Longtime Mt Mercy president resigns after 24 years
Sister Mary Sidephonse Holland retires as Mt Mercy College president after 24 years guiding growth from a junior college to a four year liberal arts program. She is succeeded by academic dean Sister Mary Agnes Hennessey who assumes duties this week and will be formally installed next fall.
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Mt. Mercy College For Women
Sister Mary Agnes Hennessey
Mary Agnes
Mary Sldephonse
Mary Idlephonse
Mt. Mercy College
Mt. Mercy Academy
Cedar Rapids
McAuley
Sacred Heart Hall
Sisters of Mercy
North Central Assn. of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Sidephonse
Charles City
Mother Mary Cephas
Order
Mt. Mercy
Sldephonse
Anna McAleer
Charlotte, la
Marie Pierre
The
Loras College
Creighton University
Spotted Suit Incident Leads to Arrest in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a man reported his suit stolen from a parked car in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Two days later he saw an Olive drab coat in a restaurant and identified a youth wearing matching trousers. Patrolman Borbeck arrested Howard Jones, 19, who admitted buying the suit from another man and faced charges of burglary larceny and receiving stolen goods.
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Philadelphia
Daniel Holloway
Portsmouth
N. H
Trio of Pats Birthed Babies Same Day in Tishomingo
In Tishomingo Oklahoma three young wives named Patricia Ann each delivered a baby on the same day at the town hospital. The event drew local attention as all three families welcomed newborns born within hours of each other.
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Tishomingo, Okla
Patricia Ann
Youth Building Campaign Office Opens in Loop Center
A downtown Cedar Rapids office in the Arco building room 200 handles billing and collections for the Youth Building Campaign and the former United Hospitals campaign. Marian Dennis will manage the office which serves YMCA YWCA and Jane Boyd Community House while pursuing pledges toward a hoped for 1.565 million goal. Campaign leaders Duane Arnold Alvin Keyes Forbes Osberg and Mrs Howard Cherry plan continued outreach through year end as facilities for the three agencies move forward.
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Howard Cherry, Jr
Uncle Sam Legend Claimed as Troy Origin
UPI reports historian Thomas Gerson claims final proof that Uncle Sam lived and died in Troy New York. He plans to present findings July 11 to Congress as part of hearings on recognizing Troy as the origin of the Uncle Sam legend.
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N.Y
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Congress
Senate
Uncle Sam Buffs
Merriam, Ind
Gerson
Troy Area
Old New York Gazette
Pheodorus Bailey
Indiana
Sam Wilson
Wilmington
Del
Truck overturns in Baltimore collision with sedan
A collision in Baltimore involved a 14 ton truck and a compact sedan. The truck overturned while the sedan remained upright.
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Baltimore
Tradition Was Worthless There
In Honolulu AP report Fiji police chief inspector Peni Vere says riots two years ago caused head injuries when officers could not wear helmets so they were ordered to cut hair. Public outcry over tradition gave way to safety as tradition was deemed less valuable than skull protection.
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Fiji
Peni Vere
Vere
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