Mount Mercy Professor Jane Gilmor Earns Fellowships
Jane Gilmor, professor and head of the Mount Mercy College art department, holds degrees from the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Iowa. Her sculptures have been shown nationally and internationally, and she has received MacDowell Foundation and NEA Fellowships.
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Jane Gilmor
Mount Mercy College
Art Institute of Chicago
University of Iowa
MacDowell Foundation
NEA
Cedar Rapids Arts Week fuels debate over NEA future
The Cedar Rapids arts community links National Endowment for the Arts funding and censorship debates to local plans for C.S.P.S. Hall as a new non profit arts center. Mel Adringa and F. John Herbert lead renovation aims to showcase new work, support diverse artists, and attract national premieres while seeking community input and fresh funding.
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Cedar Rapids
National Endowment For the Arts
Washington
C.S.P.S. Hall
R.G. Prucha Jr
Service Press and Litho
Cedar Rapids Association of Gymnastics
C.S.P.S
Andriga
Congress
NEA
Herbert
Adriaga
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Conservative Baptists vow to take Baylor back
Fort Worth Texas conservative Baptist leaders vow legal action to reverse Baylor University trustees move to a self perpetuating Board of Regents and sever state Baptist oversight. They call the charter change a theft of the 145 year old school and 12 000 students. Baylor officials defend the step as lawful and necessary to insulate the school from fundamentalist control.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Baylor University
Joel Gregory
Baylor Trustees
Southern Baptist Organization
Texas Baptists
Gregory
Texas Baptist Lcs
University
Board of Regents
Baylor
Texas Secretary of State’s
Bill Grubbs
Dallas
Herbert Reynolds
Houston
Reynolds
Baptist General Convention of Texas
State Baptist Organization
Republic of Texas
Baylor Board
National Southern Baptist Convention
La Crosse hate crime mirrors national trend
Two UW La Crosse students, Taro Imamura and Ya sushi Kikuchi, were assaulted after leaving a bar by a group of white assailants. Imamura required laser surgery for a detached retina and Kikuchi transferred to Madison. The incident is linked to rising anti Japanese and Asian prejudice, amid national opinion shifts toward negativity about Japan.
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Taro Imamura
Yasushi Kikuchi
University of Wisconsin
la Crosse
Imamura
Kikuchi
University
Madison
United States
Japan
Paul Igasaki
Washington, D.C
Japanese American Citizens League
Igasaki
U.S
Times Mirror
Local ads offer scholarships and tours across Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids area notices advertise a $500 college scholarship for Linn County residents via the Cedar Rapids Board of Realtors with applications at the Office 1860 First Ave SE and through high school counselors. Also listed are Tri State Tours short trips, local service ads, and various promotions from area businesses and vendors.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
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Gallup
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Coe
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Mount Mercy
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Picasso
Grant Wood
Robert Hughes
Adringa
Iowa City
Midwest
Iowa
New York
San Francisco
Vaclav Havel
Havel
Cosby
Don Henley
van Gogh
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Newsday
Wales
Gentle Dental East
Winstrom
Weather Shield Corp
58Th Ave
S.W
Reid Motley
Mark Tappan
1St Avenue NE
Zach
Baresh Rental
Buresh
Adv
Schumacher
Edgewood Road
Barbara Rossate
L.S.W
Mt. Vernon Road
Monty's
Stillwater
Palm's
8Th Ave. S.E
Story Times
Side Branch
Kenwood
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis
Center Point
Therapeutic Massage Office
Illinois
Elk’s Lodge
33Rd Ave
Pizza Village
Travel & Transport
Center Court
Lindale Mall
Village Interiors Inc
Berger Furrier
Marion
Farmers State Bank
Hawkeye Downs
Bassett
John’s Brothers Interiors
Elk’s
33Rd Avenue
Tama Bingo
Call Sylvia
Marilyn
Pro
Emerald Knights
Connie
Jody
Cathy
Todd
Tone & Tan
Edgewood Rd
Edgewood Plaga
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