Secretaries Mass Silent as Pay Package Cleared
About 25 Cedar Rapids Community School District secretaries staged a quiet protest as the school board approved a 1977-78 salary package with an average 6.98 percent raise plus enhanced fringe benefits. The package covers 239 secretaries and clerical workers, with raises from 8 to 33 cents per hour and a total cost to the district of $1,637,749.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Newell Lash
Lash
Gretchen Kopecky
Delay Uniformity For Junior Highs Implemented Later
Cedar Rapids Community school district will delay the uniform junior high hour requirements to fall 1978. new totals include 525 hours communications 450 mathematics 450 social studies 225 science 75 practical arts 75 fine arts 100 health and family life and 225 physical education. some schools already meet or exceed these totals and Franklin junior high lags 30 hours in math and social studies.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Richard Schulz
Schulz
Robert Weinhardt
Wayne Howes
Franklin Junior High
Howes
Kenneth Lemke
Urge Continued Use of Bender Pool Classes Proposed
A petition with 29 signers asks Cedar Rapids Community School District to continue swimming classes at Bender pool. They call for higher tuition if needed to sustain the 26 weekly sessions at a $10 fee, with a May staff recommendation on continuing the pool lease.
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Bender Pool
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids school board approves 6.97 percent administrator raises
The Cedar Rapids Community School District board approved salary and fringe benefit increases totaling 6.97 percent for administrators after a meet and confer process. The package includes up to one percent board matching for a tax sheltered annuity and sabbatical leave. Salaries range from 20,500 for directors to 33,500 for assistant superintendents. Placement within the range was not yet determined.
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Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
Marvin Maire
Newell Lash
FTC Won't Probe St. Paul Hospitals Malpractice Rates
The Federal Trade Commission refused to investigate The St. Paul Companies over malpractice insurance prices for Iowa hospitals. State and federal regulators cited industry regulation and lack of power, even after Iowa found overcharges of 49 hospitals from 1975 to 1976, refunds totaling over 440000, and a stipulation by St. Paul acknowledging errors.
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Federal Trade Commission
St. Paul
James Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Redmond
the Gazette
Iowa
Neal Smith
Iowa Attorney General’s Office
Iowa Insurance Department
The
Surance Company
Iowa Hospital Mutual Insurance Corp
State Insurance Department
Confederate General Lee and Mary Custis marriage link
The article notes the marriage tie between Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Mary Custis, the great granddaughter of Martha Washington, highlighting the family connection across the United States history.
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Gen
Robert E. Lee
Martha Washington
Mary Custis
Cedar Rapids School Board Seeks Energy Ideas
The Cedar Rapids Community School District will ask staff for energy and materials conservation ideas. Supt. Marvin Maire noted a staff suggestion box as part of procedures to save energy. Mary Ann Kucera cited a staff idea to use adapters for smaller watt bulbs in classrooms. On this date in 1777, Henry Clay was born in Hanover County, Virginia.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Marvin Maire
Mary Ann Kucera
Henry Clay
Hanover County
Broken Bolt Causes Cedar Rapids School Bus Crash
A broken bolt in the rear center spring caused a 1972 International bus to lose its rear wheels near Taft Junior High. Several students were slightly injured. Lyle Johnson, district transportation director, will replace the axle spring device on all five district buses and notify state and peer districts about the fault. International has not admitted liability, but revised the device on newer models.
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Cedar Rapids
Lyle Johnson
Johnson
Taft
Iowa Pupil Transportation Assn
State Department of Public Instruction
International
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette discloses delivery options and prices for carriers and mail subscriptions including weekly and yearly rates. It notes editions and service areas and states AP material rights and reuse restrictions.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Small economy showdown pits Datsun B-210 against rivals
The EPA based comparison shows the Datsun B-210 edging Subaru and Toyota Corolla for first place in city and highway mix. The Rabbit with fuel injection ranks next for performance while Opel with the 1800cc engine trails. Fewer maintenance trips should please buyers.
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EPA
Hwy
Subaru
Opel
Toyota
Datsun
Rabbit
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Rita St. Germain
Cedar Rapids Assn. of Educational Secretaries
Steve Muller
San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
FTC
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Highway Patrol
Medical Society
Foundation
Khp
Mien
Associated Press
Office of
C.R. Kitchen
Optometrist
Ilear
Petemeine
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