Iowa City clinic eyed as RU-486 test site
Emma Goldman Clinic and Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa seek designation as RU-486 test sites. If chosen, the drug would be available at Iowa City and Des Moines locations for a year as part of a Population Council trial to study early pregnancy termination and related uses.
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United States
Associated Press
Europe
France
Roussel Uclaf
Population Council
U.S
Iowa City
Gayle Sand
Goldman Clinic
Sand
Iowa
Samona Joy Smit
Iowa Right To Life Committee
Sandra Waldman
The
Waldman
Rider suffers serious injuries in Lisbon area motorcycle crash
Miles M. Chaplin, 44, of rural Fairfax, is in serious condition after his 1994 motorcycle left County Road X-20 near Lisbon, flew 46 feet into a ditch, and he was airlifted to University Hospitals in Iowa City. He faces drunken driving and related charges. helmet not worn per report.
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Fairfax
Lisbon
Miles M. Chaplin
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Librarian Wins IPHA Substance Abuse Award
Tressa Youngbear project director at Cedar Rapids Public Library received the IPHA Substance Abuse Services Award on May 26 in Des Moines during the association's spring conference. The citation highlighted her Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center work, community mobilization, and efforts to raise professionalism in the field along with creating an exceptional resource center for treatment and prevention.
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Tressa Youngbear
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Iowa Public Health Association
IPHA
Youngbear
Iowa
Des Moines
Monticello Walk-A-Thon Aids Cathy Jo Bohlken Probe
Almost $4,000 was raised Sunday in a walk for Cathy Jo Bohlken’s fund with nearly 100 participants. Organizers at Energy Manufacturing Co funded the effort to finance the investigation and to reward tips leading to the arrest of the 22 year old killer, with DNA testing costs noted.
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Cathy Jo Bohlken
Terry Bader
Energy Manufacturing Co
Monticello State Bank
Bohlken
Sitter spared from jail over endangerment
Norma Buser 48, a former Cedar Rapids day care provider, received a deferred judgment and two years probation for child endangerment after prosecutors urged a short jail term. Judge Siebenmann ordered psychiatric evaluation restitution no child care during probation and adherence to counseling recommendations. If she completes probation, the charge and plea will be wiped out.
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Buser
Peregrine Falcon Chicks Tagged in Cedar Rapids Nest
A male peregrine falcon chick waits to return to its nest box atop Firstar Bank in Cedar Rapids after a pair of adults produced four chicks about 25 days ago. One chick died leaving one female and two males, banding and paint marks applied, and blood samples taken for genetic testing.
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Firstar Bank
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Macbride Raptor Center
Iowa Falconers Association
Mark Washburn
Wilton
Rick Woods
Hazleton
Marion staff divided on shared superintendency with Cedar Rapids
A survey presented to Marion and Cedar Rapids Community Schools board members shows 37 percent say the two district shared chief has saved money but harmed Marion’s image, while 24 percent praise cooperation and 22 percent cite admin limitations. Some feel the arrangement saves money and adds teachers, others want Marion to have its own leader.
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Marion Independent
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Beautiful Mourning opens at Old Creamery Theatre
Tom Johnson directs his own play Beautiful Mourning about a brother's impending death. Set in a Canadian fishing cabin near Duluth, the drama follows four brothers as they struggle to talk to Willy about dying while confronting family memories and humor.
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Tom Johnson
Old Creamery Theatre
Tom
Mapleton
Johnson Brothers
Armed Services
Willy
Duluth
Minn
Old Creamery Theatre Company
Gazette
Dave Rasdal
Charlie Noel
Johnson
Garrison
Noel
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