McLeod touts ICN as computer link for schools
Cedar Rapids entrepreneur Clark McLeod told a Senate education subcommittee that the Iowa Communications Network could greatly expand education by linking computers for individualized instruction. He urged completing ICN part 3 links and urging districts to adopt cost effective computer deployment plans.
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Des Moines
Iowa Communications
Cedar Rapids
Clark McLeod
McLeod
Senate
ICN
Iowa National
Iowans favor Dole in presidential matchups poll
A Des Moines AP survey shows 34 percent would re-elect Clinton, 34 percent would consider replacing him, and 32 percent want him gone. In a hypothetical race Dole leads Clinton 44 to 39 with 16% undecided, among 822 registered voters. The study, by Political Media Research Inc, has a 3.5 percent margin of error.
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Texas
Lamar Alexander
Arlen Specter
R-Pa
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Colin Powell
Powell
Gramm
Sugar
Alexander
Ex-Branstad aide joins ISU staff in Iowa City
Rod Boshart reports that David Roederer former Branstad chief of staff has a two year appointment as coordinator of economic development at Iowa State University Roederer 44 will link ISU technology and information expertise with state growth aims ISU president Martin Jischke backs the plan Roederer has held multiple state posts including director of commerce and criminal justice and served as campaign manager in 1990
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Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
David Roederer
Terry Branstad
Iowa State University
Roederer
Iowa
ISU
Martin Jischke
Iowa jobless rate holds at low level
DES data show Iowa unemployment at 3.3 percent in January with 1,521,000 employed, down from December and January 1994. Local rates ranged from 1.6 percent in Urbandale to 7.1 percent in Waterloo, while the U S rate was 5.7 percent.
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Waterloo
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Man Returns to Minnesota on Murder Charges
David Engle 19 of Cresco Iowa is back in Preston Minnesota to face second degree murder and burglary charges for the beating death of his stepgreat-grand mother Gertrude Bestor 86 found dead at her Granger home. Prosecutors plan to seek first degree murder.
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Minnesota
David Engle
Cresco
Iowa
Preston
Gertrude Bestor
Granger
Engle
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