First Swine Flu Vaccine To Be Shipped Today
Merrell National Laboratories plans the initial shipment of 4.5 million doses of the new vaccine for distribution in 2 states. The company, a division of Richardson Merrell, Inc., will supply about 40 percent of the vaccine with 12.5 million doses to follow for all 50 states and four possessions. Monovalent doses target ages 18 to 60 while most multivalent doses go to older adults and those with chronic illnesses. children are not yet inoculated.
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National Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Lamb
Talks Focus on Improving McKinley Student Relations
Parents and public invited to 7 30 p m Thursday McKinley auditorium meeting on improving student relations. Agenda includes youth panel, McKinley Action program explanation, and school discipline standards. Panelists include Cedar Rapids officials and McKinley staff.
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McKinley Prior High School
McKinley
McKinney
Mary Caryon
Barb Elam
Cedar Rapids Community
Mary Ann Saunders
Ralph Myers
Cedar Rapids
Joan Thaler
Linn County Mental Health Department
Dan Wright
Family Service Agency
Lee Stewart
Wayne Rand
Assolute
Steve Seyfer
Bill Wild
Ferris Promises Rural Sheriff Focus for Linn County
Independent sheriff candidate George Ferris tells Kiwanis breakfast he will prioritize rural protection. He cites burglaries thefts and vandalism while pledging door to door outreach 200 miles of county roads and visits to every rural home before election day. He aims to shield county roads from city patrols to speed emergency responses.
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Linn County
Sheriffs
George Ferris
Hiawatha Trail Kiwanis Club
Sambo's
Ferris
Linn
Inday
Eac
Turat
Teay
Atyd Ferris
Israeli Foreign Minister Visits Canada for Talks
Israeli Foreign Minister Yigal Allen arrives in Ottawa for a five day visit with two days of official talks. He hopes to build on already excellent Canada Israel relations and discuss regional issues and cooperation.
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Ottawa
Canada
Yigal Allen
Alke
Allen
Rar
NAACP Fund Drive Falls Short of Bond for Damages
Jackson AP report says a nationwide appeal drive failed to raise enough for a 1.2 million damages judgment against the NAACP tied to a 1960s Port Gibson boycott. Attorney Frank Parker predicts no bond by Friday and notes appeal requires 126 percent of damages. If denied, case heads to Mississippi Supreme Court.
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Jackson
Miss
NAACP
Frank Parker
Port Gibson
George
Mississippi Supreme Court
Chicken with contraband cannabis butt shocks Tallahassee shopper
In Tallahassee a shopper found the butt of a marijuana cigarette packed with giblets in a frozen chicken bought at a supermarket. Leon County authorities said the butt was contraband and the case was turned over to the FDA since the chicken was shipped from outside Florida.
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Tallahassee
Dane Robinson
Consumer Services Division
Leon County Sheriff's Deputies
Food and Drug Administration
Herbert Hoover
Foreign Aid Bill Advances in House Amid Senate Waiting
The $5.1 billion foreign aid bill, delayed in the Senate, cleared the House by 221 to 159 for the new fiscal year. It removes a ban on aid to Angola and Mozambique and funds Spain at $22 million under a treaty for U.S. bases. The package allocates $4.2 billion in traditional aid, with $2.7 billion military and loan aid and $1.4 billion economic, plus $80 million for the Fence Corps and contributions to three major development banks. About $2.6 billion targets the Middle East, including $1.7 billion for Israel, $700 million for Egypt, $80 million for Syria, and $70 million for Jordan.
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Washington
Ford
Senate
House
Ito Passman
D-La
House Senate
Angola
Mozambique
Conerees
Congress
Spain
U.S
Fence Corps
Ott
Mans
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Riley Demands Public Promises From Opponent in Education Row
Republican candidate Tom Riley asks Democrat Michael Blouin to reveal promises made to the Iowa Political Action Committee on Education during a closed meeting last July. Riley says the group refused to disclose Blouin’s positions and argues the public has a right to know before the election. He supports binding arbitration and opposes public employee strikes. In Japan, police report on an intelligence task force tracking leftist radicals after threats to the imperial family.
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Tom Riley
Michael Blouin
Blouin
Teachers
Riley
The
Iowa Political Action Committee On Education
PACE
Teachers’ Political Action Committee
IFACE
James Freeman
Iowa State Education Association
Freeman
Congress
Blounn
Iowa
Tokyo
Hinahita
Japan
Ani
Akihito
Michiko
Okinawa
Environmental Officers Visit Kirkwood College
EPA officials from Washington attended a Kirkwood Community College meeting on manpower training and job placement in pollution control. Rebecca Hanmer and Robert Zeller joined panel programs and toured the state wastewater operator training facility, the first of its kind in the region, funded by the EPA.
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Federal Environmental Protection
Kirkwood Community College
National Epa
Washington, D.C
Rebecca Hanmer
Office of Federal Activities
Robert Zeller
Office of
Municipal Operations
Kirkwood
Palion
Environmental Protection Agency
Sculptor Tolpo Dies at 74 in Stockton Home
Stockton artist Carl Tolpo died Saturday at age 74 in his home. His bust of Abraham Lincoln is on display at the Lincoln Museum in Washington. Tolpo was known for sculpting and increased recognition during his career.
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Stockton, Jr
Carl Tolpo
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Museum
Washington
Tolpo
Stockton
The Great Scout and Cathhouse Thurs CINEMA X-Features
An odd cinema page lists showtimes and titles across multiple venues including EASTOWN and COLLINS with films such as The Rope Killer and The Abductors. The Beil X2 rocket plane crash is noted as a distant historical item.
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Marion
Tony's Pizza
1St Ave. N.E
Naacp Fund
Tom & Jerry's Gold Mine Lounge
16Th Ave
5.W
Nerhon Vna
American Foods
Mount Vernon Road
Call
Cole Slaw
Tatrous Reese
Bevecth Ave
Hirohito
Woopy Herman
Cinic
Masia
Hal Delavan
Ratskalier
Kirkwood College
Talpe
Theater Times
Khatang Country
Alice
Plaza — ‘the
Great ‘Stat
Aukd
the Outlaw
Josey Wales
Eastown
Collins
Texas
Twin East
Thurs
Flush Factory
Pi Makabraia
Cerry
Mary Collins Road
Keller
Kate
Mormins
Northland Ave
Deseo
Regeior
Darby Lloyd Rains
UATE
ODEUM
LTE
Ladies Night World & Times
Plaza Phare Eid
Ss Ar 20Th Theatres
Lie Mart
Aswley
Stier Martin
Sra
Sacom Conti
Mart West
Wales
Ean
Jenn
Arious
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