Kirkwood approves staff changes and levy vote set
Kirkwood Community College directors authorize a staff reorganization cutting 22 percent of admin posts saving about 100000. Voters will decide on Sept 11 whether to renew a 20.25 cent levy expiring in 1981 and extended to 10 years, with no tax increase.
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Kirkwood Community College Board of Directors
Peter Bryant
Kirkwood
Bryant
B.A. Jensen
Cedar Rapids
Bill Stewart
Stewart
the Gazette
Donald Fuller
Fuller
Jensen
Iowa gas dealers hopeful after congressional reception
Iowa gasoline dealers report relief after brief Washington talks with Sen. John Culver and Rep. Neal Smith following Iowa IGDA meetings. They seek faster equity in allocations and a 3.4 cent per gallon profit boost, arguing inflation and higher costs erode margins while supply favors secondary outlets.
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Elm
Iowa
U.S
Iowa Gasoline Dealers Association
Washington
IGDA
Nation
Capitol
National Congress of Petroleum
Iowa Dealers’ Association
Stouffer's Hotel
John Culver
Energy
James Schlesinger
Congress
Carter
Mobil
Standard
Conoco
Pester Derby
Martin Oil
Dalziel
Cedar Rapids Area
Neal Smith
Lowa
House
Small Business Committee
Roger Jepsen
Shippers oppose IDOT plan to abandon Milwaukee line
Iowa shippers and Rep. Tom Tauke pressed IDOT to revise its cost based case for abandoning the Milwaukee line from Tama to the Mississippi and the Marion to Green Island segment. They argued service exists and would be cheaper via alternative routes, warning abandonment hurts farmers and industries dependent on rail.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Tama
Mississippi River
Tom Tauke
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
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Green Island
Maquoketa
Hiawatha
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee
Idot Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Vern Folkman
Keystone
IDOT
Folkman
Don Fryer
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Tauke
Chicago and North Western
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Vanessa Shelton
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Johnson Ave
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Oil Company
Energy Department
Office of Competition
Mississippi
Fryer
Sachhe
Sachel
Lindale
Iowa City
Killians
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