Seven County Education Plan Delayed Over Federal Funds
Iowa seven county education plan under Title II faced a hold on a $398,398 federal grant for 14 consultants and five support staff to assist Area 10 districts. Linn County officials await meetings in Omaha to discuss revisions as Marion Independent district’s $100,000 title II request for a curriculum center and staff was rejected due to funding limits.
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Iowa
Linn County
Ira Larson
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
County Board of Education
Area 10
Larson
Omaha
Marion Independent School District
Marion
U.S. Office of Education
Jones Robbery Trial to Begin in Cedar Rapids
James M. Jones 30 of Waterloo faces robbery and abduction charges for the Urbana Savings Bank heist on Jan 19. A judge denied severance, Jones pled innocent, and he remains in Linn County jail with a $20,000 bond. The accusation: $8,300 stolen, teller forced to vault and disrobe, then driven to Waterloo and back to Urbana. Trial expected to last three days in federal court.
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James M. Jones
Waterloo
Urbana Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Edward J. McManus
Jones
Ralph W. Koons
Linn County
Motorist Fined After Police Chase In Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids man faced three traffic counts after a police pursuit ending with a stop sign violation and speeding. Judge Howard McLaughlin fined $25 for each offense, with added costs. Names of involved patrols and witnesses are listed in court notes.
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Cedar Rapids
Garfield School
Gary David M. Carter
Thirty-Schmitt
Brad Fleckenstein
Second Street
Mike Long
Mark Dunham
Bob
Essig
Bruce Berg
Robby Deastop
Dennis Willis
Mark Berry
Mlanals
Mark Wanless
Kirk Nipper
Rod Bradley
Randy Gordon
David Prosser
Howard McLaughlin
Irene Burton Sues for Son Chad Sievertsen Injuries
Irene Burton files a 17516.60 dollar automobile damage suit for her son Chad Sievertsen in Linn county against Alfred F. Carr of 286 Twenty ninth street NE. The suit says Sievertsen was injured when the car he rode in collided with Carr’s car at the intersection of First Avenue E and Twenty-ninth Street E on December 964 B, 1964, alleging Carr turned in front of the other vehicle without signaling.
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Irene Burton
Chad Sievertsen
Linn County
Alfred F. Carr
Twentyninth Street
Sievertsen
Carr
First Avenue E
Twenty-ninth Street
Year Around Headstart Topic For Linn County Officials
Linn County school officials meet in Cedar Rapids to discuss a year around Headstart. Plans for a third summer program with centers in Cedar Rapids and nearby communities proceed, with LEAP funding awaiting approval and per pupil costs under review by federal officials. Ira Larson notes OEO encouragement and area meetings, with possible future revisions.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Ira Larson
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Larson
Linn Economic Action Project
LEAP
Toledo Escapees Arrested in C R
Two 14 year old Cedar Rapids runaways from the State Home for Boys in Toledo were arrested after noon Thursday at Mays City Lanes at highways 30 and 149. They allegedly stole a 1963 auto in Vining Thursday morning and drove it to Cedar Rapids. Police recovered the stolen car and the youths threw the keys into the river before being returned to the home.
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Toledo
Mays City Lanes
Cedar Waa
Ron Yoder
Cedar Rapids
Larson
Napas
Low Rent Plan Wins Approval Of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters in Cedar Rapids and Marion announced Friday they will support and work for passage of a referendum on low rent housing for the elderly. It cites urban renewal dislocation, the Cedar Valley Expressway and housing code enforcement as creating a housing problem for seniors. The referendum sets a cap of 400 units to be built on west and east side sites. The vote is scheduled for June 12.
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League of Women Voters
Cedar Rapids and
Marion
Cedar Valley
Youth Arrested for Setting False Alarms
Police arrest 17 year old for turning in false alarms to the fire department at 1:05 am Friday in Solon. The youth was referred to county probation and ordered into custody of his parents.
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William C. Bushman
Solon
Fourth Street
Third Avenue SE
Moormannts. Equipment Co
Mt. Vernon
LaSalle High Hosts First Annual Spring Carnival
LaSalle high school stages its first annual spring carnival to raise funds for a new library. The event runs 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday in the school gymnasium with games booths contests for all ages and a dancer Saturday night. Proceeds support the new library project.
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LaSalle High School
Gmnasium
Company employee admits theft from road SE case
Detectives questioned Bushman an employee of the company and he admitted taking $10. Judge Loren M Hullinger Jr imposed the sentence.
Atkins Attachment Returned to County
The state board of public instruction returned the Atkins school district attachment to the Benton county school board for restudy and redrawing boundary lines. The Benton board had favored attaching Atkins to the Benton Community district amid a long dispute between Cedar Rapids and area schools. Most Atkins high school students are currently tuitioned to Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
State Board of Public Instruction
Atkins
Benton County School Board
Benton County Board
Benton
Cedar Rapids
Carol J. Martin Injured in Two-Car Crash
Carol J. Martin, 22, of 917 Fifteenth Avenue SW, sustained neck strain and minor injuries after a two-vehicle collision at the Eighth Avenue and Sixth Street SW intersection. Martin Halbasch, 52, of 222 Thirty-First Street NE, rear-ended her while her car was stopped at a stop sign. No charges were filed.
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Carter
Buchanan
Kevin Jack
David Corstop
Dwight Witt
David Beatty
Randy Glandorf
Cal Franklin
Onrne Hanlon
Jeff Mahen
Johnson Avenue
Carol J. Martin
Fifteenth Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Sixth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Martin
Martin Halbasch
Thirty-first Street
Repeal Motion Seeks Married Student Athletics Access
Iowa senate passed a bill prohibiting school officials from barring married students from athletics in Town high schools. The measure, 419 to approval, allows excused physical education during the sport season if they are otherwise qualified. Local districts may decide on participation per the debate.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
Rouse
William Reichardt
John Ely
D-Cedar Rap
Ids
Reichardt
Iowa
Power line contact kills Iowa man in Ottumwa
Otto Schaub, 52, Ottumwa, was killed instantly when he touched a 7,600 volt power line while working on a light pole ten miles northeast. He had worked for the utility company since 1945.
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Ottumwa
Otto Schaub
Towa Southern
Fineman
Dial
Unit Okays Sales Tax Boost Bill Des Moines AP
A Des Moines AP report says Iowa legislators moved a bill to raise state revenue and cut property taxes by boosting sales and income taxes. The plan would increase the sales tax to 3 percent and raise personal and corporate income taxes while adding a tax on intangible property. It also details school funding and local aid implications, including a separate school levy proposal in STARMONT and bankruptcy filings in Independence.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Gazette Starmont
Bicycle registration opens at Cedar Rapids schools next week
Cedar Rapids police and schools announce bicycle licensing to aid theft recovery and safety. A $1 fee covers two years with 15 cents extra for transfers. Registrations run at Pierce Wright Eisenhower Noelridge and St Pius schools, with Saturday at the police station.
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Cedar Rapids
George Matias
Pierce
St. Pius School
Wright School
Eisenhower School
Noelridge
Eisenhower
Sunday Gazette
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