Watt blasts reservations and other briefs on page four
Interior Secretary James Watt calls Indian reservations swathes of Socialist failure amid drug and social woes in a Satellite Program Network interview. Also: U.S. forces to train in Honduras next month with a helicopter lift near the Nicaraguan border, Pentagon says.
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James Watt
Tulsa
Okla
U.S
U.S. Army
Navy
Air Force
Honduras
Pentagon
St Luke’s Hospital plans 100th year celebration
St Luke's Hospital to mark its centennial with a year of events including a red heart burgundy cross symbol a commissioned history book and a Grand Ball planned for spring 1984. The notice appears on Metro-Iowa page 5A.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Metro-lowa
Gold price jumps past 500 in New York trading
Gold rose to over 500 in New York, up 15 from the European close as heavy short covering late in trading boosted prices. The dollar strengthened broadly amid speculation against the West German mark and widespread currency shifts.
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New York
Soil Service revisits rules after fatal Iowa explosion
The Soil Conservation Service reviews regulations to prevent a fall tragedy near Hudson Iowa where five people died in a soil project explosion. The incident dominates discussions at the four day state convention of land conservation contractors in Cedar Rapids.
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Soil Conservation Service
Hudson
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Growth Hormone Helps Angie McNitt Grow in Four Months
Angela McNitt of Springville shows mixed news as four months of growth hormone raise her height to just over 31 inches. Her parents William and Charlie Ann McNitt celebrate any added height despite ongoing limitations from short stature.
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Angela McNitt
Springville
Angela
Angie
William and
Charlie Ann MccNitt
Angie McNitt gains growth with hospital hormone program
Angie McNitt, a short 18 month to 2 year old, joined a University of Iowa hormone program under Dr. Robert Thompson. Since late August she grew 4 cm in five months, aided by supportive Springville staff who customized desks chairs and daily routines.
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University of Iowa
Robert Thompson
Angie
Thompson
Dr. Thompson
McNutts
Springville
Amy
Leland Swenson Jr
Counterfeit State Checks Cashed in Cedar Rapids Area
Iowa officials report phony state warrants printed in excellent likeness to real checks. Three misleading warrants dated Jan 15 1983 were cashed in Cedar Rapids Marion and Coralville totaling 1277.85 to a Des Moines man. Authorities warn merchants and banks and provide a 24 hour tip line for phony checks.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Mosher
Gerald Shanahan
Marion
Coralville
James B. Wilts
Euclid Ave
Spotting Counterfeit Checks in Des Moines News
State officials say phony checks mimic real ones but can be spotted by the back endorsement line and a four line caution. Differences include eight digit warrant numbers on valid checks, sharp state seal, cloth ribbon typing, gray comptroller block, square decimal dot, and crisper printing.
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Shanahan
Des Moines
Gerald Shanahan
State Division of Criminal Investigation
Comptroller
State Comptroller
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