sue Coleman, 52, becomes the University of Iowa's 18th president, the first woman in the role. She faces tasks of boosting educational quality and efficiency, aligning funds for a $1.1 billion budget, and planning health sciences funding amid industry changes. She will need a provost and launches a national search in January. College reactions praise her personable approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Owa City
Mary Sue Coleman
University of Iowa
U of I’s Health Sciences Complex
U of I’s
Coleman
University
Hunter Rawlings
Cornell University
Decorah survivors face daily questions from Eckheart family
Nathan Eckheart sits with sister Ashley and brother Zach as parents Paul and Kay Eckheart stand behind. The slice of life story follows the family in Decorah coping with ongoing questions about survivor experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Rita
Seymour Ashley Eckheart
Paul
Nathan Eckheart
Decorah
Ashley
Zach
Paul and
Kay Eckheart
Fire at school party kills 345 in Dabwali India
A fire at a year end party for Dayanand Arya Vedic School in Dabwali Haryana killed 345 and injured 142 as a stampede and a collapsed tent trapped attendees. Police reported most victims were children under 10 and a short circuit sparked the blaze. Three days of mourning were declared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwali
India
Dabwali
Sirsa
Hariyana
New Delhi
Hari Shankar
Dayanand Arya Vedic School
Shankar
Gunfire in Bosnia hits U S transport plane
NATO commander warned rival factions to stop firing after a bullet pierced a U S C 130 transporting humanitarian aid to Sarajevo and a British Sea King helicopter carrying infants was fired on near Tuzla. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuzla
Bosnia-Herzegovina
NATO
Bosnia
U.S. Navy
Leighton Smith
Sarajevo
Today’s Chuckle: Dad’s Noisy Toy Assembly
A humorous note about a father’s noisy toy assembly scene. Tools clang while he grumbles and swears softly, keeping the household awake as the holiday fun looms.
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Life & Leisure
U of I
Jeremy Johnson
Decorah Boy
Rita Seymour
Ecorah
Department of Health
Nathan
Cpt
Cedar Rapids
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United Nations
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