Four-year college graduation rates cited across Iowa schools
A Regents report shows 32.5 percent of University of Iowa entrants in 1990 graduate in four years, up from 30.2 percent for 1989 entrants. At Iowa State University four-year graduation slid to 19 percent and University of Northern Iowa to 24.6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Kueter
Gretchen Lohman
University of Iowa
Board of Regents
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Adams
ISU
Gingrich vows ground-up reforms of anti poverty programs
Newt Gingrich in his first speech after the election calls for a thorough re examination of Medicaid Head Start and Job Corps and says programs need not be abolished but must be revamped. He pledges a conservative push when Congress convenes and rejects compromise on tax cuts welfare reform and other Contract with America goals while signaling possible cooperation on shrinking government. He accuses Great Society programs of failure and describes them as disasters creating a culture of poverty and violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newt Gingrich
Georgia Republican
Gingrich
Congress
Clinton
America
Robert Michel
R-Ill
Fire destroys Heather White’s Swisher apartment and belongings
Heather White a 20 year old single mother on welfare faces pregnancy and loss after a Wednesday afternoon fire in a Swisher apartment. The blaze damaged another unit and prompted Red Cross aid and a relief fund at Swisher Trust. White and her two sons are staying with relatives as they seek new housing and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Neumann
Swisher
White
Cedar Rapids
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Palo
Donovan
Damian
Kristy Dixon
Maxine Coufal
Jenny Wilson
Red Cross
Michael J. Hamiil
Gazette
Heather White
Damian White
Donovan Daye
University students balancing work and studies cited
Gretchen Lohman, vice president of the University of Iowa student government, notes many peers work while studying and cannot manage both roles. She says some stay an extra one or two years to complete coursework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lohman
Grinnell
University of Northern Iowa
UNI
Gretchen Lohman
University of Iowa
Dumont Collectibles Fill 24000-Square-Foot Building
Sigourney residents Lyle and Helen Dumont own a vast collection of cars and memorabilia that fill a 24,000 square foot building. The feature notes include other sports and program details and a major funding note for UI College of Nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle and
Helen Dumont
Sigourney
U.S. Eases Bosnian Arms Embargo Amid Diplomatic Push
The Clinton administration will stop blocking ships carrying arms to Bosnia, signaling a shift in embargo enforcement. Officials say most weapons enter by air and the move aims to pressure Bosnian Serbs toward a settlement, despite Britain France and Russia opposing easing the ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clinton
Yugoslavia
U.S
Adriatic Sea
Bosnia
Friay
United States
Britain
France
White House
Dee Dee Myers
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Russia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Regents News
Iowa
Jean Adams
Iowa State
John Folkins
Folkins
U of I
Johnson
Swisher Trust and Savings Bank
P.O. Box
E. Iowa
Oskaloosa
Iowa City West
Waverly-Shell Rock
Cedar Rapids Washington
Youth For Christ
Bob Dye
University of Iowa College of Nursing
Oeeeeneener
City Briefs
Aneenee Jenenereenae Comics
Crypto
Vision Deaths
Eather Oenees Editorial
Soneeane
Pentagon
Sen
Ate
Bob Dole
Kansas
Belgium
Canada
Germany
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia Herzegovina
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!