U of Iowa study shows black male graduation lag persists
University of Iowa officials report 26.2 percent of black males who enrolled in 1989 90 graduated within six years, far below the overall six year rate of 61 percent. Women and other groups posted higher graduation rates, while officials note underlying factors and call for targeted support.
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Azette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
U of I
Mary Sue Coleman
Philip Jones
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Refugees recall Bosnian town attack and life in Cedar Rapids
Ahmet and Budo Heder and Emir and Ermina Keric describe fleeing Sanski Most after a May 26 1992 shelling by Bosnian Serb forces. Now in Cedar Rapids they run a tailoring shop and work as nurse's aides, clinging to memories of home and hopes for peace while coping with displacement.
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Cedar Rapids
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Budo Heder
Emir
Ermina Keric
America
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Sanski Most
Serbia
National Army
House Approves 5000 Adoption Tax Credit Nationwide
The House voted 393 to 15 to enact a $5000 tax credit for qualified adoptive families earning up to $75000. The measure bars racial discrimination by states and agencies and prohibits delaying a child's placement to favor same race families. The bill faces Senate consideration and follows Clinton administration support.
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Washington Post
Washington
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Clinton
Senate
House Natural Resources Committee
Don Young
Alaska
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States
Nile Smith Becomes Fourth-Generation U of I Alum
Nile Smith graduates today becoming a fourth generation University of Iowa alum. He shares his name with football legend Nile Kinnick and reflects on family ties and campus memories.
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Nile Smith
U of I
Nile Kinnick
Tailor Family Among Bosnian Serb Prisoners in 1992
Ahmet Heder and his son Budo ran a Cedar Rapids tailor shop before becoming two of about 4,000 Muslim men captured by Serbs in 1992. They endured seven months of confinement in cow barns and stables in northern Bosnia, reflecting a broader atrocity ordeal.
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Son Budo
Cedar Rapids
Bosnia
Bosnia War Reflections and Local Refugee Moves
A sequence of brief notes traces US troops peace efforts in Bosnia and local reactions. Decorah area reports on disaster frontline leadership. A Vietnam veteran recalls Bosnia. A university professor aids rebuilding. Interfaith conflict noted near Mostar with a bridge symbol. A priest witnesses wartime confessions at a Marian shrine. Refugees arrive in Cedar Rapids seeking new beginnings. Bosnian relatives hope for homeward reunions.
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Iowa
Decorah
Hills
Vietnam
Bosnia
U of
Mostar
Iowa floods strike as drought fears fade after storm
A week after drought worries, Iowa faces flood damage from a heavy storm. Buckwalter Motors in Hills suffers shattered showroom windows and eight damaged cars estimated at 15000 dollars. No injuries reported as multiple communities contend with rising waters and evacuations.
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Washington
Iowa
Buckwalter Motors Ltd
Buckwalter
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Court voids $1.3 billion asbestos settlement in Georgine case
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled the 1.3 billion asbestos settlement, covering up to 100000 victims from 20 companies, cannot stand as a single suit because claims are too diverse. The decision returns the case to district court and lets plaintiffs file individual suits. it critiques selling future exposure victims short and notes radically different factual and legal issues among claimants.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Howell Rosenberg
District Court
Edward Becker
Georgine
Robert Georgine
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