State Board’s hasty dates in Atkins Fremont school case
The state board approved attaching Atkins Fremont to the Benton community district on June 29 and set July 1 as the effective date. That choice forced quick moves for appeals, caused record transfers, and led to a stay order reversal by the state supreme court, delaying absorption and creating avoidable confusion.
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State Board of Education
Atkins-Fremont
Benton County Board of Education
Benton
State Board
Cedar Rapids
Atkins- Fremont
Benton County District Court
State Supreme Court
District Court
Weather control may quell riots with targeted rain
A Timely downpour cooled Milwaukee riots this week and kept death and destruction lower than Detroit. The piece imagines weather control as a future tool to quell disorder by triggering rainstorms and flooding to douse fires, and suggests cities must rebuild with sprinkler systems and heat-triggered flood designs.
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Milwaukee
Detroit
Wisconsin Eyes Election Changes and Early Testing Grounds
Wisconsin lawmakers consider moving presidential primary dates while Iowa and Wisconsin trends push alternative systems. The Wisconsin plan pivots to an open ballot with an 11 member committee to determine candidates, making April testing of candidates earlier than Oregon and Nebraska, ahead of New Hampshire’s early schedule.
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Wisconsin
Oregon
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Kremlin Censors Buckle Under Pressure in Freedom Debate
The Soviet regime struggles to balance censorship with rising calls for freedom from writers and artists. Svetlana Alliluyeva faces a harsh official backlash as discontent grows, while Solzhenitsyn and others push for reform. Western publishing weighs in during Moscow’s anniversary period.
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Moscow
Svetlana Alliluyeva Stalin
Russia
Goods
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Soviet Union
Svetlana
U.S
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
Harper and Row
De Gaulle's Canadian gambit ends in diplomatic snub
William S. White reports in Ethbridge that Charles de Gaulle's bid to foment French Canadian division failed, leaving Canada-France ties damaged and Lester Pearson pressed to restore calm. The episode cools U.S. Canada Britain style ties and stains de Gaulle's image abroad while affecting Vietnam-era perceptions.
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Canada
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Lester Pearson
United
United States
Britain
Charles de Ee
Ghana
Saudeee
Pearson
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
Castro Wins Conditional Go for Trouble
Washington reports Castro has secured a conditional license for aggression as Soviet support stabilizes Havana. Moscow favors neutralist and popular front strategies, while Cuba’s guerrilla campaigns threaten Venezuela Colombia Bolivia and Guatemala. The Kremlin aims to hedge risk but may press Castro to follow Moscow’s path if results stagnate.
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Cuba
U.S
Soviet Union
Moscow
Havana
Castro
Alexei Kosygin
Fidel Castro
Venezuela
Colombia
Bolivia
Guatemala
Hemisphere
Communist Party
Advice on Elm Beetle Fears Amid Iowa Weather Events
Parks Commissioner Don Gardner warned against hysteria over elm killing beetle fungi detected in Iowa while noting caution in hiring tree services. A Cedar Rapids squall cooled sizzling heat, flooded streets, and toppled trees, with a plane crash near Quad Cities. one student pilot unharmed. In Camp Wapsie ceremony, the Guy Hutchings family and Linn County WWII heroes were honored. 1937 Linn County rural schools reported 38 of 135 achieving honors in 1936-87.
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Ani
Don Gardner
Iowa
Moline
Quad- Cities
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Walter Shupp
Sinclair Newsette Staff Earns Superior Ratings
Ten to twenty to thirty years ago Schools Edgewood No 1 2 and 3 and Dairy Dale No 1 achieved superior ratings. Children at Sinclair playground under the direction of Theodore Bornhoft and Luella O'Brien published a weekly paper called Sinclair Newsette with staff Louis Racere Minerva Coe Roy Hartman Ruth Kephart and Leo Trimble.
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Edgewood No
Dairy Dale
Sinclair Playground
Theodore Bornhoeft
Luella O’brien
Sinclair Newsette
Louis Racere
Minerva Coe
Roy Hartman
Ruth Kephart
Leo Trimble
Pragmatic meaning in everyday speech
The passage debates the word pragmatic and how it can imply practical matter of fact behavior or busybody tendencies. It suggests speakers should clarify intent to avoid misunderstanding and notes readers rarely explain usage outright.
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Mr. Smith
Smith
Thank You for Cedar Rapids Soap Box Derby Effort
In a letter to the editor the community thanks the Cedar Rapids Jaycees for organizing the annual Soapbox Derby held July 23. The writer praises participants and notes the Jaycees’ role in making the event a success and looks forward to next year.
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the People's Forum
Jaycees
Cedar Rapids
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