Cedar Rapids Area Convention Bureau names first full time director
Marlyce Heidt has been chosen as the Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors Bureau's first full time executive director. She will start July 15, replacing acting director Mary Corkery. Heidt plans to promote Cedar Rapids as a convention city and coordinate promotions with hotels and the tourism sector.
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Marlyce Heidt
Ridgeway Drive
Cedar Rapids Area
Cedar Rapids
Martin Kloska
Heidt
the Gazette
Wmt-Tv
Wmtj-Tv
Milwaukee
Wave-Tv
Louisville
Voluntary Action Board
Lutheran Church Women At
St. Andrews Church
St. Luke’s Hospital
Junior League
Scott Olson
Olson
Hoffman resigns as ASAC executive director
Joel Hoffman 37 resigns as executive director of the Area Substance Abuse Council effective July 6 after serving since ASAC’s formation in December He recommends elevating clinical director Don Gean to the role Applications to replace him run until June 19 Karin Carlisle administrative director also resigns effective June 30 leaving two residential facilities and one outpatient center for substance abuse treatment.
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Joel Hoffman
Area Substance Abuse Council
ASAC
Hoffman
Council
Man
Don Gean
Karin Carlisle
Carlisle
Reality 10
Cedar Rapids gas dealers urge continued action
Al Dalziel, owner of Al's DX service station, spoke at a Cedar Rapids meeting urging gas dealers to press for government action and to reopen pumps. He praised government response, called for a 30 percent profit ceiling and urged sending a telegram to President Carter, while noting the shutdown drew attention and affected only some stations.
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al Dalziel
Cedar Rapids
Dalziel
Johnson Ave
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Federal Energy
Iowa
Carter
Ray
Washington
U.S. Department of Energy
OPEC costs: $250 a year per person
Washington AP reports Treasury official C Fred Bergsten states the U.S. imports about 9 million barrels of oil daily from OPEC, costing roughly $55 billion annually or $150 million per day, equating to about $250 per year for every American. He notes this volume would have cost $11 billion five years ago.
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Washington
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Fred Bergsten
Treasury Department
United States
Bergsten
Kennedy speech to be broadcast by Cedar Rapids station
Senator Edward Kennedy spoke at the Iowa State Bar Association in Cedar Rapids about federal deregulation, legal profession challenges, and Senator John Culver's Washington work. The convention drew over 1,000 participants as KCCK FM plans more broadcasts of speeches and panels.
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Edward Kennedy
Iowa State Bar Association
Cedar Rapids
Kcck-Fm
Kirkwood Community College
Kennedy
Iowa
John Culver
Washington
Brian Prows
Senator Kennedy
Terrorists Set Fire To GM Plant In Uruguay
Ten years ago terrorists attacked a General Motors building in Uruguay igniting a blaze that caused structural damage and prompted evacuations. No immediate details on casualties were reported.
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General Motors
Uruguay
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