ISU group remembers hostages in campus push
At Iowa State University students and staff distributed We Have Not Forgotten lapels and Royal blue buttons bearing photos of Terry Anderson and Thomas Sutherland to renew focus on their four-year hostage ordeal in Beirut. Organizers note Sutherland and Anderson were abducted in 1985 while Sutherland’s wife Jean, an ISU graduate, participated in the memorial effort.
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American University
Beirut
Sutherland
Jean
ISU
Anderson and Sutherland
Memorial Union
Anderson
Iowa pilots SEID self employment to lift welfare recipients
Iowa towns Cedar Rapids and Waterloo join six states in a four year Self-Employment Investment Demonstration SEID to move about 200 welfare recipients into their own businesses. Director John Else says some will secure financing and open ventures while waivers and support like child care help sustain them through the first year.
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Vanessa Oner
Gazete
United States
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
John Else
Town Institute For Social and Economic Development
Else
Beems Auditorium
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Zimbabwe
U.S
DHS
Nancy Haigh
Kay Shire
SEID
Ottumwa Woman Sentenced 75 Years in Park Killing
Ottumwa 54 year old Alice Noreen McFarland received 50 years for second degree murder in Echo Pauline Jacksons death and 25 years for attempted murder of Frank Amos after shooting them during a July 28 1987 Ottumwa Park picnic. Authorities cited a possible love triangle motive and noted McFarland and Jackson were coworkers at an Ottumwa food store.
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Uttumwa
Alice Noreen McFarland
Echo Pauline Jackson
Frank Amos
Ottumwa
Wapello
McFarland
Ottumwa Park
Weekend Marriott Breakfast Offer And Special Rates
Weekend includes a Mall breakfast for two and special summer rates at Marriott hotels. A complimentary Weekend Activities Guide helps guests learn what’s happening nearby. Availability is limited with fast room-only rates and toll free booking lines.
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Marriott
Dubuque rejects plan to host radiated evacuees from plant
Dubuque County officials opposed a plan by Iowa Electric Light & Power to host evacuees exposed to radiation from the Duane Arnold plant. The revised plan would keep contaminated vehicles at the county line and cover city county legal expenses. City and county boards will review the updated plan next week.
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Dubuque
Dubuque County
Duane Arnold
Palo
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Dubuque Fas
Duane ‘Arnold Energy Center
Cedar Rapids
David Hingtgen
Iowa Electric
Hingtgen
Buchanan
Johnson
Linn County
Benton County
Bob Gooch
Hempstead
American Red Cross
Donnna Smith
Iowa State Patrol
Highway 141
Highway 20
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Bill Murray
Ames
Terry Anderson
Tom Sutherand
Richard Scieszinski
McFarland and
Jackson
USA
Alla Doug Mnber
Jim Toscas
Impell Corp
Three Mile Island
Westdale & Lindale
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