Elderhostel at Mt. Mercy offered for seniors
Elderhostel 77 at Mt. Mercy invites adults aged 60 and over to enroll in a week long program with no tests or grades. Participants pay 65 for room, while courses are free. Sponsored by IMPACT and local colleges, the program uses varied backgrounds to enrich discussions. Applications and inquiries are directed to Elderhostel Iowa City or the listed contact number.
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Viola
Laurine
Skinner
Council On Aging
Altrusa
Knights of Columbus
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa
Fashimpaur Ordered to Pay $68,000 in Taxes
James Judson Fashimpaur pleaded guilty in Cedar Rapids federal court to income tax charges. He was fined $1,000 and ordered to pay $68,538 in taxes with two years probation and a schedule to pay $1,000 immediately and the remainder by December 31. Other counts were dismissed but may be reinstated if payments are not made.
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James Judson Fashimpaur
Cedar Rapids
Fashimpaur
Cottage Grove Avenue
Fashion Par Homes, Inc
Marion
IRS
Fashim
Paur
Asst
U.S. Atty
Alan Kirshen
Kirshen
Preview of TM Course at Maharishi MIU Center
A free video lecture by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi will open the science of creative intelligence course at Maharishi International University. Richard King explains the TM based program aims to expand human potential and structure knowledge in consciousness across 1,500 centers worldwide.
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Maharishi International University
Transcendental Meditation Center
Doctors’ Court
First Avenue SE
MIU
Maharishi
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
King
Cedar Rapids Man Sues Over Race Discrimination in Nuclear Plant
Charles Ligons, a Cedar Rapids resident, sues Bechtel Power Corp in federal court alleging race discrimination in layoffs and failure to promote at the Palo nuclear plant construction. He seeks 43,176 in lost wages and 25,000 in punitive damages. A prior suit against Iowa Electric Light and Power remains pending.
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Cedar Rapids
Palo
Charles Ligons
Grande Avenue SE
Bechtel Power Corp
San Francisco
Ligons
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Chicago Man Given Suspended Sentence in Car Theft Case
Ronald Worthy, 24, received a suspended sentence under the youth corrections act and two years probation in Cedar Rapids federal court after pleading guilty to transporting a stolen car from Chicago to Mason City in 1975. A second indictment count against Worthy was dismissed.
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Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Worthy
Mason City
Worthy
Cosgrove Named VP GM of Collins Telecommunications
John D. Cosgrove of Cedar Rapids has been promoted to vice president and general manager of Telecommunications Products, a division of Collins Government Telecommunications Group. He began as a design engineer in 1956, rose to engineering director in 1970, and to VP in 1974. He is married with three daughters and a son.
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John D. Cosgrove
Hickory Hill Lane
Collins Government Telecommunications Group
Cosgrove
Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio
Telecommunications
Collins Government Telecommunications Products Organization
Gertrude Cosgrove
Eighth Street
Collins
Commerce
United States
Europe
Cilla Brusha
Walford
New Twist in Federal Grants Forms Upside Down
Albert Rochford, head of the Douglas County public properties division, says the federal grant application process is confusing enough. The current public works ad booklet contains every other page printed upside down, adding to the muddle.
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Omaha
Albert Rochford
Douglas County Public Properties Division
Public Works
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Iowa State University
The
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Assn
U.S. Army
Air Force Assn
Assn. of
Old Crows
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
77Ford Ltd
Ford Ltd
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
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Ford
EPA
Chevy
Los Angeles
Impala
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