Yani story rival to Roots in TV and print
Virgil S. Powell 85 of 3231 Carlisle NE Cedar Rapids spent 60 years on his book Yani about Yani a Jaloff princess and king Kour daughter. Powell became Cedar Rapids first black police officer faced rejections before Exposition Press to publish Yani this spring.
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Cedar Rapids
Yani
Exposition Press, Inc
Long Island, N.Y
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Haley
Jaloff
Kour
Yani Story Traced by Virgil Powell Readers Hopeful For Roots Link
Virgil Powell, fifth generation Afro American, recounts tracing his matriarchs from Yani to Adeline Warren. He notes Roots authenticity, admires Alex Haley, and argues schools should teach slave era history with figures like Denfield and Latimer. Powell details family memory, barriers to tracing lineage, and hopes for his own book’s reach.
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Investor’s Guide raises doubts on fund switching advice
The column argues that market timing by switching mutual funds is impractical and unreliable. It notes that even experts miss downturns, fund managers rarely predict perfect shifts, and paying loads or hidden fees affects returns. It cautions investors to face risk and avoid overreliance on guarantees. Cedar Rapids Senior Citizens Bus Service listed contact.
Schroeder Heads RCA Linn county Reserve Officers chapter
Willer D. Schroeder of 4301 Woodfield Lane NE has been elected president of the Linn county chapter Reserve Officers Association. Other new officers include executive vice president Leroy L. Adams and vice presidents for Army Paul R. Valliere Air Force Keith Koch Navy George E. Juntuila secretary James B. Linsley treasurer Jackson T. Long judge advocate Donald E. Smith historian James H. Franey and executive committee members W. Robert James and Frank T. Hazelton. The group has about 125 members.
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Willer D. Schroeder
Woodfield Lane
Linn County
Reserve Officers Assn
Schroeder
U.S. Naval Reserve
Leroy L. Adams
Army
Paul R. Valliere
Air Force
Keith Koch
Navy
George E. Juntuila
James B. Linsley
Nine Life Investors honored at Waterloo convention
Waterloo nine Life Investors Insurance Co. of America reps were cited at the awards convention ending in Conway center. William Niebuhr and Associates won Walnut shadow box trophies as runner-up in total production credit and total placed premiums across LI's Mid-America nine-state region. Bert Hoffman and Keith Wagner won top honors, with Hoffman also in the VIP Fortunaires clubs.
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Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Life Investors Insurance Co. of America
Conway Center
William Niebuhr
Life Investors
Niebuhr
Blue Coat
Fortunaires Club
Virgil Moser
Hoffman
Ambulance Unit to Move to Keokuk County Hospital
Keokuk County Ambulance Service will relocate to the county hospital around March 1 after completing a three-vehicle garage. The unit now operates from the county jail. Calls will still use the same number but routed to the hospital nurses’ station. Staff will take on additional hospital duties.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
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