Currie Proposes Benefits of School Closings and Boundaries
Superintendent Craig Currie defended planned closings and boundary changes as cost effective and education driven. He argued larger centers save personnel and bus costs, while most bused students ride briefly. The board voted March 12 to close four elementary buildings next fall and will decide boundary changes at the next meeting amid parent opposition and proposed optional attendance areas.
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Craig Currie
Currie
Tyler School
Lincoln School
Lincoln
Sixteenth Avenue
Taylor
van Buren
Newell Lash
Change Asked in Composition of Appeals Board
A Plumbers Union representative urged the city council to replace the building contractor member on the plumbing board of appeals with a public representative as the new ordinance is considered. Richard Bachelder warned contractor bias may affect decisions. The council will consider the request.
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Plumbers Union
Plumbing Board of Appeals
Richard Bachelder
Bachelder
Appeals Board
Donald Canney
Tipton zoning meeting set after Monday hearing
Tipton city council plans a Tuesday April 24 session with the planning and zoning board to discuss proposals including a nine block residential to commercial rezoning and another near the elementary school to light industrial. Opposed projects drew 44 signatures. annexed area saw little opposition. The council also approved a 400 donation for July 4 events and updated bids for a new fire truck chassis and safety gear.
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Tipton
Planning and Zoning Board
Local Briefs Glean Civic Notes And Ads
Community notices list NARFE Chapter 133 potluck at Geneva Tower followed by a business meeting at 1 30 p m at the Ellis YMCA Beautician job at Sandy's Beauty Salon 364 7831 Linn County Landfill closes Friday at 4 p m Best Rental hours 7 8 weekdays 8 5 Sundays Tools stolen from Brunssen Skelly 2300 Bowling Street SW valued 139 Islamic Center Lebanese Dinner April 29 all you can eat tickets 362 6047 Easter baskets from Dale s 3 50 6 50 9 00 free jelly beans Dale s 364 3314 Easter treats from Sykora Bakery Easter cake cookies orders 364 5271 Noon Lions meeting canceled will attend First Presbyterian services Hickory smoked ribs shrimp chicken served Wednesdays 6 9 p m Stickney s Scoreboard Marion Theft report thermostats and equipment 102 stolen from storage at 1300 Oakland Rd NE Theft report Iowa Electric Noonday Kiwanis meeting Thursday 6 p m Roosevelt hear Dennis Grancoville on Mexico Usher services First Presbyterian church 1973 Proof Sets 12 Jerome s IE Tower Bus tour California Colorado Springs Zion Las Vegas Salt Lake City Leaving May 5 Linn County Farm Bureau tour 362 1822 377 4858 Equipment stolen therapy gear valued 389 from van 2900 block Weing Rd NE Story Hour weekly story hour for preschoolers
Letter bombs escalate violence in Northern Ireland
In Belfast and Londonderry, letter bombs aimed at police targets were thwarted as four envelopes failed to explode. A Unionist party branch dissolved amid London reforms, while Westminster moves on the Northern Ireland assembly bill set a May law deadline and June elections.
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Ireland
Belfast
Northern Ireland
London
Ashfield
Northern Ireland Assembly
William Whitelaw
Wednesday Library Programs and Local Ads Offer Salisbury Steak
On Wednesday at 10 30 am in the downtown public library auditorium a program is scheduled with a similar session at the Edgewood branch 221 Edge Wood Road NW at 1 30 pm Johnny's Parkway corner Ellis and I Wednesday special Salisbury steak vegetable bread and butter salad priced at 1 45 come as you are carry out orders Adv Beautician wanted prefer experienced 363 1949 Adv
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Public Library
Edgewood
Edgewood Road
Johnny's Parkway
Ellis and
Senate votes two more years for currency stabilization fund
Thirty years ago the Senate extended two more years of life for the treasury's $2 billion currency stabilization fund but did not grant President Roosevelt authority to devalue the dollar a major allocation of early New Deal powers.
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Treasury
Roosevelt
Driver Suffers Broken Jaw in Car Crash on Ellis Park Access
Darrell Luedeman, 19, of 8633 Twelfth Avenue SW, was in good condition at St. Luke's hospital after a one car crash on the Ellis park access road Monday afternoon. Police said he lost control and struck a tree around 4 p.m. Three passengers Bernard Taylor, 19, Virginia Thompson, 18, and Debra Van Dyke, 16, were treated and released. Charges are pending.
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Darrell Luedeman
Twelfth Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Ellis Park
Luedeman
Bernard Taylor
YMCA
Virginia Thompson
B Avenue NW
Debra van Dyke
J Avenue NW
Two Arrested on Drug Charges
Mark Eidsmoe aged 19 and Kathrine Eidsmoe aged 22 of 1417 Third Street NW face $1,200 bond each in Linn County jail on charges of violating the controlled substance act. They were arrested Monday night on municipal court warrants charging them with obtaining prescription drugs by misrepresentation on March 26.
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Mark Eidsmoe
Katherine Eidsmoe
Third Street
Linn County
Parker Quinton Sets Record With Fifty Three Cards
Parker Quinton held the modern-day record for collecting 53 different credit cards that were honored at 55 stores. A Peoples banker described Master Charge and BankAmericard as efficient due to widespread merchant acceptance. He first used his new cards to buy a smaller wallet.
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Parker Quinton
Peoples
Master Charge
BankAmericard
Quinton
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