Unidentified body found in burned car at nature center
Clayton County Sheriff Verdean Dietrich and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation probe an unidentified body found Thursday afternoon in a burned-out car at Osborne Nature Center south of Elkader. The body’s sex and cause of death are unknown. investigators treat the scene as a crime scene while noting it may be an accidental smoking incident. The car location is near Highway 13 and a wildlife plantings area. it does not match a missing 82-year-old Iowa City man Frederick Breckner. For updates, call 363-7000 or 337-7000.
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Iowa
Elkader
Osborne Nature Center
Clayton County
Verdean Dietrich
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Dietrich
Highway 13
Iowa City
Frederick Breckner
Democrats defeat alternative abortion ban in Senate vote
The Senate rejected Democratic leader Tom Daschle's measure to ban late term abortions except to save a mother's life or health, 64 to 36. The vote clears the way for a GOP partial birth abortion ban and possible veto fight with President Clinton. Grassley and Harkin split, with Harkin supporting the proposal and Grassley opposing it.
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Associated Press and Gazette
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Tom Daschle
Iowa
Tom Harkin
Charles Grassley
Daschle
Grassley
Harkin
Rick Santorum
Pennsylvania
California
Dianne Feinstein
Barbara Boxer
House
Gazette Washington
David Lynch
Iowa welfare reform evaluated as balanced by study
Cedar Rapids residents like Susan Davidson say six months without aid would be hard for some families though an independent evaluation finds little evidence of extreme deprivation during the no cash benefits period. Mathematica Policy Research notes safety nets and work incentives shape Iowa's reform.
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Iowa
Mathematica Policy Research
Washington, D.C
Doug Howard
Elm studded grade yields yellow motels on hunt
Outdoor brief notes finding yellow motels on an elm studded abandoned railroad grade during a recent hunt.
Cityline Briefs and Quick Notices
City Briefs compile short items from local sources including civic notices, upcoming events, and service changes. Read for concise updates affecting residents and businesses, with emphasis on dates, locations, and involved organizations.
Cedar Rapids Habitat Wins Grant for 16 Homes
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity has secured tentative approval for a 253200 federal grant to build 16 houses in southeast Cedar Rapids. The plan targets undeveloped cemetery land near 12th Avenue and 17th Street SE, with an environmental review now under City Council oversight.
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Douglas Neumann
Cedar Valley Habitat For Humanity
Cedar Rapids
12Th Avenue
17Th Street
Oak Hill
St. John’s
Cedar Valley Habitat
Gary Hughes
University of Iowa aims to boost undergrad teaching load
The University of Iowa plans to raise undergraduate instruction to three of every five credit hours with four fifths of senior faculty teaching undergraduates annually. It also aims to graduate at least two of every five incoming freshmen within four years, targeting the 2000-01 year. University officials say all faculty will rotate through teaching, research, and other duties.
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Gazette
Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
U of I
Mary Sue Coleman
Coleman
State Board of Regents
Council Bluffs
Jon Whitmore
University of Iowa aims to raise undergraduate outcomes
The plan targets a 40 percent four year graduation rate up from 32.6. Tenure or tenure tracked teaching rises to 60 percent from 56.3. Senior faculty teaching undergrads climbs to 80 percent from 75 across liberal arts business and engineering. National Merit Scholars grow from 24 to 50 and valedictorians from 123 to 160. Honors program participants to 3 500, study abroad to 500, cooperative education to 1 200. Classrooms with technology increase from 22 to 100.
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University of Iowa
College of Liberal Arts
College of Business Administration
College of Engineering
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