Air fares to drop as Amer ica West, Republic add Cedar Rapids service
Cedar Rapids gains two new jet routes as America West starts Cedar Rapids Des Moines Phoenix flights February 15 and Republic adds Cedar Rapids Minneapolis service February 9 with Detroit to follow April 27. Officials say low fares and expanded terminal plan attract carriers and riders. Bill Rankin notes space challenges while Frank Magid praises the expansion for positioning Cedar Rapids as a regional hub.
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America West
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Frank Magid
Airport Commission
Iowa
Bill Rankin
Republic
Transplant Pioneering Doctor to Lecture at Cornell College
Dr. Loren Hiratzka, Iowa heart transplant pioneer and 1966 Cornell alum, will lecture on Ethical and Technical Aspects of Heart Transplants at King Chapel Cornell College on Thursday at 11 a.m. The free public talk covers his role in Iowa's first donor heart transplant performed June 2 and his work at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
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Loren Hiratzka
Iowa
King Chapel
Cornell
Hiratzka
University of Iowa
University Hospitals
UNI to Close 1800 Rat Lab Over Budget Shortfall
The University of Northern Iowa will end breeding at its 1800 rat colony by Feb. 15 due to a deficit and shifting priorities. The lab cost about $500,000 to purchase and remodel, and closing will save $50,000 to $75,000 this year while freeing staff time for the psychology department.
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Cedar Falls
University of Northern Iowa
UNI
James Martin
Iowa
University
Martin
State museum fund drive hits 70 percent goal in Des Moines
The Iowa Historical Museum Foundation has raised 8.4 million dollars toward a 12 million goal for a 27 million museum near the state capitol in east Des Moines. December brought 915 thousand in gifts, including 750 thousand from R T Liquidation, 80 thousand from the estate of Lillian Swartzell, and 50 thousand from the Burlington Northern Foundation.
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R & T Liquidation, Inc
Register & Tribune Co
Des Moines
Lillian Swartzell
Burlington Northern Foundation
Seattle
Wash
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