Welty Receives Iowa Small Business Person Honor
Roger Welty, president of Welty-Way Products in Cedar Rapids, is named Iowa Small Business Person of the Year by Gov. Robert Ray. The firm, begun by his father in Coggon, manufactures metal forming and cutting machines and has export sales to 28 countries. Welty plans to expand, possibly go public, and invest in related ventures while remaining active in local sports and community projects.
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Cedar Rapids School Calendar Sets 180 School Days
The Cedar Rapids Community School District approved a 180 day school year for 1976 77 with 10 in service days. Aug 23 27 and Jun 4 are in service days for all grades. Veterans day and Washingtons Birthday are removed as holidays. In service dates spread across Nov 5 Jan 21 Feb 11 Mar 25 for elementary and junior high, with senior highs adding Nov 23 24 and Mar 3 4. Christmas break Dec 23 Jan 3. Spring break Apr 4 8.
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Cedar Rapids Schools OK Administrative Salary Increases
Cedar Rapids Community School District board approved a 6.9 percent average salary rise for administrators on Monday night. The action included a new document detailing terms and conditions of employment for 1976 77. Names and salary figures for numerous executive directors and other admin roles were listed, with principals and curriculum coordinators also set. The Gazette notes secondary principals receive slightly higher raises due to an extended five day work year.
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Toledo Man Escapes Injury After Car Collides With Train
Tama County sheriff reports a 22 year old driver David Alien Dvorak of Toledo crashed his car into the side of an eastbound freight train near the North Western crossing east of the Tama Meat Packing plant on Old Coalehates road. The train halted after the impact and the driver was uninjured.
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Board Rejects Rezoning for Stone Quarry
About 75 residents crowded the Johnson county supervisors meeting room as the board unanimously rejected a rezoning proposal by Laurence Short for a limestone quarry north of Iowa City. The plan would have allowed the quarry near the Butler bridge on old highway 218, a project previously rejected years ago amid concerns over nearby homes and potential wells and water table reductions.
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