Blind Lawyer Battles Social Security in Court
Davenport article follows Craig Kiser, a 29 year old blind attorney with retinitis pigmentosa, as he fights to keep disability benefits after his practice earns little. Despite averaging about $500 in receipts monthly, overhead drains funds and he faces back payments and bureaucratic delays before a reconsideration hearing.
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Davenport
UPS
Craig Kiser
Social Security Administration
Kiser
Social Security Home Office
Baltimore
Social Security
Kansas City
Dial a Ride Transit Service Launched in Ames
Ames introduces Cyclone Country Dial o Ride a demand response transit system using five radios equipped 15 passenger buses. Operated by Ames Taxi Co with federal funds, it charges 75 cents for most trips and 1 dollar beyond city limits. Door to door service runs 6 am to midnight seven days a week with seniors and handicapped eligible for 40 cent fares using discount tickets.
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Ames
Iowa College
Taylor
Ames Taxi Co
Ward
NAACP Fund Drive Extended to Jan 15
The Nebraska Iowa NAACP fund drive to raise 8000 dollars is extended to January 15. Chapter Chairman Lawrence McVoy of Omaha says contributions can be given at the Nebraska Iowa convention in Waterloo January 10. Omaha has about 1800 of the Nebraska total 2800. Iowa must raise 5200.
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Omaha, Neb
Nebraska- Iowa
National Assn. For
Advancement of Colored People
Lawrence McVoy
Omaha
Nebraska-Iowa
Waterloo
Nebraska
Iowa
Nellie Ross Sworn First Female U.S. Governor
On this date in 1925 Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming was sworn in as the first woman governor in U.S. history, marking a landmark milestone in political leadership.
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Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
U.S
Follon Named To Head Women's Unit for Iowa
Sue Ellen Follon was named executive director of the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, replacing Alice McKee who resigned. The 33 year old aims to prioritize day care funding, women’s employment, health care access, and ending sexism in education, while pursuing a doctorate at Drake University and previously serving at Buena Vista College.
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Follon
Iowa
Des Moines
UPI
Sue Ellen Follon
Iowa Commission On the Status of Women
Ms. Follon
Commission For Women’s Progress
Drake University
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
State Insurance Department
Four Demo Candidates Set East Iowa Tours
Four of the six Democratic presidential hopefuls campaign in Iowa with Carter Shriver Udall appearing together at Cedar Rapids Peoples church. Shriver tours Johnson Linn counties meeting farmers and attending fundraisers in Marion Cedar Rapids and Dubuque. Udall plans a state bus tour hitting Decorah West Union Oelwein Independence Waterloo Vinton Monticello Dubuque Cedar Rapids and more through Saturday. Carter returns for weekend appearances in Davenport Burlington Waterloo Cedar Rapids Sioux City Dubuque and others ending in Creston and Carroll. Bayh and Jackson also campaign with stops across Iowa.
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Iowa
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Morris Udall
Arizona
Carter
Shriver
Udall
Peoples Church
Cedar Rapids
Johnson and Linn
Joe Marek
Swisher
Polly
Marion
Farmers State Bank
Lettercarriers
Wiley Blvd
Sacred Heart Convent
Mercy College
Third Avenue SE
Davenport
Burlington
Waterloo
Sioux City
Dubuque
Clinton
Fort Madison
Ottumwa
Creston
Carroll
Des Moines
Decorah
West Union
Oelwein
Independence
Vinton
Anamosa
Monticello
Harris
Birch Bayh
Henry Jackson
County Fairground
Buque
Fayette
Upper Iowa College
Bayh
Iowa City
Kirkwood Community College
Iowan Killed in Seattle Crash Involving Truck
James E. Sturdevant 81 from Sigourney Iowa and Eleanor M Lebenton 57 of Seattle died when her car was hit by a tractor trailer at a Seattle intersection. Lois C Johnston 66 of Bothell was in critical condition with possible neck fracture. Truck driver unharmed. State patrol said Lebenton station wagon failed to stop at a stop sign.
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Seattle
James E. Sturdevant
Sigourney
Iowa
Eleanor M. Lebenton
Lois C. Johnston
Bothell
Evergreen Hospital
State Patrol
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Scott County
Rex Taylor
NAACP
Ouzette
Dial
Dairy Maid
First Ave
Center Pt. Rd
Edgewood Rd
Sixth St
Mt. Vernon Rd
Alice McKee
General Assembly
The
Commission
Governor
East Iowa
DR. Craven
1St Ave
Mason City
UCL
Edition of the Gazette
Rise and Shine
Cedar Rapids Gazette
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Ken Sullivan
TV Vision Magazine
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