VA disability pay waste prompts VA review
The director of the Veterans Administration says millions in Compensation are wasted on veterans who hold jobs, prompting scrutiny on benefits. Also noted are Sheeba the dog grounded from motorcycle riding as a court considers the case, drawing protest from animal welfare groups. The pope denounces the Mafia in Sicily urging youth to reject it and its mindset.
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U.S
Sheeba
Swen Bos
West Milford
N.J
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Pope John Paul II
Sicily
Viewers snub Kaufman as SNL guest criticism grows
Viewer reactions label Andy Kaufman as crazy funny or stupid but producers may drop him as a Saturday Night Live guest. The piece notes controversy around Kaufman and SNLs response to audience opinions.
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Andy Kaufman
Iowa City reviews elderly housing plan for Central Junior High
The dispute over ownership of Central Junior High School pauses as city officials await an architectural firm report evaluating remodeling the 78 year old building for congregate housing for the elderly. The firm’s findings should reach the city in the week of November 28.
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Iowa City
Central Junior High School
Johnson County
Police duties cut proposed to save money in Iowa City
Iowa City Police Chief Harvey Miller urges eliminating or transferring 13 police services to cut costs and save man hours. Separately, Johnson County politics and a note on Iowa basketball being unofficially ranked second in a pre season writers poll are mentioned.
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Iowa City
Harvey Miller
Johnson County
Iowa
Writers Sunday Sports
Cedar Rapids moped crash survivor makes fresh start at school
Donny Keister Jr., 14, spent six weeks in a coma after a July crash when his moped hit a semitrailer at a Cedar Rapids intersection. He has regained much use of his legs, attends Wilson Junior High four hours daily, and credits God and prayers with his recovery. His family’s hardships and a shift to new roles in church work followed as Donny contemplates riding again only away from streets.
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Cedar Rapids
Wilson Junior High School
Donny
Donald
Marilyn Keister
Rapids Ave
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital
Asbury United Methodist Church
Keisters
Keister
Candice
Rock Island Railroad
St. Paul's
United Methodist Church
Mrs. Keister
Patty Tschopp Defies Odds After 4 Years Of Recovery
The 28 year old Cedar Rapids teacher's aide, in a coma after a July 12 1978 car crash, has slowly regained speech and mobility with therapy. She now walks with a walker writes with effort and hopes to someday teach again while managing ongoing limitations and medical bills.
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Patricia Tschopp
Patty
Fifth Avenue Care Center
East Post
Cedar Rapids
California
Mercy Hospital
Alfred Tschopp
Linn County
Fifth Avenue
Rock Island man held for attempted murder after party shooting
Joseph Mayfield, 19, of Rock Island, in Scott County Jail on $10,000 bond after an early Sunday shooting at a Davenport Rock Island party. Lavon McGowan, 21, Davenport, in critical condition after surgery for a stomach wound linked to a racial feud between groups from both cities.
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UPI
Rock Island, Ill
Scott County
Joseph Mayfield
Rock Island
Lavon McGowan
Mercy Hospital
Ill
Michael McBride
McBride
1970 Accordion Aces Reunion Planned in C R Arlene Boddicker Host
Arlene Boddicker invites all 1970 Accordion Aces members to a 6 PM gathering at the Knights of Columbus Hall 716 A Ave NE. Masakasu Takeshita the groups guide will attend with his new wife for a honeymoon visit. A dinner reception runs 6 PM to 10 PM Tuesday honoring the newlyweds. many members remain scattered nationwide.
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Knights of Columbus
Ave
Japan
Masakasu Takeshita
Omiko
Boddicker
Takee
Boddickers
United States
K.C. Hall
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