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Friday, September 10, 1999

Jewish New Year celebration begins

by admin on September 10, 1999

in Children & Families, Religion

Celebration of the Jewish New Year begins tonight. Over 5,000 Jews in Iowaobserve Rosh (Rowsh) Hashanah through Sunday. Rabbi Neil Sandler of theTifereth (tif-air-eth) Israel Synagogue in Des Moines says the holiday is animportant time for the Jewish community. Families attend synagogue servicesand spend time with family. Sandler says Rosh Hashanah is a time of worshipand sharing important meals. Members of some synagogues in Iowa and thenation will help the hungry. Services this weekend include the distributionof grocery bags that honor the needy during the Jewish time of fasting, YomKippur. The “Operation Isaiah” food drive wraps up September 19th withcollection on the Yom Kippur (kip-pour’) holiday.

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Miller again pushes plan for tobacco settlement money

by admin 09/10/99 3:14 PM

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is traveling across the state today to pushhis plan for spending part of Iowa’s share of the federal tobacco companysettlement. Miller wants to use just over 20-million dollars for smokingprevention and education programs that counter-market tobacco ads, sendingthe message that it’s not cool to smoke.Miller’s plan also includes help for [...]

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Iowan says Americans should watch the situation in Timor

by admin 09/10/99 3:13 PM

An Iowa native who had a medical practice in Cedar Falls is back fromviolence-ridden East Timor (tee’-more), urging Americans to pay attention tothe plight of residents there. 54-year-old Dan Murphy grew up in Alton(all-tun) — that’s in northwest Iowa — then attended the University ofIowa. For 17 years, Dr. Murphy had a Cedar Falls [...]

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High school football hits week two

by admin 09/10/99 3:10 PM

In high school football action tonight bragging rights are on the line inLyon county as class 2A second ranked West Lyon visits class 3A 8th rankedCentral Lyon. West Lyon coach Jay Rozeboom expects a good matchup. Rozeboomsays no matter what happens a lot of questions will be answered about hisballclub after last year’s miss-matches. He [...]

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Iowa scientist helps search for water on Mars

by admin 09/10/99 3:09 PM

A University of Iowa space physicist has won a four-million dollar N-A-S-Acontract to develop a system for finding water on Mars. Don Gurnett saysthe project will use radar aboard a European Space Agency spacecraft tolook for water. The radar sends out pulses to the surface, then reflectionsindicate water. Gurnett says Mars had water in [...]

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Veterans seek to help each other

by admin 09/10/99 3:07 PM

Iowa Veterans groups are putting out the word to try and bring reclusivehomeless veterans to Des Moines for an event this afternoon. Organizers ofthe “Stand Down” at the state capitol say it’s very difficult to reach theveteran who could most use the helping hand. Bob Steben is the Iowaexecutive director of AmVets. Several agencies [...]

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Regents to discuss tuition increase

by admin 09/10/99 3:06 PM

The Executive Secretary of the State Board of Regents is proposing a tuitionincrease for the three state universities of just over four-percent.Frank Stork says that translates into a 120-dollar increase in tuition forin-state students for a total of just over 29-hundred dollars. That doesn’tinclude room and board. Stork says the increase is comparable to last [...]

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