Hospers Brothers Acquire Solon Newspaper in Family Legacy
Solon welcomes Hospers brothers Garth and Brent as new owners continuing a multi generation Iowa newspaper lineage from Henry Hospers. The pair intend to modernize the paper, shift toward youth readership, and grow a current circulation of about 750 as they launch their first joint venture Hospers and Brother Printers.
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Solon
Garth
Brent Hospers
Hospers
Iowa
Henry Hospers
Pella Weekblad
Holland
Kellogg
What Cheer
Irene Shirlaw
Roger
Muriel
Rockford Morning Star
Irene Hospers
Iowa City
Iowa City Press-Citizen
The
Press-Citizen
Brent
Dad
Air Force
Vietnam
Press Citizen
Speidel
Reno Evening Gazette
Nevada State Journal
Visalia Times Delta
California
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Hospers and Brother Printers
Hosper
Brother
Economist
UAW leader eyes Poland style strike for U.S.
Iowa UAW chief Charles Gifford said organizers could mobilize a four hour, nationwide walkout to dramatize workers needs similar to Poland. Iowa Federation of Labor president Jim Wengert argued leadership remains aligned with members on wages hours and working conditions amid debates over union priorities.
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Poland
Gifford
Jim Wengert
Iowa Federation of Labor
Drunk Drivers Could Aid School Funding in Iowa
The Governor's Highway Safety office says fines from drunk driving in Linn and Polk counties could boost school district revenues. Using last quarter 1980 convictions, Linn could gain about 283400 dollars and Polk 329480 dollars if judgments were fined instead of deferred.
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Des Moines
Governor's Highway Safety Office
Highway Safety Office
Iowa
Linn and Polk
Treasuries
Linn
Polk
Linn County
Polk County
Sven Sterner
Scott County
Robert Ray
Employment outlook break for Iowa students this year
Iowa college students face tighter summer job prospects as older workers secure positions usually held by youths. Employers note few openings in construction and retail, with high school students competing with college grads for limited tasks. Younkers and Job Service leaders advise early search and flexible hours to gain traction.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Trena Manning
Job Service of
William Friedman Jr
Younkers Inc
Younkers
Max Noe
Younkers’ Friedman
Paul Wierson
Iowans for Tax Relief to challenge contributor list ruling
Iowans for Tax Relief plans to sue in Muscatine County to block disclosure of contributor names. David Stanley, its head, argues Iowa Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission orders violating constitutional guarantees punish supporters of tax limits and spending cuts.
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Stanley
Disclosure Commission
Muscatine County
ISU officials probe gang rapes reports in Ames
ISU officials and Ames police investigate several reports of gang rapes of ISU students. Victims describe assaults beginning at bars, leading to dormitory or housing locations. Authorities say evidence is often insufficient for charges, while detectives note multiple interviews and pages of reports but no prosecutions yet.
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Ames
Iowa State University
ISU
Thomas Thielen
John Dalton
Dennis Ballantine
Des Moines Omaha groups win at Sweet Adelines regionals
Des Moines quartet Sunshine Music Co and A cappellas from Marshalltown led the quartet winners at the Sweet Adelines regional contest in Iowa City. Chorus honors went to Omaha first place with Des Moines second and Marshalltown third, Lincoln fourth amid more than 1,000 singers.
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Iowa City
Des Moines
Omaha
Sweet Adelines
Hancher Auditorium
Iowa Coral Belles
Coralville
Cedar Rhapsody
Cedar Rapids
Sunshine Music Co
A'’Cappellas
Marshalltown
Gentle Touch
Omaha- Lincoln
Lincoln
State Center teen dies in freak railroad tie mishap
RHODES UP I Jeff Witte 15 State Center was killed when a railroad tie thrown from a bridge struck his head accidentally as friends nearby tossed ties. Marshall County sheriff's deputies investigated the death.
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State Center
Witte
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Gary Peterson
UAW
Wengert
Labor
John McCarroll
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Keh
Kirkwood Community College
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