Red Cross honors 50 volunteers at Cedar Rapids ceremony
Fifty American Red Cross volunteers were honored for long service at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Combined experience totaled 500 years. Marie Schilling won the Chapter Chairman’s Award for sewing infant layettes. Marian Pitts received the Mid Linsley Award for disaster services. Dorothy Bishop, Wanda Anderson, Patricia Chavez, Grace Colgan, Georgiana Nevins, Marian Pitts and Henry Small were cited for 25 years of service.
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American Red Cross
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Marie Schilling
Marian Pitts
Mid Linsley
Grant Wood
Dorothy Bishop
Wanda Anderson
Patricia Chavez
Grace Colgan
Georgiana Nevins
Henry Small
Cedar Rapids Attorney Appointed to U.S. Sentencing Commission
Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Murphy of Cedar Rapids has been named to the U.S. Sentencing Commission in Washington, D.C., for a six month term starting October 1. Murphy, a 1984 Cedar Rapids office veteran and 1986 OCDETF lead prosecutor, hails from Dubuque and is a Iowa Law graduate.
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U.S
Richard Murphy
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Washington
D.C
Judicial Branch
Murphy
Charles Larson
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
St Luke's hosts candlelight vigil for children in Cedar Rapids
St Luke's Hospital sponsors a candlelight vigil at 7 30 p m Sunday in Noelridge Park Cedar Rapids near the pool parking lot. The event is part of a global effort ahead of the World Summit for Children on September 29 30 at the United Nations in New York City with more than 300 vigils in 30 countries.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Noelridge Park
Cedar Rapids
United Nations
New York City
Iowa City GRE Math Review Seminar Dates Set
A five session GRE math review will run from 7 to 9 p.m. on October 2 3 5 9 and 10 in Room 106 Gilmore Hall Capitol and Jefferson streets Iowa City. Jean Geraghty will teach with a fee of 40 dollars including materials. Contact the Center for Conferences and Institutes Iowa Memorial Union for details.
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Gilmore Hall
Capitol and
Jefferson Streets
University of Iowa Conference Center
Jean Geraghty
Department of Mathematics
Center For Conferences and Institutes
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City
Iowa City Grad to Be Honored Defenders Award
Dave Hemmingway, a Missouri public defender in St. Louis and University of Iowa graduate, will receive the 1990 Defender of Distinction Award from the Missouri State Public Defender System at a St. Louis dinner. He grew up near Iowa City and studied at the University of Iowa and Washington University School of Law.
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Dave Hemmingway
Missouri Public Defender
St. Louis
University of Iowa
Missouri State Public Defender System
Hemmingway
Iowa City
Washington University School of Law
Daily Iowan
Madison Daily Leader
Madison
S.D
Harold Evans
Johnson County
Alburnett School Board Elects Two New Officers
The Alburnett school board reorganized Monday night naming Don Johnson as president replacing Dick Olinger and Mary Sue Rozek as vice president taking over from Dave Yeoman who did not seek reelection. Superintendent Rampalla noted enrollment around 670, about 15 to 16 higher than last year.
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Alburnett School Board
Don Johnson
Dick Olinger
Olinger
Ben Rampalla
Mary Sue Rozek
Dave Yeoman
Rampalla
Eastern Iowa hit by 12 million flood bill
Floods in 12 eastern Iowa counties plus two southwest counties caused about 12 million dollars in damage. Private residences sustained 9 million, public areas 3 million. FEMA will cover 75 percent of public works costs, the state 10 percent and locals 15 percent. Mayors warn of long recovery as river floods disrupt towns like Oxford Junction. Wapsipinicon River and Turkey River areas declared disaster zones with extensive property harm.
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Donna Lee Olson
Gazette
Lowe
Lowa
Jerry Ostendorf
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Iowa
Iowa River
Wapsipinicon
Ted Birdsall
Oxford Junction
Turkey River
Olin
Jones County
Iowa flood victims seek aid after August deluge
Victims in Eastern Iowa recover from August floods described as worse than 1968. Families like Virginia and Larry Burkey wait to learn FEMA grants or SBA loans as relief workers assess damage. In Elgin, Marie and John Kuhar await decisions after FEMA approved their claim and start compiling papers for loans.
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Iowa
Virginia Burkey
Wapsipinicon
Burkey
Larry
Troy Mills
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Small Business Administration
American Red Cross
Elgin
Marie Kuhar
John
Kuhars
Ads may return to Cedar Rapids buses in December
Cedar Rapids Transit plans to reintroduce advertisements on its 39 buses this December to boost revenue amid uncertain federal funding. Transit Director Bill Hoekstra expects about $30,000 yearly profit, with proposals from Houk Advertising to handle ads and split profits. The council will consider the plan next week and retain veto power over ad content.
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Cedar Rapids Buses
Cedar Rapids
Hoekstra
Council
Houk
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Duluth
Minn
Houk Advertising
St. Paul
Iowa City paper defends Bart Simpson cartoon
The Campus Review edited by Jeff Renander defends a cartoon of Bart Simpson as an AIDS activist. He says the furor is overblown and notes no initial reaction when published in July. Memorial Union display drew renewed complaints last week.
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Tom Fruehling
Reavatten
Iowa City
Campus Review
Jeff Renander
Matt Groening
Bart Simpson
Simpson
Renandez
University of Iowa
Memorial Union
Thare
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