Area Ten Leaders Call $25,000 Superintendent Salary Unrealistic
Jensen of Cedar Rapids says the $25,000 legal salary limit for Area Ten Community College superintendent is unrealistic after learning Midwest peers earn $30,000 or more. Ballantyne's $23,084 raise and a college car plus expenses cited as factors while Ballantyne has received offers for higher pay.
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Iowa
Munity Colleges
Area Ten Community College Board of Directors
B. A. Jensen
Cedar Rapids
Area Ten
Selby Ballantyne
Ballantyne
Jensen
Midwest
Miami
Frank Malone
Des Moines
City Briefs and Advertisements Flow in Cedar Rapids
Local notices report Mercy Hospital patient status for Mrs. Frank Steff at 1420 First Avenue NW with visitors allowed. Dr John A Puk has moved his eye practice to Medical Arcade 1953 1st Ave SE. A Cedar Rapids Dairy Queen banana split sale runs Friday across Cedar Rapids Marion Mt. Vernon and Fairfax. Burglars stole 51.50 from Jane Boyd Community House desks. no forced entry observed. Weekly sale offers 4 trousers for 1.99 at Albert's Cleaners Lindale Plaza. Erskine school bicycle inspection set Saturday 8 a.m. to noon. Green Grass Service Co invites lawn fertilizing quotes at 362-3964. Margaret and Howard Hall Radiation Center offices open 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday for cancer crusade volunteers. Rummage sale at 1301 O Ave NE. Frank King's Barber Shop advertises two full time barbers. Cedar Rapids resident Julian G. Hupp learns of stepfather Albin J. Lundell's death. services in Omaha Saturday. Fran seeks a hairdresser for a busy salon. First Church of Christ Scientist advert invites study of God as Principle at 1242 Second Ave SE. Moving sale at 327 Crescent SE. Ida Grange, mother of Wallace Grange, dies in Indiana. services in South Bend and Cedar Memorial cremation later. St Ludmila's rummage sale 8–11 Saturday with .05 and .10 pricing. Jane Boyd Community House pool hours and themed nights noted. Coin cleaning and Fashion Cleaners ads. YWCA Pancake Day April 19 proceeds to Regional Zoo. Moose fundraiser dinner at 1213 2nd St SE.
Classified Want Ads Promise Quick Buyer Reach
A compact ad line pitches fast buyer results with a single call to 369 1234. It emphasizes direct contact for selling items and securing buyers through targeted classified placement.
Italy to recognize North Vietnam eyed by deputies
In Rome Socialist members of the chamber of deputies voted nearly unanimously on Friday to recognize North Vietnam, signaling a major shift in Italy's foreign policy stance. The move reflects broader Cold War tensions and domestic debates over international alignment.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
North
Vietnam
Medicaid funding squeeze hits nursing homes in Iowa
Allamakee county officials fault tight state funds for Medicaid amid rising costs. Blue Cross allegedly removes patients from the rolls, forcing facilities to accept welfare patients. Good Samaritan in Waukon faces certification pressure as welfare payments lag behind costs. Governor hints $1.5 million from state funds may aid Medicaid.
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Good Samaritan Home
Adams
Blue Cross
Mr. Adams
Good Samaritan
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon
Lutheran Church
Iowa
Roggen
Allamakee County
Bridge Closings Redirect Milwaukee Freight to Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids will see heavier rail traffic for two weeks as the Milwaukee railroad reroutes trains away from Clinton and Davenport due to dikes over tracks. Dispatchers plan brief 10 to 15 minute crossings and six daily freight trains of 100 cars or more, starting Saturday morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee Railroad
Clinton
Davenport
Robert Richter
Alcohol Explodes in Class Burns Boy at Fillmore School
Kevin Scott, 11, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Scott, was admitted to Mercy hospital with second and third degree burns to his face hands and arms after alcohol in science class exploded. Teacher Sharon Bubniak 23 of Town City suffered burns while trying to extinguish the blaze and was treated and released.
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Kevin Scott
Kenneth Scott
Avenue NW
Mercy Hospital
Young Scott
Fillmore School
Sharon Bubniak
Town City
Scott
Miss Bubniak
U S Japan Reach Settlement On Micronesia War Claims
Tokyo report states Japan and the United States will each pay 5 million dollars to settle Micronesian World War II damages claims. The agreement was signed by U S Charge d Affaires David Osborn and Foreign Minister Kiichi Aichi. The note attached grants Japan salvage rights for vessels sunk in Micronesian waters.
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Tokyo
Japan
U. S
David Osborn
Kiichi Aichi
Pacific Islands
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Frank Steff
First Avenue NW
Mercy
John A. Puk
Medical Arcade
1St Ave
Dairy Queen
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Fairfax
Jane Boyd
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Albert’s Cleaners
Lindale Plaza
Erskine School
Green Grass Service Co
Linn County Cancer Society
Margaret and Howard Hall Radiation Center
Cancer Crusade
O Ave
Frank King
Ellis Blvd
Adv
Julian G. Hupp
Albin J. Lundell
Mr. Lundell
Laula M. Hupp
Omaha
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Second Ave
Crescent S.E
Ida Grange
Wallace D. Grange
Twentieth Street
North Manchester
Ind
South Bend
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
St. Ludmila
21St Ave
Elizabeth Bender
Friend
YWCA
2Nd St
Hanoi
Medicaid
Freda Roggen
Blue Shield
Samaritan
Robert Ray
Brockman Ave
Ron Baty
Belmont Parkway
Larry Stevenson
D Ave
Cape Cod
Franklin
Regis
Chet Gralund
Second
C.R
U.S
Scotts
Antes
Bezdek’s
Marion Blvd
Marion, Iowa
Cedar Rapids Lumber
Earl May Garden Center
Green Thumb Garden
Center Point Rd
30Th Street
Hawkeye Seed Company
1St Street
Heather’s Builder’s Dept. Store
Center Point Road
Killian’s Department Store
Rubias Hardware
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