Blind student wins Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship at Coe College
David Van a near blind senior from Toddville wins Coe College third straight Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship among 40 national recipients. He receives 4500 for first year of graduate study and plans to pursue a PhD in English at the University of Iowa. He maintains a 4.0 GPA and studies about 12 hours daily despite 5 percent vision.
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David van
Toddville
Coe College
Phi Kappa Phi
Van
Phi Beta Kappa
History Department
Joseph E. Brown
University of Iowa
Graduate School of English
Marion city files three rental-violation suits
The city of Marion has filed three Linn County District Court suits against rental property owners Lorinda L. Strasburger William C. Strasburger Stephen P. Phelan and Charles W. Ensley to compel corrective action for alleged ordinance violations at properties on Fifth and Eighth Avenues 2435 2455 Fifth Ave 2180 2190 Eighth Ave and 289 14th St. Inspectors found missing smoke detectors door locks holes in ceilings electrical issues leaks and ventilation problems with multiple units.
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Marion
Linn County
Lorinda L
William C. Strasburger
Stephen P. Phelan
Charles W. Ensley
Strasburger
Fifth Ave
Phelan
Eighth Ave
Ensley
14Th St
Tourism conference opens in Cedar Rapids today
Representatives of Iowa travel industry gather at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel for the Second Annual Iowa Governor's Conference on Tourism with registration 10 to 11 30 a m. Bill Burger and Marryce Heidt greet attendees at the opening luncheon.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Stouffer's
Five Seasons
Iowa Travel Council
Tourism and Travel Division
IDC
Thomas L. Davidson
Davidson-Peterson Associates Inc
New York
Davidson
Vel Blank
University of Minnesota
Ground Transportation Center bids come in under estimate
Bids for Cedar Rapids Ground Transportation Center total about 7.13 million dollars, roughly 271 thousand under the 7.405 million estimate. The project, four years in the works, includes public and private portions with steel bids and minority enterprise targets amid city and federal review. Construction may start after May 12 with a 18 to 24 month timeline, locating depots downtown and creating 13 office floors plus at least 30 apartments above.
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Dick Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Scott Olson
Don Canney
Minority Business Enterprise Committee
Urban Mass Transit Administration
Hearn
Acme Electric
Canney
Kinderknecht
Second Streets
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Linn County approves Selzer Road upgrade petition
Linn County Supervisors accepted a petition from 14 of 26 landowners on Selzer Road seeking surfacing southwest of Cedar Rapids. A county engineer plan and cost estimate follow, then a public hearing to decide on proceeding. Immediate payment by owners will influence the decision amid a planned Beverly Road paving nearby.
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Linn County Supervisors
Selzer Road
Cedar Rapids
Jean Oxley
Dick Freeman
Beverly Road
Joe Rinas
Jerry Nelson
Gould voices reservations on public defender system
Eliot Gould a Republican candidate for Linn County supervisor expressed doubts about establishing a public defender office. He questioned the court appointed attorney system and accused the current board of pushing a new bureaucracy with hidden costs while claiming to save money. The June 8 Republican primary features Emil Novak opposing Gould. incumbent Ken Schriner runs unopposed on the Democratic ticket.
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Eliot Gould
Linn County
Joe Haddy
First Ave. SE
Gould
Emil Novak
Ken Schriner
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Philip
Wanda van
Helen Keller
Coe
Boone
Christina
McGregor
John Kottman
University of Iowa College of Business
Abcs
Dix Hollobaugh
Des Moines Register
Gary Sarnoff
Kwwl-Tv
Eastern Iowa
Robert Ray
Republican Party
San Diego
Miami Beach
Gordons Jewelers
Jeff Erwin Housepowe
Justice
7Th Avenue
Transportation Center
Knutson Construction
Minneapolis
Rinderknecht Associates
Knutson
Rinderknecht
Executive Plaza
Iowa Department of Social Services
1St Ave
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