Winfield veteran returns Japanese samurai sword to family
Albert Schmidt, a World War II veteran, plans to ship a 3 foot samurai sword back to Nobusuke Kikuchi’s family in Japan. The sword, gifted in 1945 or 1946, hung in Schmidt’s home for decades before he learned its owner’s identity. A chance golf course meeting with Iowa Wesleyan students helped uncover the lineage and start the return process.
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Winfield
Japan
Albert Schmidt
U.S. Army
Schmidt
11Th Airborne
Luzon
Philippines
Iowa Wesleyan College
Iowa
Aoki
Ministry of Welfare
Volkmann
Aki
Nobusuke Kikuchi
Chiu Kikuchi
Kikuchi
Associated Press
Yamagata Prefecture
11Th Airborne Division
Matt Egesdal
Prairie Middle School
Iowa Commission On the Status of Women
Iowa Department of Education
The
State Historical Society of Iowa
Matt
Oma Edith Shaun Cram
Cedar Rapids board weighs Jackson overcrowding fixes and budget
Cedar Rapids school board discusses options to ease Jackson Elementary crowding including moving kindergartners to Coolidge or boundary changes for about 52 Jackson students. They also consider a 2000-2001 budget with a tax-rate rise and lunch price increases across the board.
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Becky Stover
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Jackson
Coolidge Elementary
Coolidge
Pierce
Northwest
Paula Vincent
Vincent
Jackson Elementary
Overcrowding at Jackson School Board Meeting Called
Tonight in the Educational Service Center the school board will meet in closed session at 4 30 p m for its annual evaluation of Superintendent Lew Finch. Contact Becky Stover at 319 398 8219 or beckys fyiowa com
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Educational Service Center
Lew Finch
Becky Stover
Beckys
Quotes From Help Desk Workers On Questions And Disasters
Heckert and Greving discuss busy shifts and humor in answering public questions at the help desk. They recall a June 30 1998 power outage with 312 calls and note they use temporary help to prevent burnout. They emphasize no question is dumb and every concern matters.
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Heckert
Joyce
Greving
Benton County approves emergency agency budget for 2001
The Benton County Emergency Management Agency fiscal 2001 budget totals 80 145 dollars an increase of 6 645 from this year The county contributes 15 000 dollars the same as in recent years Alliant Utilities provides 44 856 50 dollars the same as this year and FEMA funds the remainder The agency carries over 32 250 dollars Emergency Management Co ordinator Scott Hansen will be paid 32 032 dollars next year in his first full year Howard Stiegelmeyer earned 36 531 in fiscal 1999
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Commission
Alliant Utilities
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Scott Hansen
Howard Stiegelmeyer
Area 10 spring internships draw 40 students from seven high schools
Forty juniors and seniors from Jefferson Kennedy Linn-Mar Xavier Prairie Benton Community and Center Point Urbana begin the Area 10 spring internship program March 20. Interns work 100 hours weekly with Seid and ALK. sessions run through The Workplace Learning Connection. For details contact Marcia Hughes at 398-1040.
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Jefferson
Kennedy
Linn-Mar
Xavier
Prairie
Benton Community
Center Point-Urbana
Marcia Hughes
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Jeffrey Trachta
Millenium Summer Institute
U of I
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