Hughes to speak at Mount Mercy commencement
Former Iowa governor and senator Harold Hughes will headline Mount Mercy College's May 19 commencement at Washington High School auditorium. He will receive an honorary doctor of laws.
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Harold Hughes
Iowa
Mount Mercy College
Washington High School
Hughes
Senate
Ida Grove
Iowa Commerce Commission
The
Fellowship Foundation
Washington, D.C
Fellowship
Royal Oak
Mount Mercy
Mary Agnes Hennessey
Cedar Rapids
Beah T. Perrine
Perrine
Simmons, Perrine, Albright and Ellwood
Hall Foundation Inc
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Amana Refrigeration Inc
Raytheon Co
Mercy Hospital
Endowment Foundation
the Cedar Rap
Sister Mary Agnes Hughes A Mercy leader and educator
Sister Mary Agnes Hughes holds degrees from Loras College and St Louis University. She led Mount Mercy College as academic dean from 1958 and as president from 1961. She has chaired and served on many boards and associations related to private higher education in Iowa and national continuing education groups.
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U.S. Treasury Department
Perrine
Monticello
University of Michigan Law School
Iowa
American
Linn County
St. Michael’s Episcopal
Loras College
St. Louis University
Mount Mercy College
Mary Agnes
Iowa College Presidents Association
Iowa Association of Private Colleges and Universities
Iowa Cooperative Study of
Cedar Rapids Art Association
Sisters of Mercy
Iowa College Foundation
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
The
Iowa Coordinating Council
Vita International Association
Mount Mercy
National Society For the Study of Education
National Association For Continuing Higher Education, Common Cause
Church Women United
William G. Murray
Iowa State University
Murray
Iowa Taxation Study Committee
State Board of Tax Review
Living History Farms Foundation
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Farm Credit Administration
Council of Economic and Cultural Affairs
Asia
Coe College
Harvard University
Robert F. Ray
University of Iowa
Ray
National Council On Extension and Continuing Education
Council On Extension
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
Midwest
Council of State Governments
Commission On Institutions of Higher Education
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Iowa Board For Public Programs In the Humanities
National Endowment For the Humanities
British Foreign Office
Wilton Park
England
America
University of Michigan conducts inflation impact study
A UM research team led by Professor Thomas Gies will study inflation effects on the 32 000 firm wholesaling industry with $500 billion in annual sales. Over a year they will examine sales costs liquidity capital positions and tax liability under a grant from the National Association of Wholesalers. The project analyzes 1973 78 inflation on a major business sector.
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University of Michigan
Thomas G. Gies
U-M Graduate School of Business Administration
National Association of Wholesalers
South Carolina's first Black licensed auctioneer
Elias Joe Jr., who lost both arms in a 1967 textile accident, says you have to learn to live with a handicap. At 36 he found a job he could do without hands and became South Carolina's first Black licensed auctioneer after attending Missouri Auction School in Kansas City, the first Black graduate. He now works at various odd auctioneering jobs.
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Hartsville
S.C
Elias Joe Jr
Joe
South Carolina
Missouri
Kansas City
Log Cabin Building Courses Offered in Minnesota
Minnesota Trailbound announces spring and summer 1979 log cabin courses. Nine day sessions run June 1 9 and August 3 12. two week courses May 4 19 July 13 28 August 17 31. Courses at Hinckley base camps and Superior National Forest Ely with male and female participants. Topics include tree felling log handling wood selection tool care and full cabin construction plus slide lectures and field trips. Advanced registration required. Contact Minnesota Trailbound 354414 Grand Ave Minneapolis MN 55408 or call (612) 822-5955.
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Minneapolis
UPI
Minnesota
Grand Ave
Minnneapolis
Minn
Brothers co sponsor Rhode Island age bias bill
Rhode Island state senators Michael Flynn and James Flynn, brothers from different parties, introduced a bill to ban age discrimination in hiring. The brothers, among the first siblings to serve together in the chamber, describe their cross party collaboration as a landmark in Rhode Island politics.
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Providence
R.I
Rhode Island
Michael
James Flynn
Flynns
James
State Senate
Five Coe College alumni to receive Merit Awards
Five Coe College alumni will receive the Alumni Award of Merit at the Annual Alumni Day and Commencement Week end banquet on May 19. Recipients include William G. Murray, Maj. Gen. Harley L. Moore Jr., Robert F. Ray, Allen C. Peremsky, and posthumously Lt. Donald H. Niggemeyer.
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Coe College
William G. Murray
Ames
Harley L. Moore Jr
Augusta
Robert F. Ray
Iowa City
Allen C. Peremsky
Cedar Rapids
Donald H. Niggemeyer
Paul Scheele
American Hospital Supply Corp. of
Chicago
Coe
Coe Alumni Day Honors Coe 22 Veterans at Event
Coe College hosts Alumni Day with a rededication of the victory bell honoring the Coe 22 World War II graduates. The program includes remarks by Charles McManaman and Charles Decker, a parade to the bell, wreath laying, and a memorial service for Lt Donald H Niggemeyer. The day also features reunions for the 1929 Golden Anniversary Class and other Fifty Year Club members, with a banquet and several ceremonies across campus. The public is invited to the Commencement and related events.
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Harley L. Moore JR
Fort Gordon
Moore
Third U.S. Army
Eighth U.S. Army
U.S. Army
Vietnam
Federal Republic of Germany
France
South Korea
South Vietnam
United States
European Council of the
Augusta
Metro
National Alliance of Businessmen
Coe College
Coe
Donald H. Niggemeyer
Daehler-Kitchin
Charles McManaman
McManaman
Hawarden
Charles Decker
Kirkwood Community College
Hanford American Legion Post
Randy Bauer
St. Paul
William Bartlett
American Legion Post
Marion
Reginald Watters
Coe Alumni Association
Hanford Post
Gage Memorial Union
Joseph E. McCabe
Union
Alumni Center
Stuart Hall
Armstrong/ Douglas
Sinclair Auditorium
Eby Fieldhouse
Stewart Memorial Library
Study refutes IUD birth defect claims in test group
A UPI report says a Center for Disease Control study in Atlanta found no significant rise in limb reduction deformities among babies conceived with mothers using an intrauterine device. The case control analysis compared exposed infants to two control groups and showed no increased risk.
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Birmingham
Ala
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Ann Arbor, Mich
U.S
Russia
Berlin
University of Minnesota
Allan C. Peremsky
Armstrong’s
Peremsky
Cedar Rapids Jaycees
Junior Achievement of
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scouts of America Hawkeye Area Council
Ymca Metro Board
MorAmerica Financial Corp
Five Seasons Center Commission
St. Luke’s Hospital
Allan C. Perernsky
Niggemeyer
Bob Sample
Sax
Johnson Avenue
Beau
Thomas Plumbing Service Inc
15Th Street
Paramount Theatre
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