In-state tuition OK'd for ex-Iowa Indians
The Iowa Board of Regents approved in-state tuition for American Indians relocated from Iowa over a century ago with plans for start next school year. Regent David Fisher questioned funding, suggesting casino revenues from Meskwaki tribe should support the program, while Joe Dan Coulter of Opportunity at Iowa countered that Meskwaki casino workers pay taxes and that the tribe funds scholarships.
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Jennisori County
Iowa City
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Des Moines
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Tama
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Opportunity At Iowa
University of Iowa
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Japan Ships Barred as U S Trade Fight Escalates
In a heated dispute the United States barred Japanese cargo ships from U S ports unless talks succeed, with the Federal Maritime Commission ordering Coast Guard detentions of jets in port. The move follows Japanese fines of about 4 million dollars and targets electric goods imports for Christmas. Affected trade could reach billions in two way commerce between the world’s two largest economies.
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United States
U.S
Federal Maritime Commission
Coast Guard
U.S. Customs Service
Commission
Howard Creel
Japan
Hide and Seek Contest Ends in Yard Visit
Shelby Williams, 3, and Jaleel Mangum, 2, both of Cedar Rapids, play hide and seek in the yard of babysitter Georgia Blackhawk. Shelby attempts to hide behind a pole as the children engage in a porch yard game on a Thursday.
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Shelby Williams
Cedar Rapids
Jaleel Mangum
Georgia Blackhawk
Iowa Medical Examiner Quits Amid Internal Inquiry
Dr. Thomas Bennett resigned as Iowa’s state medical examiner amid an internal affairs probe into two other employees in his office. Officials said no criminal wrongdoing is involved and Bennett will return to private forensic practice while remaining a deputy state medical examiner. He earned about 169,900 dollars yearly.
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Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
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Bennett
Eric Woolson
Terry Branstad
Iowa
State Department of Public Safety
Paul Wieck
Wieck
Woolson
Social Security COLA hits decade-low 2.1 percent rise
The 2.1 percent cost-of-living adjustment for 1998 affects about 44 million beneficiaries. Rufus Clayton, a 77-year-old retiree, finds the increase modest but says inflation remains low. Average retiree payments will rise to about 765 dollars, with maximums to 1342 dollars, while disabled and low-income beneficiaries also gain.
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Rufus Clayton
Clayton
Pentagon
Kenneth Apfel
Apfel
Marion eyes streetscape study for downtown trees
Marion officials voted to seek a 12000 dollar Rural Innovation Grant from the Iowa Department of Economic Development to fund a downtown streetscape study with a landscape architect. If funded, 4000 dollars in city funds would accompany the grant.
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Garette
Marion
Seventh Avenue
Dave Martin
Martin
11Th St
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Patty Petersen
Trees Forever
Opening day of pheasant season preview fragment
An avid hunter dreams of birds dogs and shotguns as pheasant season nears. The piece hints at an upcoming Wild Side column on page 60 and a commentary on page 8B comparing the Rolling Stones to the Beatles using a quantitative aesthetic theory by Crispin Sartwell.
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Rolling Stones
James Michener Dies in Texas at Age 90
James Michener, renowned novelist whose career spanned almost five decades with many best sellers, died Thursday of renal failure at his Austin home Texas. Details on page 2A.
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James Michener
Texas
Austin
Back problems plague Setties. Settles out of practice
Chronic back trouble will keep University of Illinois forward Jess Settles from the team's first practice Saturday, with a possibility of missing more time this season. Details on page 1C.
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