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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1990
Page
9
Eastern Iowa contributed a record $258,885 to the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Patty Mixdorf noted all funds stay local to aid 503 patients and University of Iowa research as 25th anniversary telethon aired from Broadcast Park Cedar Rapids. Nationwide totals reached $44,172,186.
Authorities search for Earl George Hoeg 86 of Lincoln after a Des Moines River boating accident near Ottumwa Sunday. Hoeg fell from a boat while fishing. the other man also fell in but was rescued. Neither wore a life jacket.
Paul Johnston 81 former Iowa state superintendent of public instruction for 26 years died of a blood clot in a lung Thursday at a Des Moines hospital. Services were held in Des Moines Hopkinton native Johnston began as state superintendent in 1961 after 13 years as assistant. Survivors include wife Ethel and son Stephen of Des Moines.
An open house Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. marks the 17th anniversary of the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo. The event features live entertainment, speeches by leaders, campus tours, historical displays, films, photo displays, and refreshments. The home has operated since fall 1920 and now serves delinquent females and children needing structured care.
The Governor's Alliance on Substance Abuse awards a 26148 dollar grant for a joint Narcotics Task Force. The unit includes the Johnson County Sheriff's Office and Coralville and Iowa City. Coralville will administer funds and coordinate with county, state, and federal agencies plus the Johnson County Attorney's Office. The grant may renew for three more years with matching funding varying by applicant.
Louise Noun Des Moines author and activist will discuss Women’s Suffrage September 11 at 7 30 p m in The Commons Cornell College Mount Vernon. The Mount Vernon League of Women Voters sponsors the free event open to the public. Noun led the Iowa Civil Liberties Union for eight years helped found the Des Moines chapter of NOW. In 1981 she entered the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame and in 1985 received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Cornell University. Her book Strong Minded Women surveys Iowa feminists.
In Balltown Iowa Mike Breitbach and his family maintain Breitbach’s Country Dining the state’s oldest continuously operating tavern in its original location dating to 1852. The piece traces ownership from John Lovett to Julius Brecht George Ertl Peter Paul Breitbach Victor Breitbach William Breitbach and finally Mike Breitbach now running the establishment with his wife Cindy and seven children.
Mount Vernon and Lisbon in Linn County start a recycling pilot with 200 households rinsing and sorting cans bottles and jugs for weekly pickup. The plan aims to cut landfill waste by about 25 percent and 1997 recycling mandates push participation with low cost single bins per home.
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