Senate memo triggers Housecleaning call at Arms Control Agency
A confidential memo calling for a housecleaning in the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency was released by a Senate committee. Critics say the memo jeopardizes Kenneth Adelman's renomination as agency director. The report appears in Nation on page 4A.
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Cedar Rapids Public Hearing on Noise Ordinance Draws Few
A public hearing before the Cedar Rapids City Council drew only a handful of comments on the proposed noise ordinance. The session Wednesday featured limited public input as officials discussed the ordinance’s terms and potential impact.
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New clinic for VA Center expansion in Iowa City
The Veterans Administration Center in Iowa City will add a three story Clinical unit on the west side, boosting capacity from 327 beds. Congress allocated 30 to 35 million dollars for the project, described by Director John Hickman as stretching our walls.
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Agriculture Department predicts peak crop prices in three years
The Agriculture Department predicted on Wednesday that prices paid for farm crops this season will reach the highest levels in three years due to heavy enrollment in a new crop-reduction plan.
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Cox Cable unveils device to catch cable TV thieves
Cox Cable Cedar Rapids introduces a $5000 detector that analyzes end of the in home cable line to identify illegal hook ups and altered converters. The machine aids prosecutions but warrants may be needed. Linn County officials caution about evidentiary requirements.
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Cox Cable
Cedar Rapids
Jon Lash
Linn County
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Lash
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Cox
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British databank finds three possible marrow donors for Head
A British Anthony Nolan bone marrow databank identified three potential donors in the United Kingdom for William Head, a 27 year old leukemia patient from Loranger pursuing a suit in Iowa to contact "Mrs X." Tests and remission are needed to confirm compatibility.
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William Head
Iowa
Conrad Gumbart
LSU Medical School
Charity Hospital
Gumbart
Anthony Nolan
England
Loranger
Houston
M.D. Anderson Hospital
Baton Rouge
Head
Iowa City
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Linn County Weighs In On 10 Year Highway Bond Plan
Linn County would contribute about 1.4 million dollars over a decade to a 150 million highway bonding program. Sen. Jack Nystrom outlined annual county shares totaling 8.7 million, including farm to market and secondary road funds, with cities adding 4.2 million and the state covering about 10.5 million annually.
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