Surge iCare plans spark hospital concern in Cedar Rapids
SurgiCare proposes a community outpatient surgery center in Cedar Rapids with no abortions and cheaper services. Mercy Hospital administrator Jim Tinker opposes the plan, warning it could cannibalize hospital volume and raise costs, while St. Luke's notes a competing registration issue and plans for its own facility led by Dr. Dale Morgan cautions that profit motives threaten access for the poor and elderly.
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Community forum explores future of Iowa grain economy
Marion leader Lloyd Freilinger calls for closer union between labor and management to boost the town’s economy. CAST Inc. president Paul Shawver proposes a labor industry committee to discuss work rules. Quaker Oats manager Dick Stimple notes food processing and agriculture will stay vital but not cure all jobs. Dana Stadtmueller foresees bigger family farms and more grain, with fewer livestock and lower trade barriers. Mayor Don Canney cites high interest rates as the main barrier to development and asks why investors would choose money markets over local business. Cedar Rapids services are said to be prepared.
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Panel ties federal education funding to scholarships
The panel proposed 10 000 scholarships of 5000 dollars a year with a two year teaching commitment or loan repayment at interest rates. It warned current plans are cutting federal responsibility and shifting cost to states. Officials emphasized merit based support and teacher training while exploring regional development and economic growth options for Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
Weather Outlook With Mild Weekend Conditions
Extended forecast shows little to no rain from Friday through Sunday. Highs range from 65 to 75 Friday then 70s for Saturday and Sunday. Lows stay mostly in the 40s. notable extremes include a low of 22 at Houston Maine and a high of 99 at Thermal California on Tuesday.
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Weather Roundup Shows Widespread Thunderstorms and Heavier Rain
Thunderstorms spread from the Plains to the Mississippi Valley on Tuesday while the Eastern Seaboard saw heavy showers from Pennsylvania to Florida. Reports include over 2 inches in eastern Kansas and Illinois towns. Des Moines and Minneapolis at 2 inches. Cape Hatteras nearly 3 inches. cold near the northern Plains with readings in the 30s in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Forecast calls for scattered showers on the eastern half, cool northern and pacific northwest partly cloudy, warm southwestern regions reaching into the 90s in some desert areas.
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Iowa City Woman’s Death Ruled Self-Inflicted Gunshot
The 20-year-old Sandra S. Yanausch died from a single gunshot to the chest. Johnson County Medical Examiner T. T. Bozek ruled the death a death by own action. She was found by relatives around 2 a.m. Tuesday at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
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Beltone offers free tiny hearing aid model
Chicago Beltone Electronics announces a free non operating model of a very small hearing aid to demonstrate how compact hearing help can be. The unit weighs under a quarter ounce and sits at the ear level. no cost or obligation, request by writing to Dept. 39672, Beltone Electronics Corp, 4201 W Victoria St, Chicago IL 60646.
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