Radio Marti draws debate on cost and impact
Donald Kaul argues Radio Marti is expensive and ineffective, costing about 10 million annually while Cuba can already receive Western broadcasts. He notes Castro’s jamming capability, the risk of a regional backlash, and questions the station’s value versus aid cuts at home. Kaul also mentions his Cedar Rapids Iowa talk engagement.
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Lindberghs' wife says she was not a pioneer in aviation
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, now 78, insists she was part of a team with Charles, not a lone aviation pioneer, contrasting her role with Sally Ride's space achievement. The Associated Press notes other items on Roy Orbison's fee suit, Fellini Pertini exchange, and Dith Pran's Cambodia appeal.
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Feds in schools reshape U S education landscape
The Hatch Amendment empowers federal influence over local schools, aligning with Reagan administration goals from four years ago to reduce federal presence in education. The shift signals closer federal oversight as analysis outlines implications for local districts.
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Southeast Asian graduates at Luther College diploma ceremony
Pang Cher Yue joins five other Southeast Asian refugees as part of Luther College first graduation cohort from a program started in 1982. The six recipients mark a milestone for refugee education in the college's history.
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Luther College
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Iowa Receives Victims of Crime Act Aid Totals Revealed
Under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 Iowa will get federal funds for two programs. Victim assistance could receive up to $960 000 and the compensation program up to $35 000, according to Justice Department figures.
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Justice Department
Engel-Mary Embryonics opens dairy embryo package on farm
Loren and Dianna Engelbrecht announce Engel-Mary Embryonics a one stop center for dairy producers seeking calves of the future. The firm claims to be the sole state provider offering an entire embryo transplant genetics package on a single farm site.
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Wine sales forecast may disappoint private stores
Patrick Cavanaugh, head of Iowa liquor control, predicts private wine sales this summer will have a poor selection and generate disappointing tax revenue for the state.
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Patrick Cavanaugh
Metro-lowa
Gloria Vanderbilt Tells Her Side Of The Gloria Story
In a new book and forthcoming TV special Gloria Vanderbilt revisits her life five years after Barbara Goldsmith’s hit about Gloria. The memoir and program promise a personal account of fame family and media scrutiny.
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Gloria
Gloria Vanderbilt
Computer 'terrorist' sentenced in harassment case
Jennifer Schuster, 19, of Burbank received three years probation and psychotherapy after asking hacker Steven Rhoades, 20, to harass Wen del Melnick, a Los Angeles detective. Melnick endured up to 50 daily threatening calls and a break-in exposing her Social Security and license numbers and loan details.
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Four of five surviving Frustaci septuplets improve in Orange
In Orange California four of the five surviving Frustaci premature septuplets show improved condition while Baby B remains unchanged. The mother Patricia Frustaci who had a Caesarean section delivery Tuesday is reported in better condition following Friday's death of a one pound baby boy nicknamed Peanut. Doctors say the babies are critically stable with ongoing respiratory issues due to underdeveloped lungs.
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