Boundary Plan Debates Over School Integrations
The school board weighed Plan No. 9 and No. 4b aiming to balance minority enrollment at Tyler and Grant Wood while keeping Buchanan students together. Critics urged involving city officials and the McKinley feeder district and noted state guidelines may not be met. The decision also approved elementary boundaries and adjusted secondary areas to preserve stability for current seventh and tenth graders.
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Severn
Tyler
Buchanan School
Grant Wood
McKinley
Pence
Sovern
Moore
Richard Schulz
Schulz
Sunday Gazette
Lipsky
State Department of Public Instruction
Craig Currie
Sixteenth Avenue
Lincoln
Taylor
van Buren
Harding
Kennedy
Thirty Second Street
Oakland Road
Thirty-fourth Street
Keith Drive
Elmcrest Country Club
Thirty-second Street
Prairie Drive
Houston Street
Washington
Union Lodges Complaint About School Milk Supplier
A letter from Chauffeurs Teamsters and Helpers Union Local 238 to the Cedar Rapids Community School Board claims state law is violated because the district buys milk from a vendor with an out-of-state supplier. The board acknowledged the letter at its regular meeting Monday night. The union cites a section of the Iowa code.
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Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Union Local 238
Cedar Rapids
Hearing Asked By C R Teacher At McKinley
A language arts teacher Patricia Swab at McKinley junior high seeking a public hearing after Cedar Rapids Community board did not renew her contract for another year. Hearing set for 4 p.m. May 29 addresses alleged unsatisfactory classroom teaching and a protest under Iowa code. The letter cites local milk purchasing and calls for stopping out-of-state suppliers to support local jobs and taxpayers.
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McKinley Junior High School
Cedar Rapids
Secret Pentagon papers were labeled top secret by official unaware of rules
Leslie Gelb testified that he and Morton Halperin and two army colonels decided the Pentagon history should be classified without analyzing the papers or knowing executive orders. He admitted ignorance of executive order 10501 and relied on a movie theme about Russian spies.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Pentagon
Leslie Gelb
Gelb
Defense Department
Daniel Ellsberg
Morton Halperin
Preliminary Approval For Junior High Renovations
Cedar Rapids Community school board gave preliminary approval on plans for phase one renovation of McKinley and Roosevelt junior high schools. Each project covers basement remodeling at 365000 dollars funded by the 2.5 mill levy with a total project cost over 2 million dollars. Bid date May 22, hearing May 14, contract awards May 29, with construction to start after school ends and completion expected by early next year.
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Cedar Rapids
Hamilton Vasey
Vasey
Health Center Occupancy Priorities and Lease Rates Set
Linn county health center board on Monday set occupancy priorities for the health center building at 400 Third avenue SE and a leasing rate of 4.85 dollars per square foot. Some payments may be in kind and dates will be negotiated with agencies. Priorities favor health center funded units, county government housing, then health welfare or social services units that aid coordination. A budget report shows contingency funds rising to 28,598 dollars thanks to federal reimbursement. William Harnish urged hospitals treat intoxicated persons at intake and supported SF 150 to remove jail crime classifications and fund alcoholism programs.
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Linn County Health Center
Health Center Board
Health Center
Third Avenue SE
Second Avenue
Third Street SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Quality of Life Emphasis Marks Cedar Rapids Chamber Kickoff
Chamber leaders outline six major goals for 1973 centering on livability and economic growth in Cedar Rapids. Executive VP Robert Faxon cites maintaining the Five Seasons standard and advancing projects from airport runways to a modern civic center while coordinating with municipal government on capital improvements.
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Chamber of Commerce
Robert B. Faxon
Chamber
Faxon
Cedar Rapids
William Fletcher
Conserve Gasoline by Reducing Speeds in Iowa
Sen. Eugene Hill urges Iowa to study lowering speed limits to 50 mph to save fuel amid a looming crisis. He cites federal authorities and a Newton constituent Paul Muller who argues the plan adds 15 minutes to travel, not harm.
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Des Moines
Eugene Hill
Newton
Iowa Senate
Iowa
Hill
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Paul Muller
Muller
Volunteer opportunities seeking tutors and mentors
A column invites volunteers for roles at day care centers and youth programs including tutoring, big brother figures for a 15 year old, auto mechanics interest, table tennis coaching for grades 6 to 9, crocheting for an elderly recipient, aquatic activity assistance, and a noon time food transport task for a Head Start group. Contact Voluntary Action Center at 393-5437 or visit 327 Seventh Street SE weekdays 9 to 5.
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Voluntary Action Center
Seventh Street SE
National Cartoonists Award Goes To Pat Oliphant
The National Cartoonists Society named Denver Post editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant the top cartoonist of 1972 winning the Reuben award. The piece notes current speed limits across interstates and Iowa roads as context.
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New York
UPI
National Cartoonists’ Society
Denver Post
Pat Oliphant
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Dial
Mandi Service
William Harnish
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Citizens’ Committee On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
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