Iowa Newsround: School Closings and Transport Funds Sparks Debate
Cedar Rapids parents oppose school closures with Hawkeye Labor Council urging caution over Hayes and Fillmore. Other items note a potential Iowa water shortage, discussions on speeding limits, $900000 earmark lapses, anti abortion nomination block, an ancient love story, traffic safety complaints, autism screening emphasis, Jefferson vs Regis game outcome, Benton Community girls season turn, and college teachers rejecting a base salary fact finder.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Labor Council
Hayes
Fillmore
Roger Smith checks into Mayo Clinic with wife Ann-Margret
At the urging of his wife Ann-Margret, Roger Smith enters the Mayo Clinic seeking treatment. The notes say he holds out no hope. The caption mentions happier days as the couple appear together.
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Ann-Margret
Roger Smith
Mayo Clinic
People
Crooked World View Shifts From Flat to Round
A quip reflecting changing beliefs about the world, tracing a joke from flat to round to crooked, attributed as a pithy copyright remark.
Iranian court tries American writer Cynthia Dwyer in espionage case
Swiss authorities report Cynthia Dwyer 49 of Amherst New York was tried in Tehran on espionage charges after eight months in prison. A verdict may come Monday. U.S. officials say she had a hearing, not a trial. Sobhani, another American, is freed. Dwyer’s husband awaits official word as negotiations continue.
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Bern
Switzerland
Cynthia Dwyer
Foreign Office
Washington
State Department
Department
Mohi Sobhani
William Dyess
United States
Dwyer
Iran
Sobhani
Los Angeles
Zia Nassri
Buffalo Evening News
Flavio Meroni
Tehran
Kathryn Koob Returns to Iowa After 444-Day Iran Hostage Ordeal
Jesup native Kathryn Koob arrives in Des Moines to a cheering Statehouse crowd after 444 days held hostage in Iran. She speaks of family support, emotion, and the value of responsibility during a joint session of the Iowa General Assembly. Her remarks honor those who stood by her and urge accountability in leadership.
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Des Moines
Miss Koob
Statehouse
Iowa General Assembly
Koob
Mom
Harold
Elsie Koob
Jesup
Tehran
Reagan plans deep cuts in food stamps and aid programs
A preliminary list from the Reagan administration proposes large 1981 83 budget reductions affecting food stamps extended unemployment benefits highway programs public service jobs and state local grants. The plan targets a 15 20 percent cut in block grants and would shrink Medicaid and nutrition programs while reshaping trade adjustment assistance.
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Washington
UPI
Reagan
Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
Jim
Brady
Washington Post
Washington Star
The
Post
Hawkeye Fever Strikes Fan Hospitalized After Loss
Howard Wahl, 69, of Waterloo, suffers a serious blood condition flaring after Iowa Hawkeyes losses. He was admitted to University Hospitals after a 79-66 defeat by Illinois. Hawkeyes players visited his room to cheer him and discuss the game.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Lute Olson
University of Iowa
Howard Wahl
Waterloo
Hawkeyes
Wahl
Illinois
Jan Lovett
Hawkeye
Lovett
Steve Waite
Vince Brookins
Kenny Arnold
Northwestern
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Regis
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Bridge Comics Consumer
Ken Sullivan
Katy Koob
Valentine
Robert Ray
Fan
Tom Walsh
Johnson County Bureau
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