Ferebee urges changes in hiring to end discrimination
Dr. Dorothy Ferebee, Tufts preventive medicine lecturer, told the Women of Achievement luncheon that attitudes and laws in the United States block women from choosing suitable life styles. She urged deep changes in beliefs, plus employer and government policies, noting only 1.5 percent of top civil service jobs are held by women and calling for equal status and pay for comparable qualifications.
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Dorothy Ferebee
Tufts University
Washington, D.C
YWCA
Roosevelt Hotel
United States
Ferebee
Russia
Great Britain
France
Lyric Soprano Soloist for Cedar Rapids Band Concert
Lyric soprano Anne Swedish, 1972 Metropolitan Opera audition winner and Indiana University graduate, headlines Cedar Rapids Municipal Band concert Sunday at 8 p.m. in Coe's Sinclair Auditorium. Jerry Owens conducts Swing Wing. Ashley Alexander, UNI music staff and former Stan Kenton sideman, joins 18-piece band.
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Sinclair Auditorium
Anne Swedish
Metropolitan Opera
Indiana University
National Assn
Indiana
WGN
Chicago
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Oklahoma City
Santa Fe Opera Company
Jerry Owens
Owens
Coe
Ashley Alexander
University of Northern Iowa
Alexander
Stan Kenton
Homecoming Events Set at Center Point
Center Point outlines homecoming activities and queen crowning during the football game half time. The plan includes a Thursday bonfire and pom rally, a 6 p.m parade on Main Street with five queen candidates and the Washington Township fire department, and a 7 30 p.m kickoff for the Maquoketa Valley game.
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Center Point
Main Street
Washington Township Center Point
Maquoketa Valley
Cheryl Gerhold
Mary Haynes
Rhonda Owens
Larry Wear
Kim Tritle
Robin Burrell
Donna Usher
Terry Neilsen
Valarie Vos
Dave Roseberrry
Bel Refittings at Cedar Rapids Gazette AP Entitled
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports a press retooling event tied to The Associated Press amid a reshuffle. Officials confirm changes affecting staffing and publishing timelines at the regional newsroom.
Higher Costs Drive Iowa Electric Rates Higher
Iowa Electric officials said higher fuel and transportation costs, plus rural transmission, push Iowa household rates above the national average. They cited a 2.17 cent average per kilowatt hour versus 1.64 nationally, with fuel, wages, and taxes raising costs while some operating costs run below national levels.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Iowa Electric
Federal Power Commission
Iowa
Duane Arnold
Arnold
Seaboard
U. S
Jim Davidson
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Meramerica Financial Corp
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Madge Phillips
Linn County Health Center
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