Fort Madison guards to receive 27 hours of new training
Iowa officials announced a 27 hour, 14 week training program for 265 guards at Fort Madison State Penitentiary beginning June 30 at the Burlington Armory. The plan raises training from two to three weeks and includes EMS, drug control and fire safety taught by troopers and other officers.
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Iowa Crime Commission
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
State
Michael Reagen
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Iowa
Farrier
U.S. District Court
William Stuart
Wilbur Johnson
Stuart
Johnson
Decorah refugee rumor about eating dogs debunked
Kao Vang of the Hmong Refugee Organization and Decorah officials dismiss a circulating rumor that Southeast Asian refugees in Decorah eat dogs. They cite no complaints and stress that refugees eat common meats, not dogs, urging the community to stop the misperception.
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Laos
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Decorah Public Opinion
al Etteldorf
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Somsak Saythongphet
Refugee Service Center
Helen Bruining
Business schools see boom across Iowa universities
Education in business sheds old stigma as enrollments surge led by women. At Iowa, UNI, Iowa State, and the University of Iowa, majors have doubled and one third of fall entrants into business aim for the field. Deans warn against overenrollment and note fierce demand for qualified teachers amid strong CPA salaries.
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Iowa
Richard Zecher
University of Iowa
College of Business
University of North
Iowa State University
Zecher
Robert Waller Jr
UNI
Business College
Certified Public Accountant
Iowa Officials Split on Vice President Picks and Open Meetings
Iowa Senator Roger Jepsen backs possible George Bush as Ronald Reagan’s running mate while naming Lugar and Baker as alternatives. Grassley joins suit against Labor Secretary over OSHA duplication. Mason City center faces open meetings questions. Mount Pleasant unit reports a 37 increase to 180 inmates amid statewide rise to 2,363.
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Roger W. Jepsen
Iowa
George Bush
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Jepsen
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Senate
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Hope recalls Mamie as down-to-earth in Iowa birthplace dedication
Entertainer Bob Hope recalled Mamie Doud Eisenhower as the most down-to-earth person he ever met while speaking at the dedication of Mamie’s birthplace in Boone. About 4000 Iowans attended the four-year restoration unveiling in Blair Park near the birthplace, with Gov. Robert D. Ray and relatives present. Mamie, who died in 1979 at age 83, was praised as a motherly, humble figure who inspired Hope and others through the decades.
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Des Moines
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Bob Hope Delivers Light Moment At Eisenhower Birthplace
AP reports Bob Hope, at the Mamie Doud Eisenhower birthplace dedication in Boone, stepped into a brief comedian role before addressing the crowd of 5,000. He noted the event being an election year and promised not to run for anything, then joked about walking across a water-filled wading pool as a finale.
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What the Money Experts Tell Their Children
Parade Magazine presents guidance from money experts on teaching children financial literacy. It covers saving habits, budgeting, debt awareness, and smart investing concepts aimed at shaping prudent money habits in youth.
Scandinavians to Luther Institute at Luther College
Thirty three Scandinavian educators will study at Luther College from June 30 to July 26 during the 17th Annual Institute in American Studies. The 1980 program includes 15 Swedes 10 Norwegians four Icelanders three Danes and one Finn with Jan and Warren Berg as co-directors. Funds seek partial tuition scholarships. ON THIS DATE in 1975 the Supreme Court postponed re-examination of its 1972 ruling that capital punishment was unconstitutional.
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Luther College
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Warren Berg
Supreme Court
PACE backs Culver and Iowa Democrats for reelection
The Political Action for Candidate Election committee of the National Association of Social Workers endorsed the reelection bids of Sen. John Culver of Iowa and Representatives Neal Smith Tom Harkin and Berkley Bedell of Iowa.
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Political Action For
PACE
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National Association of Social Workers
John Culver
Iowa
Neal Smith
Tom Harkin
Berkley Bedell
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