U S PLO Talks Seen as Key to Peace by Expert
Harvard historian Everett Mendelsohn urged U S engagement with the PLO to achieve Middle East peace. He spoke in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City on risk, Palestinian state plans, and a compassionate peace while criticizing limited U S action and Brezhnev’s arms freeze offer as insufficient steps.
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Dale Kueter
American Friends Service Committee
Middle East
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
Everett Mendelsohn
Harvard University History Department
Anwar Sadat
Mendelsohn
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
University of Iowa
National Science Foundation
Israel
Harvard
U.S
Philip Habib
PLO
Lebanon
Reagan
Leonid Brezhnev
Europe
Brezhnev
Union elects officers amid protest in Linn County
The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 231 elected Juan Cortez as president and Jack O'Toole as vice president with Cathy Ainesworth as secretary and Jackie Hepner as treasurer. Protests over conduct were noted but details remain undisclosed. New executive board includes Chuck Rozinek Rudy Schoon and Steve Stanford.
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American Federation of State
Linn County
City of Marion
Juan Cortez
Jack O'Toole
Public Service Department
Marion
Cathy Ainesworth
Linn Health Services
Jackie Hepner
Health Center
Cortez
Chuck Rozinek
Rudy Schoon
Steve Stanford
Marion Briefs We Buy Diamonds and Gold
Local column notes Nordman Jewelry advertises buying diamonds and gold in Marion.
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Nordman Jewelry
Adv
Area human service fund talks under way
Eastern Iowa counties discussed the shift from Title 20 to a human services block grant at a Cedar Rapids meeting. Officials outlined allocations for 10 counties Linn and Johnson lead with the largest shares and plans to fund services from residential care to transportation under district rules.
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Area Human Service Fund
Vanessa Shelton
Azette
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Department of Social Services
Linn
Jones
Johnson
Benton
Washington
Hardin
Marshall
Tama
Poweshiek
Leonard Thys
Marion Cab Firm Seeks Higher Rates
Art's Taxi Service proposes raising fares to 90 cents for the first sixth mile and 20 cents for each additional sixth mile, aligning with Cedar Rapids rates. The City Council will vote on repealing taxicab rate regulation, with officials noting market forces will set prices.
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Marion
Cedar Rapids
Art
Don Hoskins
Hoskins
Carl Ramey
Marion Company
Marion Independent Announces Friday No Classes and Conferences
Marion Independent School District will not hold classes Friday while teachers have an end-of-quarter workday. Parent-teacher conferences are set Monday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the high and middle schools. Spring break is April 8-12 and the school year ends May 26.
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Marion Independent School District
Marion
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