Czech language school keeps old traditions alive in Cedar Rapids
Olga Drahozal and two others teach nearly 35 Cedar Rapids youngsters Czech language and customs in a six week summer Czech school at Grant School. The program, a Cedar Rapids tradition since 1870, aims to preserve mother tongue skills and cultural ties for children ages 6 through 15.
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Wazere
Olga Drahozal
Cedar Rapids
Drahozal
Czechoslovakia
Grant School
Ed Kuba
Czech School Board
Kuba
Melissa McLaskey
Jim Hruska
Jim
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Dole Eyes 1988 Bid as Iowa Momentum Grows
In Des Moines Dole links past Iowa cues to a rising 1988 bid. He notes more activity in Iowa including five of six May district conventions and a speaking slot at the Republican convention. He favors re electing Republicans and building momentum with a five M approach: management money manpower media.
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Ken Sullivan
Des Moines
Robert Dole
Iowa
George Bush
Ronald Reagan
Dole
U.S. Senate
GOP pitches Iowa future of optimism at state convention
Gov. Terry Branstad framed the Iowa GOP path as hopeful and opportunity rich while attacking Democratic plans he called costly. He argued against a $500 million bond plan proposed by Lowell Jenkins, contrasting it with a agenda to cut government and avoid tax increases. Representative James Leach criticized debt as Democratic economic policy.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Montrose
Lowell Jenkins
James Leach
Mount Vernon Lisbon face a proposal of marriage
Voters in Mount Vernon and Lisbon face a consolidation measure as two citizen groups urge opposite sides and one school board signals. They decide Tuesday whether to merge districts and whether a new district should levy a property tax for building repairs.
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Lisbon
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Mount Vernon
Karen Martin
Nancy Hinrichs
Citizens For Consolidation
Hinrichs
Randall
Martin
Two Iowa districts face merger vote along Highway 30
Mount Vernon and Lisbon communities vote Tuesday on merging the districts and erasing the dividing line. Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters weigh a proposed 6.714 cent per $1,000 levy to fund a merged district.
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