Climate study links drought risk to global change
University of Iowa geographer William Graf argues that population growth and agricultural demand interact with climate change to drive food shortages and social tensions. He notes data gaps in oceans and poles limit predictive models, urges 500 new weather stations tied to satellites, and warns large scale climate modification remains inappropriate now.
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University of Iowa
William Graf
Graf
United States
Russia
Europe
Asia
University of Iowa News Service
Rock Valley Youth Attends Camp Sunnyside Arts Session
Rock Valleyan Leo Hevern joins LeMars counselor Keith Dise at Easter Seals Camp Sunnyside near Des Moines for an arts and crafts project. The Sioux County youth is among 463 physically handicapped attendees.
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Rock Valleyan
Sunnyside
Leo Hevern
Rock Valley
Keith Dise
LeMars
Seals
Des Moines
Sioux County
Fifteen Complete Nurse's Aide Course
Gloria Nitzschke announces that fifteen local and regional young women have completed a nurses' aide training course at Hegg Memorial Hospital. The program included sixty hours of clinical practice and sixty hours of classwork. Five Rock Valley girls were among graduates: Diane De Kam Lorna Wallenburg Lorna Vis Jan Van Den Top and Judy De Boer. Each graduate is certified and eligible to work in a nursing home, doctor's office, or hospital. Clinical work occurred at Hegg Hospital and Valley Manor.
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Cheryl Tentinger
Chatsworth
Char de Jong
Hull
Lorna Wallenburg
Rock Valley
Lorna Vis
Judy de Boer
Jan van den Top
Gloria Nitzschke
Rock Rapids
Dee Iverson
Hudson
Sandra Hespen
Ames
Rose Parker
Sioux City
Ranae van Egdom
Hawarden
Stephanie Gerber
Lester
NITC
Hegg Memorial Hospital
Diane de Kam
Nitzschke
Clark Backs Rural Manpower Service in Congress
Congress should restore and strengthen the Rural Manpower Service in the Labor Department. The service coordinates rural training and employment, addressing higher rural unemployment and access barriers. The Rural Development Subcommittee chair argues rural and urban problems intertwine and calls for a targeted, workable solution.
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Congress
Rural Manpower Service
U.S. Department of Labor
Rural
America
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