Regents tab Curris for top UNI job
The Iowa Board of Regents named Constantine Curris, 42, as president of the University of Northern Iowa. Curris, then president of Murray State University, will assume the post Aug. 1 with a $73,500 salary, same as outgoing Kamerick.
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Iowa Board of Regents
Constantine Curris
University of Northern Iowa
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Murray
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Kamerick
S.J. Brownlee
Emmetsburg
Board of Regents
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Federal court blocks aid tie to draft registration
A federal judge in St Paul ruled that a law forcing male students to reveal draft registration status when applying for government funded aid violates protection against self incrimination. The order bars enforcement nationwide and directs Education to remove draft status references from aid forms after June 30.
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Gerald Solomon
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Pope urges revival of Solidarity in Warsaw rally
Pope John Paul II bluntly urged Poland's Solidarity be reinstated as anti-government marches continue. He won a government pledge for a private audience with Lech Walesa after Mass for hundreds of thousands at Warsaw's 10th Anniversary Stadium. Demonstrators unfurled banners, chanted leaders' names, and police urged calm as they marched toward the Old Town without violence.
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Old Town
Jerzy Urban
Vistula River
Communist
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Today's Chuckle The Newlywed Meal Search
A light humor note advises that newlyweds should not expect perfect first meals as they explore restaurants to fit their tastes. It playfully suggests patience in finding the right dining spot for shared meals.
Sally Ride Space Shuttle Mission Advances Despite Cloud Delays
NASA activates flight control for Sally Ride's historic voyage with crew Robert Crippen Rick Hauck John Fabian and Norman Thagard amid cloud concerns. President Reagan offers support as weather tests extend to minutes before liftoff. Celebrities including Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem attend a Cape ceremony.
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Kennedy Space Center
Jane Fonda
Gloria Steinem
Margaret Heckler
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Abrahamson
Salvadoran president grilled in Congress over rights
Salvadoran President Alvaro Magana faced sharp questions on human rights in Congress as President Reagan praised his progress toward democracy amid a Marxist insurgency. Magana pledged to pursue trials for four American churchwomen’s killings and signalled a December election, though he warned the timing depends on the Constituent Assembly.
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