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1	24th annual mid-America linguistics conference to be held Friday and Saturday at University of Northern Iowa.	Types of communication problems such as, the inhabitants of one country possibly speaking hundreds of languages or dialects, communication, education and many other day to day activities will be addressed.
2	Breaking down stereotypes and making new friends with a new world leader: Japan.	Japan has adopted pieces of Western beliefs and systems that have transformed the country into a new world power. Doug Vernier says drugs, crime, and pollution, are problems the Japanese haven't had to deal with and says our country can learn a lot.
3	How important is it for your child to make friends in school?	Clare Struck says it is extremely important that children develop friendships in school. Friend making is a skill which can be taught, and practiced.
4	If you're a parent, you know how tough it is to discipline.	Key Lee says parents need to find a way to discipline children in a positive way to help them grow. Parents need to find the underlying causes of behavior problems.
5	Is the fear of a nuclear war stifling our country?	Thomas Keefe has conducted extensive research on Americans' fears surrounding the possibility of a nuclear war. He says the United States is depriving citizens of resources and technologies that now are being used to develop weapons systems.
6	Nationally recognized gear seminar to begin at the University of Northern Iowa.	The seminar is set up to use computers to design standard and non standard gears. Teaching the seminar are John Deere employees.
7	New officers and board members for UNIPA installed during parents' weekend.	Cynthia and Robert Tillman were installed presidents. Treasurers are Ronda and Eldon Bird. New board members Colene and Kenneth Armbrecht, Barb and Galen Behrends, Lelia and Thomas Scott, and Virginia and Roger Swenson.
8	Our disappearing wetlands-- making it harder for wildlife to survive.	Paul Whitson says environmentalists are extremely concerned about the loss of prime wetland habitats, and says efforts are underway to stop development of remaining wetland acres.
9	Surf's up-- in Iowa? Geologist to speak about Paleolithic age at University of Northern Iowa earth science seminar Oct. 9.	Brain Witzke, a member of the Geologic Survey Bureau of the Iowa Department of Natural Recourses, will talk about the environment of Iowa during the Paleolithic Age, during which the state's area was a sea, and later a tropical zone.
10	The wall is crumbling, and one Northern Iowa professor expects more cracks.	Francis Winter says parts of the curtain are even being chopped up and sold in gift shops at $2 a piece. He expects to see more areas along the curtain opened for refugees and doesn't believe it will cause problems for West Germany.