Veterans Memorial Flame Dedication Honors All Servicemen
In Cedar Rapids about 500 people gathered on May's Island for the dedication of the Veterans Memorial Building eternal flame. Al Lenway, commission chair, urged the light to remind all to guard freedom and keep the flame burning for many years. The original natural gas flame burned 1951 to 1954, was extinguished for safety, and planners unveiled a new steel flame to be lit from the bottom.
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Fairfield Firm Tests for Genetic Modification in Global Safety Push
A Fairfield company leads a global push to improve food safety by testing crops for genetic modification. The program targets export markets and regulatory compliance, aiming to bolster consumer trust and market access through rigorous screening.
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Vision Iowa Board member weighs Iowa Child project
Marion resident Swati Dandekar sits on the Vision Iowa Board as it reviews grants for big-ticket attractions. The Iowa Child is a proposed $280 million, 20 story facility with a rainforest, aquarium, theater, academy and public school, planned for Cedar Rapids area. Decisions on disbursing funds may not come until 2001. Juli Hardin, vice president of [text cut].
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UI project ranks 16th among college federal funding
The University of Iowa drives NADS funding to 16th in a Chronicle of Higher Education list showing 20 top recipients of federal higher education money in fiscal 2000. The $10 million grant to TRW for the National Advanced Driving Simulator supports human behavior research for highway safety and required UI matching funds.
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ADA anniversary marks progress for Iowans with disabilities
Iowa City participants join 185 at College Green Park for the 10th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. U S Sen Tom Harkin state Sen Bob Dvorsky and Adapt organizer Bob Kafka attended, with Harkin calling the ADA historic civil rights legislation advancing equal opportunity in employment and education.
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