Mixed reviews for guide on Iowa black students at UI
A Brown University report titled The Black Student's Guide To Colleges ranks the University of Iowa as favorable for black students, drawing praise from local NAACP leader Thomas Mikelson and some UI officials while also drawing criticism over sample size and broader campus issues. Frederick Woodard supports a positive view, and others urge caution until the full study is released.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Frederick Woodard
Iowa
Thomas Mikelson
Brown University
Barry Beckham
E.P. Dutton
Midwest
Mikelson
Unitarian Universalist Society
U of 1
Woodfield’s
Three Injured In I 380 Crash Near J Avenue NE
A three car collision on Interstate 380 near J Avenue NE left three people with minor injuries. Joni L. Miller 22 caused the crash by rear ending Robert E. Kohl 50 and pushing him into Marlys J. Kiel 42. Miller faces drunk driving and license charges.
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J Avenue NE
Joni L. Miller
Center Point Road
Robert E. Kohl
Westwood Drive
Kohl
Marlys J. Kiel
Charles Guy
Miller
St. Luke’s Hospital
Casey
Mercy Hospital
Iawa
Deere to cut 670 more jobs in Quad Cities Ottumwa plants
Deere & Co will lay off 580 workers in the Quad Cities area this month and 90 in Ottumwa raising total new cuts to 670. Company figures show 2,700 blue collar workers in the Quad Cities have already lost jobs, while Ottumwa totals reach 460 unemployed.
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Moline, Ill
UPI
Deere & Co
Quad Cities
Ottumw
Deere
Ottumwa
Iowa
Farmers Seek End to Second Bank Trial in Iowa Suit
Farmers attorney argues a second trial against the defunct Mount Pleasant bank is unnecessary after a Monroe County jury awarded 2.1 million dollars for damages tied to Prairie Grain Co. stockport collapse. The case involves about 100 farmers and questions bank liability and solvency.
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Iowa
UPI
Mount Pleasant Bank
Monroe County
Mount Pleasant
Tom Vilsack
Prairie Grain Co
Stockport
Vilsack
James Rielly
Mount Pleasant Bank and Trust Co
Raymond
Keller
Stockport-area
Prairie Grain
van Buren County
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