Arts hearing set for March 24 in Cedar Rapids
National Endowment for the Humanities chairman Joseph Duffy will testify at a March 24 9 a.m. hearing of a House subcommittee on post secondary education at the Cedar Rapids Art Center. The session chaired by Rep William Ford will reauthorize federal arts and humanities programs with Iowans providing testimony across arts administration funding arts and education and humanities topics.
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Joseph Duffy
National Endowment For the Humanities
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Third St
House
William Ford
Iowa
Tom Tauke
Duffy
Tauke
Ion Independent Schools
Shimon J.P. Ramirez
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Jay Anderson
Living History Farms
Des Moines
Marion Nelson
Norwegian American Museum
Decorah
Wayne Norman
Ham House Museum
Dubuque
Robinson seeks labor backing for tax plan
State Sen. Cloyd Robinson says he hopes to win labor leaders support for the Taxpayers' Rights Amendment to the Iowa Constitution. He argues the measure would cap revenue growth at nine tenths of personal income growth for 20 years and allow exceptions by governor and legislature or voter approval.
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Cloyd Robinson
Dc.r
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowans For Tax Relief
Robinson
Jerry Stulz
Quaker Oats Co
Stulz
Czechoslovakia
General Assembly
Alcohol use rising among Prague youth study shows.
An AP report notes that up to 54.8 percent of elementary students up to age 14 in Prague admit frequent drinking. The study also finds higher alcohol use among high school students and increased drug sniffing, especially among young gypsies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky Webb
Karl Rosenberg
Franklin Junior High
Franklin
Cedar Rapids
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Air quality plan OK'd lifts Iowa building ban
The EPA lifts the ban on new particulate emitting construction in Iowa after approving the revised state implementation plan for areas like Cedar Rapids. New permits still require offset emissions or best available control technology, with expansions and new plants facing strict standards and local authority in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. The EPA may lift bans on ozone and carbon monoxide later once Iowa adopts compliance regulations.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Iowa
EPA
Cedar Rapids
Jim Woll
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Des Moines
Woll
Linn County
Record sale of 3900 19th century U S covers nets 11 million
Wealthy stamp dealer Howard O Fraser paid a record 11 million dollars for 3900 old envelopes from Mark Haas collection. The hoard included Confederate 20 cent bisects and franked envelopes bearing signatures of Washington Jefferson Jackson and Lincoln. Also note 1975 ruling: Supreme Court asserts federal rights to oil and gas resources on Atlantic Outer Shelf beyond three mile limit.
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New York
UPI
Howard O. Fraser
Alain de Cadanet
Fraser
United States
Mark Haas
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
U.S. Supreme Court
Three Mile
Senate Grants Junior Achievement Tax Exemption Filing Window
The Iowa Senate passed a bill allowing Junior Achievement to file for property tax exemptions for 1978 and 1979 within 30 days after the law takes effect. Cedar Rapids sponsors Kudart and Rush noted JA built a new 330 Collins Road NE building, raising assessed value. The measure, aimed at Cedar Rapids, now moves to the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Junior Achievement of
Greater
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Senate
Senate
Bud Kudart
Bob Rush
Kudart
Junior Achievement
Collins Road
Rush
House
Roundup Burglary Charges and Related Incidents
Two youths were arrested after a break in at Olderoy Tire on 16th Ave SW, charged with burglary and drugs. a juvenile faced additional assault charges. A would be robber fled Eldon Colton’s office when denied his wallet. Cedar River cabins were ransacked with clothing and liquor stolen. William Robinson faced assault and interference charges after incident with Pamela Robinson.
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Olderoy Tire
16Th Ave
Mark J. Orange
St. SW
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Linn County Sheriff's Department
James Boyer
Brookland Drive
Route 3
Edward Benesh
Washington Ave
William E. Robinson
Fourth St. NE
Robinson
Pamela Robinson
Sixth St. NW
Cedar Rapids Man Charged in Westdale Indecent Exposure
A Cedar Rapids woman and her daughter reported a man exposing himself in Westdale. Police arrested Terry Lee Miller 27 rural Edgewood after they obtained his car license number. He faces charges for the Westdale incident and two similar indecent exposure cases near schools from Feb. 5 and Feb. 6. Witnesses described the suspect with a beard.
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Cedar Rapids
Westdale
Terry Lee Miller
Edgewood
Prairie Drive
Eastern Drive
20Th Street
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