Campaign flier mishap in Kirkwood prompts apology
Five to six college employees received campaign fliers mailed in Kirkwood envelopes. Dennis Usher says the error was unintentional and he will reimburse the college. Bill Stewart calls the act a serious error in judgment and promises corrective steps. The piece notes one other item about Palestinian hijackers releasing hostages in Cyprus.
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Kirkwood
Community College
Dennis Usher
Community Education Division
the Gazette
Usher
Cedar Rapids
Bill Stewart
George Colbert
Colbert
George
Stewart
Supervisors OK payment for sheriff's wife amid nepotism concerns
Linn County supervisors signed off on a $313.04 claim for matron duties by Sheriff Donald Sawyer's wife after questions of nepotism surfaced. They plan to discuss a county policy ensuring equal treatment of relatives in county work.
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Linn County
Donald “Buzz” Sawyer
Linn Board of
Joe Rinas
Ken Schriner
Sawyer
Provo
Utah
Schriner
Rinas
University of Iowa summer commencement awards 950 degrees
The University of Iowa held summer commencement on July 31 awarding about 950 degrees bringing total degrees to roughly 163,920. President Willard L. Boyd delivered the final charge as graduates from 83 Iowa counties and 38 other states earned degrees including D.D.S. PhD J.D. M.D. and B.A. credentials.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Willard L. Boyd
U of I
Iowa
Kansas City plane crash kills four aboard
An Aero Commander 685 crashed after takeoff near downtown Kansas City killing all four aboard. FAA identified the owner Morgan Maxfield a 40 year old Kansas City businessman and former congressional candidate. Co-passengers include two men and two women and NTSB investigators described the crash scene.
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Kan
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Morgan Maxfield
Kansas City, Mo
Jack Soden
Maxfield
Mount Rushmore
S.D
Morgan
Soden
Bob Johnson
National Transportation Safety Board
Hurricanes Emily and Floyd Threaten U S East Coast
UPI reports Hurricane Emily with 90 mph winds churns shipping lanes and sends 12 foot waves toward the Atlantic coast while Tropical Storm Floyd forms north of the Virgin Islands. Floyd sits about 100 miles north of St Thomas moving NW then Emily moves NNE toward Bermuda.
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UPI
Emily
America
Floyd
Virgin Islands
St. Thomas
Bermuda
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Linda Culbertson
Brenda Haines
Michae Hlas
Kimberly Kemp
Kalie A.H. Khalsa
Ronald Carson
Christine Fields
Traci Matthews
Stacy Vrba
Stuart Walker
Jane Westpfahl
James Brown
Daniel Hernandez
Mark Fingle
Julie Ginsberg
Marlys Brunsting
Carolyn Hogan
Victoria Greco
Mary Hartley Sires
Jennifer Snell
Daniel McDonald
Theresa O'Connell
Nancy White
Lori Anderson
Ardis
David Upah
Patricia Zahniser
Steven Musil
Thomas Bellinger
Eric Evans
Michael Morris
Jeffrey Runde
James Scrabeck
Mary
Sheila Reiland
Larry Tanner
Marcelyn Vogel
Judy Winistorfer
Mount Vernon
Julia Ashby
Victoria Parker
Carol Wozniak-Rebhuhn
Springville
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