School Mergers Could Close Six Schools
Cedar Rapids Marion Linn-Mar and Prairie districts may merge affecting six schools four elementary one junior and one senior high as Target 76 study committee reports Thursday night. Enrollment shifts and per pupil values highlighted potential tax and staff changes while officials discuss gradual cooperation toward metro government.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Linn-Mar
Prairie
United Community Services
Linn County Health Center
American Legion
Paul Building
UCS
Richard Sorensen
Sorensen
Linn
Alburnetl
Center Point
North Linn
Central City
John Cordes
Joint County
Cordes
Floyd Emmons
Donald Canney
Target '76
Metro
Linn County Repronal Plan Commission
Millen and Others Tell 1972 Plans
Millen, a candidate for speaker of the 1973-74 Iowa House, announced he will seek the post if Republicans win a majority. He also notes his land and gravel business and prior leadership roles. Other Friday announces include Sen. Russ Van Gilder seeking re election in the 46th district, plus gubernatorial senate hopefuls in Des Moines and Calmar for the 8th district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Millen
R- J
Farmington
Millen
Lampore
Dita Beard
Republic
Iowa
Warren
Marion
Mahaska
Keokuk
Poweshiek
Lucas
Monroe
Senate
Charles Laverty
Indianola
John Rhodes
Chariton
Des Moines
Charles G. Ru‘tenbeck
Windsor Heights
Urbandale
Grimes
Johnston
Robert Streit
Cal|mar
Winneshiek
Fayette
Bremer
Loward
Chickasaw
George Shawver
Fredericksburg
Kenneth Fink
Denver Lobbyist Dita Beard Refuses Hospitalization
AP reports lobbyist Dita Beard suffered mild angina seizures Thursday. She declined hospital admission, instead entering 24 hour nursing care in her apartment per her physician Dr. L. M. Radetsky. He examined her Thursday afternoon after a mild heart attack and delivered medication before returning her to her apartment. He noted a subsequent seizure of about 45 minutes but said her condition remained satisfactory.
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Denver
Dita Beard
L. M. Radetsky
Radetsky
St Luke's Honors Ten Year Service Employees
Twenty four St Luke's hospital employees received ten year service honors. The hospital now totals 47 ten year or longer workers, accumulating 2,151 years of service. Emmett Buller of Newton spoke on The Challenge of Change. A second group of 53 five year honorees will be recognized at a Thursday dinner with entertainment by The West Side Delegation from Jefferson High School.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Emmett Buller
Newton
hog-Ipital
West Side
Jefferson High School
Death ruled suicide of Bernice Gaal in county record
Bernice Gaal aged 9 of 1700 Fifteenth Avenue 5B died Wednesday night from a pill overdose. County medical examiner ruled the death a death by own action. Police and officials cautioned drivers to stay safe.
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Bernice Gaal
Fifteenth Avenue
Ion County
Offi
Ieals
Charge Against Sheldon Dropped In Municipal Court
A charge of embezzlement by a bailee against Michael Sheldon of 1608 C avenue NE was dismissed Thursday in municipal court on state motion at the direction of the complaining witness. He was accused of taking a typewriter on July 16 belonging to the Iowa Typewriter Co.
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Michael Sheldon
C Avenue NE
Iowa Typewriter Co
Grand Jury Bound Over in Larceny Case
Edgar Gibson of 1517 Fifth Avenue SE was bound over to the grand jury Thursday after a preliminary municipal court hearing on larceny charges. He allegedly took about $1000 from Becky Weidman’s apartment on January 31 and a record player, radio, and television on February 4. a lesser larceny charge was dismissed for lack of evidence.
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Edgar Gibson
Fifth Avenue SE
Becky Weidman
Brand Jury
Weidman
Civitan Club Elects Peterson and Officers
Allen F. Peterson of 339 Windsor Drive NE is elected president of the Linn County Civitan Club. Harold Klug becomes president elect, with Dave Ford as vice president, Frank E. Koach as secretary, Roger Lemke as treasurer, and John A. Kuba Robert J. Biwer and G Neil Carlson named directors.
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Allen F. Peterson
Windsor Drive
Linn ‘County Civitan Club
Harold Klug
Dave Ford
Frank E. Koach
Roger Lemke
John A. Kuba
Robert J. Biwer
G. Neil Carlson
Colton Named by Convention Bureau
Eldon Colton of 366 Brentwood Drive has been elected chairman of the Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce convention bureau, succeeding John Counts who has moved away from the city.
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Eldon Colton
Brentwood Drive
Cedar Rapids Marion Area
Druggist Held On Four Drug Sale Charges
A Hiawatha pharmacist, Dolien Steger, 49, of 1008 Raney Street, was held in Linn County jail on two counts of issuing controlled substances without a prescription and two counts of furnishing false information on a prescription. Bond was set at 2,500 dollars on each charge after narcotics officers followed up on a Cedar Rapids owner’s complaint about drugs dispersed legally without prescriptions by a store pharmacist.
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Hiawatha
Linn County
Dolien Steger
Raney Street
Cedar Rapids
Val Ae
Two Dead in Illinois Crash Near Princeton
A two-vehicle crash on Interstate near Princeton Illinois at 12 06 a m killed Floyd R Russell 47 and Susan M Harmon 16 of Floyd E Norte 28 of 1216 Franston It left Benjamin Rooney 16 Evanston Ill unhurt. A fourth seat passenger suffered injuries and was hospitalized.
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Notte
Russell
Benjamin Rooney
Evanston
Ill
Cedar Rapids
Princeton
Susan M. Harmon
Floyd E. Norte
Franston
Fourth Avenue
Illinois
Iiji
South Vietnam
U.S. AJ
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By Dale Kueter
Springville
All. Vernon
Lisbon
C.R
Emmons
Sheriff's Department
United Community Services Board of Directors
Charles T. Dillard
Charles Denny
John L. Donnelly
Henry Madden
Lawrence E. McGrath
Ronald E. Moore
Anita Terpstra
Allen T. Yarowsky
Terry Dunham
Martin Gurvey
Russ van Gilet
de Oskaloosa
St. Luke’s
Free Country
Calvert
Sheldon
Grand Jury
Civitans
Allen Peterson
Colton
Convention Bureau
Sun
Jacky Wilkerson
Wilkerson
First Assembly of God Church
2Nd St
Kennedy High Phoog
CE i Furniture
Mt. Vernon Sarte
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