Branstad to form high tech panel and push jobs
Iowa expects a permanent high technology committee within two weeks as Gov elect Branstad plans a weekly one on one strategy with industrial prospects. The 11 member task force urges promotion, stronger math and science schooling, and private research centers at Oakdale and Ankeny with university industry ties.
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Iowa
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Iowa Development Commission
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Swanson
Oakdale
Ankeny
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
Exiled Russian dissident to speak at Mount Mercy College
Exiled Soviet human rights activist Alexander Ginzburg will address Mount Mercy College on February 3 at 7:30 p.m. in McAuley Auditorium. The free event, his only Iowa stop, will feature Russian language delivery with English translation and a Q&A session. Sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Committee, the talk covers his decades of dissident activity and advocacy.
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Mount Mercy College
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McAuley Auditorium
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Illinois
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U.S.S.R
Soviet Union
Russian Social Fund
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Samizdat
Sintaxis
Leningrad
Moscow University
Moscow Helsinki Watch Group
KGB
International League For Human Rights
Amnesty International
Mordovian Camp No. 1
West
Ludmilla
Irina
Alexander
Alexei
Paris
Coe College Adds Soviet Russia to Evening Classes
Coe College expands its spring evening offerings to 13 courses starting Jan 31. The Soviet Russia class, taught by Glenn Janus, covers Bolshevik Revolution to postwar superpower status with weekly 7 to 9 30 p.m. sessions. Tuition is 335 per credit with a 25 non credit rate for seniors.
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Coe College
Coe
Soviet Union
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Peterson Hall
Dot Hinman
Marion Clubs Schedule Dessert Luncheon and Meetings
Milwaukee Railroad Women's Club plans a dessert luncheon at 1 30 p m Thursday at Suburban Restaurant. Marion Boosters meet Wednesday at 7 p m in the high school teachers lounge. Mothers of Twins host PRIDE speaker at 7 30 p m Thursday in Midland Financial building. Linn-Mar Boosters meet 7 30 p m Jan 17 in the junior high cafeteria. Public invited.
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Marion Boosters
Marion Athletic Booster Club
Marion Mothers of Twins
PRIDE
Midland Financial
Linn-Mar Boosters
Linn-Mar Community Schools
Marion police arrest Mount Vernon man for assault
Mount Vernon resident Howard L. Duckett was arrested at the Marion Police Station on a assault charge connected to an incident at the Horseless Carriage Lounge in Marion. The victim, Michael J. Tiernan, reported being struck multiple times at about 9 30 p m Thursday. Duckett was released on a summons to appear in court.
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Marion
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17Th Ave
Tiernan
Duckett
Seventh Ave
Linn Haven May Buy Water Board Land In Marion
Marion Water Board agrees in principle to sell 0.4 acre by Blairs Ferry Road and Lindale Drive to Linn Haven Group Home. The proposal includes a second building plan, preserving two large trees, a state certificate of need, and an opening hoped for in late summer or early fall.
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Free Lance
Marion Water Board
Blairs Ferry Road
Lindale Drive
Linn Haven Group Home
Dick Beavers
Darrell Berry
Berry- Mahurin Construction Inc
Beavers
Linn Haven
Berry
Kensinger
Dave Kalkwarf
Cedar Rapids drops painting tree wounds on public trunks
The Cedar Rapids Forestry Department has stopped painting wounds on public trees caused by city trimming due to inconclusive health benefits. It warns paint may trap diseases or harm trees if applied too thickly, amid emerging evidence of potential damage.
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