Cornell graduation stirs memories for Viet refugee
Quy Ba Nguyen, one of Cornell College's 159 graduates, recalls a Hanoi birth and two refugee journeys from Dien Bien Phu to Saigon, Fort Chaffee, and Mount Vernon while pursuing a degree and planning a pharmacy career. The ceremony honored diverse graduates across Iowa towns with Nguyen among them.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Hanoi
Quy Ba Nguyen
Nguyen
Vietnam
University of Hanoi
Huong
Dien Bien Phu
Saigon
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Thuc
Hang Nguyen
Cornell
De Laurentiis Wraps Casting for The Hurricane
Dino De Laurentiis completed cast for The Hurricane to be shot in Bora Bora directed by Jan Troiel. Trevor Howard joins as a friendly priest along with Jason Robards Mia Farrow Max von Sydow and Timothy Bottoms in the 1920s epic.
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Hollywood
UPI
Dino de Laurentiis
Bora Bora
Jan Troeil
Trevor Howard
Jason Robards
Mia Farrow
Max von Sydow
Timothy Bottoms
Winneshiek resident among Iowa weekend road fatalities
A Winneshiek County woman, Shirley Baumler aged 31 of Ossian, died when her car rolled on a county road south of Ossian. Two passengers were injured including her daughter Lisa, 15, in satisfactory condition. The report lists additional fatalities in Missouri Wisconsin and nearby areas over the weekend, varying by accident type and location.
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Winneshiek
Iowa
Lisa Baumler
Winneshiek County Hospital
Decorah
Daniel Gerlemann
Ossian
Kirksville
Randy Sumpter
Centerville
Violet
Milton Sumpter
Cedar Falls
Linda Dommer
Albia
Russell Dean Olson
Harland
Harlan
Clark wary of Carter support in Iowa race
Senator Dick Clark says he does not seek Carter to campaign in Iowa and notes farmers view the president unfavorably. He sees no current invitation planned, but could reconsider near Election Day as three Republicans seek to challenge him for a second Senate term. Carter's approval among voters he cites as about even.
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Washington
Dick Clark
D-Iown
Carter
Iowa
Clark
CBS
Capitol
Senate
Jernigan Calls Office Ban on Board Members Insane
Kenneth Jernigan outgoing director of the Iowa Commission for the Blind said a proposal to bar commission members from holding offices in other blind organizations was illegal and unconstitutional. He spoke at a testimonial dinner after resigning in April following 20 years in the post. About 1,000 attendees heard praise from former Gov. Harold Hughes and John Taylor, the new commission director, for his work aiding the blind against poverty and stigma.
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Des Moines
UPI
Kenneth Jernigan
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Jernigan
Harold Hughes
John Taylor
Commission
Iowa
Chelsea Man Injured in Crash Near Toledo
Chelsea resident Joseph Brewer aged 27 is listed in serious condition at University Hospitals Iowa City after a Sunday morning traffic crash at the Highways 63 and 96 intersection twelve miles north of Toledo. Tama County deputies say he lost control at about 2 a.m., veered off the road into a ditch, was trapped briefly, then transported first to Marshalltown Community Hospital and later to Iowa City.
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Doug Tiffany
Olson
Iowa
Viroqua
Wis
Corey Nolen
Sioux City
Erin Smith
East Peru
Truro
Pamela Smith
Nevada
Story County
Donald Kennedy
Bellevue
Neb
Correctionville
John Schillig
Iowa City
Tipton
Chelsea
Joseph Brewer
University Hospitals
Toledo
Tama
Brewer
Marshalltown Community Hospital
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College of Pharmacy
Cedar Rapids
Audrey Clifton
Larry Frahm
Matthew Johnson
Donna Detrick
John Toussaint
Diane Wilson
Marion
Karen Bond
Sharon Oliver
Anamosa
Elaine Bowen
James Brown
Lee Leonard
Dyersville
Mary Lansing
Hiawatha
Denise Lewis
Carol Becker Goss
Lamont Marshall Hahn
Lisbon
Douglas Englert
James Hafke
Manchester
Richard Carlson
Martelle — Marsha Fairbanks
Reid F. Godrich
Timothy Tuberty
Janet Ault
Quy Ba Nguiyen
David Pierce Jr
Cecilia Weber
Strawberry Point
Jeanne Frederick
Tipton Marvin Mohr
Diem
Patricia
Americas
Eiat Wijk
RIOAS
Rocky Mountain
America
Hesigi Ape
The
Associated Press
Newswatch
Maggie Jensen
Chris George
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