Product liability debate bogs down in Iowa and Washington
Rising product liability suits spark a debate among manufacturers lawyers and lawmakers. Iowa and U S senators study reform options while critics warn avoiding fault concepts may shift costs to consumers and workers. Experts propose limits on lawsuits liens on judgments and changes to contingency fees.
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Iowa
U.S. Senate Select Committee On
Washington
Des Moines
John Culver
Culver
Senate Select Committee
Bevenour
Wright
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
Junkins
Sen
Public agency meetings this week in Linn County and Cedar Rapids
A dense listing of public meetings across Linn County and Cedar Rapids includes Linn County Board of Supervisors sessions and canvasses at the courthouse, Health Center budget hearings, Cedar Rapids Community School District board meetings, jail advisory talks, library board sessions, College Community Schools, zoning and planning, and various city and regional committees. All events occur on a tight schedule with multiple starts from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. through the week, concluding with a Friday session lineup and a Veterans Day courthouse closure.
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Linn Board of Supervisors
Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Directors
First Avenue
Council of Hiawatha
Boyson Road
Linn
Health Center Board of Directors
Third Avenue SE
East Central Regional Library Board of Trustees
ECRL
Second Avenue SE
College Community Schools Board of Education
Prairie High School
Hiawathan Plan and Zoning Commission
City Hall
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Building Board of Appeals
Linn Board of Social Services
Urban Renewal Board
Cedar Rapids City Hall
Veterans Day Events Thursday Ceremony at Armory and Legion Hall
State Treasurer Maurice Baringer will speak at the Veterans Day celebration Thursday at 11 10 a m at the armory of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum marking the 58th anniversary of Armistice Day. The program begins at 10 a m with band music and the national anthem at 11 03 a m. Hanford Post No 5 American Legion hosts a dinner at 6 30 p m at 421 Fourth Avenue SE with a short program to follow. All World War I veterans invited. reservations by Monday with the post adjutant at 364 6140. admission free.
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Maurice Baringer
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
A.m. Hanford
The
American Legion
Legion Hall
Fourth Avenue SE
Legion Office
Kirkwood to Host Reading and Study Skills Workshop
Kirkwood Community College will hold a Saturday workshop for teachers from fifth grade to college level, led by Allan Sack of New York College Skills center. It runs 8:45 am to about 3 pm in Town Hall, with a $35 registration including materials. Call Janet Swinton at 398-5574 for info and forms.
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Kirkwood Community College
Allan Sack
College Skills Center
New York
Town Hall
Kirkwood
Janet Swinton
British French cease-fire in Suez War on this date
On this date in 1956 the British and French forces proclaimed a cease-fire in the Suez War, signaling a halt to hostilities amid the Fevnt conflict period.
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Fevnt
U S Students May Obtain Medical Degrees in Israel
UPI reports New York students may pursue a four year medical degree at Sackler Medical School Tel Aviv University meeting American standards. The program costs about 6000 dollars per student annually with a 2 million dollar state loan and English instruction first year.
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U.S
Israel
Tel Aviv
UPI
New York
Abraham Ben Yaacov
Council For Higher Education In
Ben Yaacov
Sackler Medical School
Tel Aviv University
New York State
Country Shindig Slated Nov 14 in Marion Armar Ballroom
Denny Hilton and the Country Shin dig Opry troupe perform twice Sunday November 14 at the Armar ballroom Marion under El Kahir Drum and Bugle Corps sponsorship. Shows at 2:00 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets advance 2.50 adults 1.50 children and at the door 3.00 and 1.50.
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Denny Hilton
Country Shindig Opry Show
Armar
Marion
el Kahir Drum and Bugle Corps
Hilton
Missouri
Lake of the Ozarks
Carpetland
Olderoy
Embassy Club
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Slate’s Clothing
Anamosa
Western Auto
Maquoketa
el Kahir
Dear Genie Editor's Note requests Iowa descendants help
Linn County Heritage society asks readers to submit concise Iowa linked questions for Dear Genie. Requests include locating D P Marshall born 1834 in Vermont who settled in Shellsburg Iowa, locating Civil War veteran John Frederick Wineland, learning great grandmother Alma Barnes maiden name, tracing Mary Schaeffer Hagen and Lena Schaeffer Hanaan, finding Walter Hutchison of Decorah, Nachtman and Hunt families of Dyersville, and other family history inquiries with full name and address for responses.
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Genie
Linn County Heritage Society
Iowa
Dear Genie
P.O. Box
Cedar Rapids
D.P. Marshall
Washington County
Shellsburg
Abbie Rathburn
Champaign County
Ohio
Harry L
Mary E
Emma E
Jay W. Nabholz
John Frederick Wineland
Lydia Stuffelbean
Donald F. Wineland
Rowland Boulevard
Novato
Calif
Almira
George Barnes
Delaware County
Seymour Barnes
Josephine Minkler Joseph
Edgewood
Eva Peet Minkler
Wanda Barnes Grinds
Windmill Boulevard
Holt, Mich
Mary Schaeffer Hagen
Gladbrook
Lena Schaeffer Hanaan
Walter Hutchison
Decorah
Eleanor Rohwedder
Stockton
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Senate
Herbert Anderson
Robert Bevenour
Nissen Corp
Nissen
George E. Wright
Fort Madison
Iowa Assn. of
Trial Lawyers
Consumer and Employe Safety Committee
Chicago
Midwestern Council of State Government
Labor and Commerce
Sen. Junkins
Jenkins
Anderson
Legislature
First Ave
S.E
EE Beer
Nachtman
Dyersville
Hunt
Clarence Brubaker
Norfolk
Neb
Spm
Samford
Third Ave. S.E
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