St Luke's acquires Cedar Rapids nursing homes
St Luke's will not use hospital patient revenues to subsidize other operations and plans to hire a manager for all three Cedar Rapids properties. No changes are planned in day to day operations or services. The purchasers are 12th Street Associates and 4th Avenue Associates. Dr Earl Bickel expressed satisfaction with the deal and noted hospitals diversifying into physician offices as a growing trend in Iowa.
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St. Luke’s
Cedar Rapids
Wallace
12Th Street Associates
4Th Avenue Associates
Earl Bickel
Bickel
Iowa
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Grinnell General
Don Dunn
Iowa Hospital Association
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Council Bluffs
Dunn
Trade consideration swirls around Paul Building swap
Bill Coppock of the Museum of Art board suggests tearing down the Paul Building for parking while planning a possible trade with the city. The Paul Building and the museum differ in size and assessed value, but officials say a straight exchange is possible. If moved, nonprofit agencies in the Paul Building may lose space as county housing and human services consolidation plans unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Coppock
Museum of Art
Board of Trustees
Coppock
Paul
Oxley
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program
Visiting Nurses Association
Family Services
Area Substance Abuse Council
Art Museum
Phillips
Two sisters killed in crash with semi trailer
Davenport AP Two young sisters died Monday night when their car hit a semi backing into a driveway. Darci Ruden 18 Walcott and Tara Lynn Ruden 15 Buffalo were pronounced dead at the scene at 8 15 p m by Scott County Medical Examiner Dr R M Perkins. The car struck the flatbed trailer driven by Terry Lynn Parker 37 Elk Creek Missouri.
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Davenport
Darci Ruden
Walcott
Tara Lynn Ruden
Buffalo
Scott County
R.M. Perkins
Terry Lynn Parker
Elk Creek
Libya crisis deepens as U S weighs early Gulf pullout
Reports conflict over whether the United States will end maneuvers below Libya line of death before Tuesday. Secretary Shultz says med exercise continues. Weinberger and Sims hint Kelso could halt early. Pentagon notes six Soviet ships shadowing, Libyan air forces absent, and Libyans warned to stay safe. White House says a Tuesday event involving a Libyan patrol ship may occur. Congress mostly supportive amid tensions.
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United States
Libya
George Shultz
Mediterranean
Weinberger
Sims
6Th Fleet
Frank Kelso
Gulf
Reagan
U.S
Khadafy
NBC News
Tripoli
Gulf of Sidra
Pentagon
White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
State Department
Michael Austrian
Moscow
Foreign Ministry
Soviet Union
Congress
Senate votes on balanced budget amendment fuels debate
The Senate split 67 in favor and 33 against the proposed balanced budget amendment as supporters argued for spending limits while opponents warned it would curb Congress during conflicts and undeclared wars. Senators Grassley Evans Hatch Heinz Chafee participated amid leadership concerns and Reagan lobbying.
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Reagan
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Daniel Evans
Wash
Simon
Evans
Hatch
Sens
John Heinz
Pennsylvania
John Chafee
Rhode Island
Congress
Senate
House
U.S
Color Purple Oscar shutout sparks NAACP protest
The Hollywood-Beverly Hills NAACP chapters protest the Academy for no Oscar wins for The Color Purple calling it a black-out and slur against Quincy Jones and Steven Spielberg. The ceremony's ratings fell to about 65 million viewers from 70 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
NAACP
Motion Picture Academy
Willis Edwards
Academy
Quincy Jones
Steven Spielberg
Sydney Pollack
Africa
Purple
Geraldine Page
Prizzi
Don Ameche
A.C. Nielsen Co
Abc-Tv
ABC
West German firm eyes Iowa plant for gambling gear
A West German firm NSM eyes an Oelwein plant to manufacture amusement devices including gaming machines. The proposal seeks changes to Iowa law to permit gambling device manufacture and to give Iowa-made products a lottery preference. Initial hiring could start at 25 with potential growth to 250, and meetings involve House Speaker Donald Avenson and Gov. Branstad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmier
Zette Des Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
Donald Avenson
D-Oelwein
Oelwein
Germany
Avenson
NSM
West Germany
Charles Walker
Senate
House Economic Development Committee
Walker
Dominic Perillo
Ullrich Schultze
Perillo
Iowa Lottery
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Saturn
Free Child Check testing begins in April across districts
Free Child Check testing for three year olds to assess mental and physical development is scheduled in multiple districts this April and May. Appointments are required and contact numbers provided for Solon St Marys, Springville United Methodist, Linn Mar Faith Lutheran Marion, Urbana Urbana, Clear Creek Oxford, Deep River Millersburg, Lone Tree, Mid Prairie Wellman, Washington Twp and Kalona. Tests run about one hour and are conducted by Grant Wood AEA Early Childhood staff.
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Solon
St. Mary's Auditorium
Linda Cheesemen
Colleen Zangerle
Springville — United Methodist Church
Tammy Capron
Linn-Mar — Faith Lutheran Church
Boyson Road
Marion
Marie Gibbons
Bowman Woods
Joan Gerber
Indian Creek
Urbana
Julie Kessens
Clear Creek
Oxford United Methodist Church
Debbie Bryant
Lincoln
Mechanicsville
Call Gladys Rife
Deep River-Millersburg
Call Brenda van Dee
Lone Tree
Call Mary Lenz
Mid-Prairie — Wellman
Washington Township
Kalona
Cal Kathy Bender
Grant Wood Aea
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Chafee
Arizona
DeConcini
Iowa Education
Isea
Salisbury House
Terry Branstad
Europe
Schultze
Branstad
Young
Wilkins
App
Shellsburg
Call Denise Schminke
Siebke Hoyt
Siebke
Ian 6Piose
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