Governors urge Carter action to end Rock Island strike
Four Midwestern governors led by Iowa's Robert Ray urged President Carter to intervene to end the Rock Island Railroad strike. They warned of grain losses, higher costs, and potential inflation impact, noting grain shipments and coal transport are disrupted and rail service may affect foreign trade.
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Iowa
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Carter
Rock Island Railroad
Ray
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Oklahoma
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Illinois
James Thompson
Brotherhood of Railway
Rocky Island
Midwest
United Transportation Union
Governors’ Telegram
America
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Chicago
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National Mediation Board
Ted Zirbes
Gulf of Mexico
BRAC
Zirbes
Union Pacific Railroad
General Motors
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Cedar Rapids Chosen for Iowa Youth Drug Prevention Plan
Cedar Rapids will host Channel One, a joint program by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and Prudential Insurance. Organizers include Richard Osing and James Doyne with Barbara Doyle assisting. youths will do work projects for credit or pay, with an advisory committee guiding projects. The program draws on a model started in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and tested in 10 New England cities.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Channel One
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Prudential Insurance Co
Alfred M. Duca
Gloucester
Mass
New England
Prudential
Richard Osing
Foundation II
James Doyne
Barbara Doyle
Cedar Rapids Foundationl
Barb Doyle
Iowa Department of Substance Abuse
Minneapolis
Rosner Named Acting Dean After Barritt Resigns at Iowa
Evelyn Barritt resigns as dean of the University of Iowa College of Nursing effective Friday. Sue Rosner, associate professor of psychology, is appointed acting dean by University President Willard Boyd pending a permanent successor. Barritt cites alleged power struggles and old boys clubs as factors in the move amid faculty controversy and a yearlong review of procedures.
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Iowa City
Evelyn R. Barritt
University of Iowa College of Nursing
University of Iowa
Willard Boyd
Sue Rosner
Boyd
College of Nursing
Rosner
Barritt
May Brodbeck
Carter plans not for Cedar Rapids visit amid energy project talk
White House deputy press secretary Pat Bario says President Carter will not join the Cedar Rapids trip next week and will stay home all of next week. Mrs. Carter speaks at the Iowa Daily Press Association convention and a Democratic function, with a possible solar energy tour later if he campaigns before the Jan. 21 caucuses.
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White House
Cedar Rapids
Carter
Pat Bario
Iowa Daily Press Association
Stouffer’s Hotel
Veterans Coliseum
Bario
Department of Energy
Congress
Youth involved in high speed I 80 chase near Tiffin
A 15 year old Cedar Rapids youth allegedly stole a 1977 Honda Accord, reached speeds near 100 mph, and fled on foot after colliding with a Johnson County sheriff's car. He was later caught hitchhiking, charged with second degree theft and assault, then handed to Cedar Rapids police after Juvenile Court appearance. He may face additional charges for theft and traffic violations linked to the early Friday incident near a 7 Eleven in Cedar Rapids.
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Tiffin
Cedar Rapids
Johnson and Linn County
Johnson County
Kirkwood Offers 10-Week Nursing Refresher Course
Kirkwood Community College announces a 10 week 186 hour nursing refresher starting Oct 1 for RNs re entering the field. The program includes 74 hours classroom and 112 hours clinical work and awards 18.6 CEUs. Registration deadline Sept 24. Contact Joyce Downing Cedar Rapids IA.
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Kirkwood Community College
Joyce Downing
Kirkwood
Downing
Iowa Board of Nursing
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Blvd
Economic progress in poorer nations amid widening gaps
Washington AP reports two researchers from Resources for the Future Inc say that even in the poorest countries people made some economic progress from 1960 to the mid 1970s and are generally better off than prior generations, though the rich poor nations gap grows. They note enough water and land to meet food needs for 50 years if resources are distributed more efficiently.
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Washington
Ronald Ridker
Elizabeth Cecelski
Resources For the Future Inc
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