Regents deny appeal in sex change tenure case
The Iowa Board of Regents refused to review former UNI librarian Gayla McDowell’s tenure appeal. McDowell, who underwent a sex change two years earlier, alleges denial was due to her gender change rather than performance. The board voted 6-1 to reject the review request.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa Board of Regents
University of Northern Iowa
Gayla McDowell
McDowell
Gaylord McDowell
UNI
Regents deny review of UNI case on sex discrimination claim
The board declined to review Professor McDowell's tenure appeal amid questions about written records and possible sex discrimination. McDowell, living in Waterloo, faces ongoing unemployment after a 1977 tenure denial following a 1976 divorce and sex change.
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Harry Slife
Cedar Falls
Harris
UNI
Slife
McDowell
Julius Wiesenfeld
Regents
NEA
National Education Association
AFT
American Federation of Teachers
National Organization
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Fred) Ma
Library
Waterloo
Gaylord McDowell
University
Library Tenure Board
Liquor stores in Iowa post record yearly sales profits rise
Iowa's 212 state liquor stores report 115.7 million in sales for the year ending June 30, up 11 million from last year. Rolland Gallagher notes higher prices on distilled spirits and the growing demand for decanter bottles as key factors. profit to the general fund reached 28 million, a 4.5 million increase. A detailed Eastern Iowa breakdown shows gains at multiple stores including Iowa City Cedar Rapids and Marion with double figure increases. Isaac Stern turns 58 today.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Rolland Gallagher
State Beer and Liquor Control Department
Gallagher
General Fund
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Center Point Road
Marion
Coralville
Cedar Rapids West-Side
Decorah
Dyersville
Oelwein
Washington
Independence
Manchester
Vinton
Monticello
Toledo
Waukon
Anamosa
Williamsburg
Marengo
Tipton
Postville
Oxford Junction
Cascade
Iowans for Tax Relief Forms New Tax Reform Group
A nonpartisan citizen group, Iowans for Tax Relief, campaigns for constitutional limits on government spend ing and taxes. Stanley and Heying lead as temporary president and vice president with a board of directors from multiple Iowa towns. Goals include a balanced federal budget, tax rate ceilings, and slower rises in property values and taxes. The group supports gradual tax cuts and a constitutional cap on government growth, aiming for a top federal rate not exceeding 25 percent after a transition.
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Muscatine
Iowans For Tax Relief
David Stanley
Hilarius L. Heying
West Union
Stanley
U.S. House
Senate
Heying
Robert K. Beck
Centerville
Bill Britt
Edwin A. Hicklin
Wapello
Warren
Bud” Kruck
Boone
Donald H. Shaw
Davenport
Jeanne D. Swisher
Iowa City
Ted Tedesco
Ames
Keith L. Vetter
Washington
U.S
Congress
Iowa
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