Culver Opens Drug Enforcement Hearings On Youth
Sen. Culver launches Senate Juvenile Delinquency subcommittee hearings on U S drug enforcement amid concerns that youth addiction weakens national security. Dr Peter Bourne testifies on eradiation efforts with Mexico and NATO considerations stay in focus as heroin availability drops 40 percent and overdose deaths decline. The hearing notes Mexico spends about 50 million annually on eradication while U S support over three years totals 9 to 12 million. Next session set for February 24 with Culver presiding.
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John Co. Culver
Senate
United States
Iowa
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Culver
Senate Armed Services Committee
Peter G. Bourne
President Carter
Office of Drug Abuse Policy
Bourne
Geneva
Drug Enforcement Administration
United States Department of Justice
Department of State
Mexico
Turkey
Cedar Rapids seeks court order to abate fire hazard at 915 Second St SE
The city of Cedar Rapids seeks a Linn District Court injunction against owners Frank and Lilian Cach for alleged fire code violations at 915 Second St SE. The petition labels the site a nuisance and requests abatement, a permanent injunction, and removal of hazards after a Feb 1 council finding of substantial fire hazard.
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Cedar Rapids
Second St. SE
Linn District Court
Frank
Lillian Cach
Lawsuit names Marion schools
Gary Jon Hoppes a teacher fired by the Marion Independent School District filed a Linn District Court suit to force the district to process his appeal of the firing before an adjudicator. The district says probationary teachers are ineligible, while Hoppes asserts the law requires handling the appeal. The board's termination decision cited superintendent C Robert Bennett and high school principal Michael Prosser and alleged insubordination.
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Gary Jon Hoppes
Marion Independent
Linn District Court
Hoppes
C. Robert Bennett
Michael Prosser
Worksaver Tips for Line Crisper with Paper Towels
A simple kitchen fix suggests lining the bottom of a refrigerator vegetable crisper with a paper towel and changing the towel as needed to absorb moisture and keep produce fresh.
Three Arrested On Varied Charges In Iowa City Area
Archie R. Buckley 25 of 1017 Eighth Ave SE was arrested Thursday for failure to return a rented vehicle and charged on a warrant for assault and interference with official acts after giving the name Bobby Mason. Trenton C. Toms 29 of Vinton was charged Thursday night with carrying a concealed weapon when a loaded gun was found in his front seat. Michael J. Johnson 26 of Iowa City was arrested on a Linn County warrant alleging alteration of a manufacturer serial number.
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Eighth Ave
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Buckley
Bobby Mason
Trenton Clark Toms
Vinton
Michael J. Johnson
Linn Sheriff's Deputies
Johnson
Decorah parents seek home schooling to avoid court
In Decorah Iowa Mr and Mrs Robert Sessions seek to keep seven year old Erik Sessions out of the Decorah public school and arranged to continue his education at home but contact with school officials failed. They appealed to the Iowa Department of Public Instruction after the local board denied home instruction last November. The DPI said their plan would be equivalent to public schooling but the child cannot continue schooling at home. Erik's parents both hold high credentials but neither is Iowa certified as an elementary teacher.
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Decorah
Erik Sessions
Robert Sessions
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Sessions
DPI
Erik
Iowa
Endocrinology Pioneer Gertrude van Wagenen Dies
Dr. Gertrude van Wagenen, 84, a pioneer in reproductive endocrinology and an authority on using monkeys to study human conditions, died Wednesday in New Haven Connecticut.
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New Haven, Conn
Gertrude van Wagenen
Cedar Rapids Lawyer Named Honorary Police Member
Cedar Rapids attorney Robert C. Nelson was named an honorary member of the Cedar Rapids Police Department. Nelson, at 801 30th St. NE, said he was invited to discuss a legal matter and learned of the honor upon arrival. He received a wall plaque and praised police fellowship. The piece also notes Census Bureau figures placing the US population at 218 million.
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Robert C. Nelson
Nelson
30Th St
Gareth Clift
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