Becky McVay Seen Ideal For Gamma Treatment In Stockholm
Becky McVay an eight year old from Cedar Rapids is deemed a perfect candidate for gamma radiation therapy at Karolinska Institute Stockholm. Dr Neil Kassell Iowa City University Hospitals consulted after X rays were sent to Karolinska for review. A neurosurgical team will aim to destroy brain arteriovenous malformations by targeted high radiation while immobilizing the patient in a three dimensional localization frame. A dye will be injected into arteries to aid vascular imaging.
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Becky McVay
Cedar Rapids
Neil Kassell
Sweden
Karolinska
Stockholm
Becky
First Ave
Kazem Fathie
Kassell
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Ladislau Steiner
Auditions Set for Cedar Rapids Junior Youth Orchestra
Auditions this week for a new Cedar Rapids Junior Youth Orchestra open to junior high and younger players. Directed by Timothy J. Hein, the Youth Symphony assistant conductor, the ensemble seeks string woodwind brass and percussion positions. Students should prepare a short selection.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Youth Symphony
Timothy J. Hein
Youth Symphony
Sculpture show reflects science in biennial art contest
In Buenos Aires the 14th San Pablo artists competition honored prize winners as sculptures explored themes of exercise and nutrition. About 150 artists from 35 countries participated, with sponsorship by the Argentine Center of Art and Communication. Auditions and rehearsals for area youth groups were announced with locations and times across several schools and venues, including Coe College in Cedar Rapids for youth orchestras.
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Buenos Aires
San Pablo
Argentine Center of Art and Communication
Treatment set for Becky with Sweden gamma therapy
Beckt Becky's condition will be treated using Karolinska surgeons Lund and Leksell who will apply 5000 roentgens of gamma radiation. The process, to take about six months to erase malformations, will begin after tracking and testing, with follow up at University Hospitals. Funding comes from insurance and local drives, with El Kabir Shrine funds covering travel to Sweden for Becky and her mother.
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Karolinska
Kassell
U of I
Becky
Bridgefords
Gary McVay
el Kabir Shrine Temple
Sweden
Stockholm
Fairfield
Oak Grove
Marengo
Washington High School
Ellis Ymca
Concert Highlights Czech Music Heritage in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Youth Symphony Orchestra presents a winter concert featuring Czech composers and heritage. The 3 p.m. program in Sinclair Auditorium Coe College lists $1.25 for adults and 75 cents for students. Conductor Jack Ranney leads the ensemble funded by the Czech Heritage Foundation and the Czech Fine Arts Foundation.
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Franklin
Jefferson High School
Taft, Wilson and Roosevelt
West Side
Harding Junior High
Washington High School
McKinley Junior High
East Side
Sinclair
Coe College
Coe
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Cedar Rapids
Only 30 States Honor Lincoln Birthday Observances
The article notes that about 30 states observe Lincoln's birthday as a holiday, with most on Feb 12 and some on the first or third Monday in February. It recalls the first observance in 1866, the year after Lincoln's assassination.
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Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Lincoln
Abe
Facts About Magna Carta and Notable Dates
A collection of historical notes mentions the 1215 signing of Magna Carta at Runnymeade near Windsor by King John. It adds details on the Maldive Islands population, Peregrine White’s 1620 birth on the Mayflower, Helen Hayes debut in 1909, and U S Virgin Islands location southeast of New York.
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John
Runnymede
Windsor
England
Peregrine White
America
Massachusetts Bay
Helen Hayes
New York
Virgin Islands
United States
Interior Department
Puerto Rico
Lesser Antilles
Paraphrased hints on aging winter chores and humor
A collection of quips on aging, winter chores, and consumer coupons. The text jokes about aging at twenty and forty, snow shoveling needs, coffee prices, partridge in a pear tree, and IRS temperature jokes.
Geothermal Power Hope as Clean Energy Potential
Geologists report world geothermal power output at about one million kilowatts and see potential to reach tenfold growth. A pollution free energy source could rival burning a billion tons of coal, vastly boosting clean power capacity.
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Wm. E. Morgan
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Virgie Kurth
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Camp Good Health
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North Towne Lane N.E
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American Council of Life Insurance
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Marion TV 2
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Cryptar II
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Lieve
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Holley’s Shop For
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