Cedar Rapids Symphony names Tiemeyer new conductor
Christian Tiemeyer named music director and conductor of the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra. President Jim Sealy announced at a Paramount Theatre press conference that he will begin in the 1982 83 season and will conduct the 60th anniversary concerts April 24 25 while remaining associate conductor of the Dallas Symphony. Sealy said Tiemeyer has a release to spend needed time in Cedar Rapids and plans to move with his wife and three children in spring 1983.
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Christian Tiemeyer
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Jim Sealy
The
Symphony
Paramount Theatre
Sealy
Tiemeyer
Dallas Symphony
Cedar Rapids
Soviet freighter sinks in Atlantic with 33 dead
In a violent Atlantic storm the Mekhanik Tarasov sank off Newfoundland. Twenty one crewmen were recovered, twelve remained missing. Five Soviet survivors were taken to the Coast Guard ship and Danish fishing boat aided in rescue efforts. Weather and sea conditions hindered lifeboat use.
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Atlantic
Gazette Wire Services
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Ocean Ranger
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Ministry of Transport
St. John’s
Cmdr
Douglas Case
Sigurfarid
Coast Guard
Humphrey Gilbert
Ivan Dvorsky
Case
Voters reject Oelwein annexation plan in landslide
In Oelwein voters backed by Mark Plenke and Larry Murphy defeated a city backed annexation 1591 to 703. The measure would have added over two square miles and about 471 residents with nearly 105000 in annual revenue. Citizens Against Annexation credited taxpayers for the win.
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Mark Plenke
Larry Murphy
Iowa
Oelwein
Citizens Against
Iowa House passes major revision of prison sentence rules
The Iowa House backed a broad change to sentencing, setting longer terms for violent crimes and using only aggravated crimes after age 15 for prior juvenile records. A commission will draft guidelines for judges, with Gov. Ray's plan in effect during transition, and a crowding relief process without a hard cap.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Ms. Doderer
Doderer
Jean Lloyd-Jones
O-Ilowa City
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Phil Tyrrell
North English
Lyle Krewson
Urbandale
Commission
Tauke discusses education cuts with Kirkwood students
About 200 students packed Iowa Hall at Kirkwood College for a two way talk with Rep. Tom Tauke on federal education cuts. Tauke opposed deep cuts to Pell Grants and Work Study but urged restraint on eliminating proposed programs and called for better collection of past loans to fund continued education.
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Tom Tauke
R-Dubuque
Kirkwood Community College
Judy Perkins
Cedar Rapids
Liz Stout
Glenda Wilson
Angie Gigland
Kurt Rogahn Lazette
Iowa Hall
Kirkwood College
2Nd District
Tauke
Reagan
Wayne Ditsworth
Ditsworth
Disworth
Rare tactic for hearing on revenue
Iowa Senate will meet as a committee of the whole to hear a bill merging most of 118 changes from the federal Internal Revenue Code into the Iowa Revenue Code. The session is informational only with Dept of Revenue staff answering questions, not allowing amendments.
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Ken Sullivan
Jette
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
Disarmament as Hollywood Party Metaphor
A witty comparison likens disarmament to a Hollywood party where attendees wait for others to arrive. The remark frames diplomacy as a social scene, implying hesitation and anticipation before collective action. Copyright note included.
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Isaiah Jackson
Sheldon Morgenstern
Carl Topilow
Jackson
Flint, Mich
Robert McNamara
Bob McNamara
Gazette
John McIvor
Marion
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