Cedar Rapids school staff protest salary package approval
About 25 Cedar Rapids Community School District secretaries staged a silent protest Monday night as the school board approved a salary package well below their requests. Winter ends per Marion water board with nearly 50 residents to lose water service due to ongoing lines. An alternative high school for dropouts in Vinton urged by school board. FTC declines hospital malpractice insurance probe for The St Paul Companies per state Senator Redmond citing lack of authority.
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Marion Water Board
Vinton
Federal Trade Commission
St. Paul
James Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Sealed Adoption Records Open to More Americans
A newspaper note on page eight reports seals on adoption records loosening as views shift toward greater public access and heritage exploration for many Americans.
Critics Circle Awards Signal TV Year in Review
The Television Critics Circle awards crowned Roots as good news for TV and Evel Knievel Death Defiers as bad, signaling a strong TV year and hinting they may replace the Emmys this year.
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Roots
Evel Knievel
Senate field hearing cites soil conservation and funding critique
Witnesses in Whittier urged stronger soil conservation as opponents question Dick Clark’s proposed 1 billion dollar soil program, estimating roughly one dollar per acre. In Linn County, residents wear T shirts advocating farmland tax assessments, while Rep. Mike Oxley cautions the bill could fail in subcommittee. Philip K. Wrigley, 82, gum magnate and Chicago Cubs owner, dies.
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Whittier
U.S
Dick Clark
Iowa
Linn County
Mike Oxley
Dmarion
Philip K. Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
U N Ambassador Criticizes Paranoia Over Communists in Africa
U N ambassador Andrew Young urges the U S not to panic over communists in Africa. The Nation al Book awards exclude Alex Haley's Roots from the history category but grant a special citation of merit for its literary quality. Weather in Cedar Rapids calls for partly cloudy skies 77 this Tuesday afternoon with a chance of rain through Wednesday, highs in the mid 70s and lows in the upper 50s.
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Alex Haley
Cedar Rapids
You Can Tell You Are Getting Old Quote
A brief quip notes aging marked by inability to start a rocking chair. The line humorously contrasts physical ease with time. Copyright placeholder text appears as a source credit.
French Advisers Reported in Zaire Shaba Crisis
French officers and troops are aiding the Zaire army in Shaba province Col Francesci leads a Corsican contingent in Kolwezi amid large foreign workers 3000 total 2000 Belgians. Egypt Morocco and France are involved with advisers and materiel per Paris and Belgian reports.
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Belgium
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Shaba
la Libre Belgique
Kolwezi
Mbunze Nsomi Lebwanabi
Paris
Egypt
Lebwanabi
Morocco
France
Katanga
Rebate Debate Hits Jobs Goal Amid Confidence Risk
Carter administration argues a $50 tax rebate could bolster consumer confidence and reduce unemployment below 7 percent, while opponents warn a Congress setback risks growth. Marshall notes March jobless at 7.3 percent and warns inflation fears could stall gains. GAO criticizes public service programs for limited impact on employment.
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Congress
Carter
Ray Marshall
Marshall
Wayne State University
Detroit
Senate
Jody Powell
Powell
General Accounting Office
GAO
Capitol Hill
U S Shrinks Flood Plain Area in C R
The U S army corps of engineers redrew Cedar Rapids flood maps using a new formula. The west flood plain shrank from 10 to 5 blocks and the east from 5 to 2 1/2 blocks. The floodway reduced to 2 blocks on the west and 1 on the east. Official briefings with Blouin aides and city leaders follow concerns over new flood-proofing rules for FIA insurance and federally backed loans.
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Cedar Rapids
Mike Blouin
D-lown
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Blouin
the Gazette
Don Canney
Corps of Engineers
State Resources Council
Federal Flood Insurance Administration
FIA
Second Soviet Ship Escorted To U S Base
Boston dispatch reports the 503 foot refrigerated Antanas Snechkus escorted into Boston harbor by the coast guard cutter Reliance for alleged offshore fishing violations. Earlier, the 275 foot Taras Shevchenko was seized and brought in by order of President Carter.
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United States
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Antanas Snechkus
New England
Reliance
Taras Shevchenko
Carter
Jody Powell
Powell
State Department
Zbigniew Brzezinski
U.S
Moscow
Mayor Hull Pays Difference To Ease City Bill
Oelwein Iowa mayor Louis Hull, after council objections, offered to dig into his own pocket to cover the reduced yard cleanup bill. A resident had been billed 70 dollars for trash removal. Hull lowered it to 26 dollars, saying he would pay the difference.
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Louis Hull
Hull
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