County board maps five year environmental plan
Johnson County Conservation Board debuts a five year plan to build an environmental education center acquire land and expand the Kent Park trail system. The plan envisions up to 700000 in REAP and tax funds with construction possibly starting 1995 96 and annual REAP allocations of 20000 for the center and 40000 for land purchases.
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Heather Sloman Wood
Johnson County
Iowa City
Kent Park
Johnson County Conservation Board
Rod Dunlap
Dunlap
Indian Creek Nature Center
Cedar Rapids
General Fund
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Conservation Board
Tiffin
Highway 6
Sutliff
Young engineers plan heat homes using waste
Iowa City hosts 25 high schoolers in a three week Summer Institute for Creative Engineering and Inventiveness. They found pelletized paper could economically heat low income homes and will share results with Iowa City officials Johnson County the University of Iowa and the Department of Natural Resources.
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Iowa City
Summer Institute For Creative Engineering and Inventiveness
Johnson County
University of Iowa
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Iowa Memorial Union
Kris Poduska
Mount Vernon High School
Nancy Tenhundfeld
Jefferson High School
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Human Rights
James van Allen
U of I
Susan Horowitz
City Council of
Tests set for allergy drug in Iowa City park
Iowa City researchers from the University of Iowa College of Medicine plan a two day outdoor test in City Park on August 25 and 26. About 150 ragweed allergy sufferers aged 12 to 65, non childbearing women, will try a new nasal spray not yet on the market. Interested individuals should call 356-2135.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City City Park
Debate kicks off Iowa Senate race with first televised clash
Long before Election Day 100 days out, Iowa faces a four debate sequence as U S Senate candidates Tom Harkin and Tom Tauke prepare to square off on KWWL TV. Political scientist Dennis Goldford says Tauke must prove he can challenge the incumbent while Harkin aims to avoid appearing vulnerable.
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Senate
Governor
Congress
Kwwl-Tv
Dennis Goldford
Drake University
Des Moines
Tom Harkin
Tom Tauke
Goldford
Tauke
Debates heat up as Harkin Tauke clash on abortion stakes
In a crowded Senate and governor races frame, Harkin and Tauke spar over abortion and drug policy with multiple debates planned through October. Fundraising shows Harkin and Branstad leading, while 2nd District candidates Tabor and Nussle differ on abortion with Tabor less funded. Tauke chose Senate bid over re election.
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Harkin
Goldford
Tauke
Senate
Eric Tabor
Baldwin
Jim Nussle
Manchester
Iowa
Tabor
Nussle
Branstad NGA snubs Bush deficit plans
Governor Terry Branstad as NGA chair opposes Bush plan to curb deficits via restricting state tax deductibility and raising fuel taxes. Letter, signed by NGA vice chair Booth Gardner, stresses fuel tax dedication to transportation. Branstad departs for NGA meeting in Mobile as term ends.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
National Governors’ Association
Bush Friday
Branstad
NGA
Booth Gardner
Washington
Bush
Mobile
Ala
Iowa
Statesman Bank collapses. Iowa Florida thrift seized by federal regulators
The Statesman Bank for Savings, created from four failed thrifts in Iowa and Florida, was declared insolvent and placed in conservatorship by the Office of Thrift Supervision. Depositors with about 450 million dollars in 68,600 accounts across 17 offices will see little change as it reopens as Statesman Federal Savings Bank. No wrongdoing is alleged, and the bank remains insured up to 100,000 dollars.
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DES Moines
Statesman Bank For Savings
Iowa
Florida
Statesman Federal Savings Bank
Federal Office of Thrift Supervision
OTS
Savings Bank
Resolution Trust Corp
Statesman
First Federal Savings and Loan
Perpetual Savings and Loan
Peoples Federal Savings and Loan
Waterloo
First Federated Savings Bank of
North Palm Beach
Statesman Group Inc
Statesman Group
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