PTA Hopes Fingerprinting Eases Missing Children Issue
Cedar Rapids PTA Council plans a weekend late March fingerprinting program at Lindale and Westdale malls. About 20 volunteers from the Cedar Rapids police Explorer Post will fingerprint children older than three, with cards kept by parents to aid authorities if a child goes missing. The project, voluntary and ongoing, follows a Missing Children Act provision guiding use of identification cards.
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Mark Glennarzette
Cedar Rapids
PTA Council
Marti Sparrow
Lindale
Westdale
PTA
Barnes
Explorer Post
Sparrow
Mormon Church
Reagan
Jobless rate drops first time since recession began
Washington reports January unemployment fell by 600000 to 10.2 percent, with civilian rate down to 10.4 percent. Reagan hails the decline as momentum while noting seasonal adjustments and a later 11A continuation.
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Washington
Department of Labor
America
Reagan
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Weinberger seeks clash over Beirut pistol incident
Israeli officials accuse Defense Secretary Weinberger of seeking a fight after he praised Marine Captain Charles B. Johnson for drawing a pistol on an Israeli tank patrol in Beirut. Washington contends the exchange is part of Ariel Sharon's broader effort to discredit the multinational force in Lebanon.
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Gazette Wire Services
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Beirut
U.S
Ariel Sharon
Lebanon
Washington Post
Tel Aviv
Yaacov Meridor
Weinberger
Israel
Washington
Pentagon
State Department
Mideast
Reagan signals listening on jobs plan with budget guardrails
President Reagan said he would listen to calls for a federal jobs program but any expansion of public works must fit within the budget. He noted no new welfare plans and cited existing aid for the needy. The briefing followed January unemployment drops and marked his 72nd birthday.
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Washington
Reagan
Nancy Reagan
Ottumwa Vindicated in Saudi Student Shooting Case
Iowa DCI chief says Ottumwa may have been unfairly blamed for last year’s shooting at Saudi flight students. He notes the case is closed and no individuals are named. Mayor Parker calls the report helpful but acknowledges the town’s damaged image will be hard to repair.
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Ottumwa
UPI
Iowa
Ottuwma
Hawthorne
Calif
Northrup
Shanahan
California
Ottumwans
Parker
Index One Gauge of Success and Copyright
The quote reflects a perspective on progress where success is not the absence of tough problems but the persistence of persistent issues from year to year. It highlights a measure of effectiveness in addressing recurring challenges.
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