School District Seeks Ruling on Board Family Hiring Conflict
Linn County Attorney William Faches will be asked to clarify Cedar Rapids school district policy banning employment of any relative of a board member. The board approved seeking his and possibly the attorney general's opinions before the September 14 election to prevent conflicts of interest in contracts and salaries.
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Linn
William Faches
Cedar Rapids
Educational Services Center
Robert Barber
Altorey
Otto Wiedersberg
Norman Lipsky
Lipsky
Faches
Board Approves Pact for Human Relations Consultant
Cedar Rapids Community School District directors approved a one year agreement with the city to hire Robert O Duff as human relations consultant. Duff replaces Leo Owens who left for New York and will be paid 4400 for his services. Duff will report to the assistant superintendent and liaise with the Cedar Rapids human rights commission and the superintendent s cabinet to expand minority representation among employees. He is a former East Waterloo graduate, Air Force veteran, and has worked at North Western Bell.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Robert O. Duff
Duff
Leo Owens
New York
Cedar Rapids
East Waterloo High School
Air Force
Mason City Junior College
Coe College
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Intern Named for Cedar Rapids District S
James Bentley begins as an administrative intern for Cedar Rapids Community School District under Dr. Craig Currie. He will assess department goals, adjust timetables, and assist in curriculum and guidance, earning $6,000 starting August 1, 1969, through June 1971.
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Cedar Rapids Community
James Bentley
Cedar Rapids
Craig Currie
Bentley
Linois University
Western Illnois
University of Iowa
Cereal executive defends breakfast nutrition claims
J P Mac Farland of General Mills rebutted Cheate's charges that cereal advertising misleads children. He argued cereals offer superior nutrition for price, highlighting the cereal milk and juice breakfast as a high value option compared with other meals like eggs and bacon.
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J. P. MacFarland
General Mills, Inc
Cheate
MacFarland
Detailed $36,000 Suit Amid Cedar Rapids School Case
The Cedar Rapids school district and a teacher face a $36,000 lawsuit over a March 25 1969 injury in a physical education drill. Patrick McGlynn broke his ankle and suffered facial bruises when he slipped on an improvised base. The suit claims negligence for not securing the base and seeks $32,000 for permanent disability plus medical costs. The board was told the suit has been handed to the district’s insurance carrier.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Cedar Rapids
Patrick McGlynn
McGlynn
John McGlynn
GAO details on I 96 spur for private plant in Illinois
The GAO report notes that no other interstate spur serves a private manufacturing plant and a mall population near the route. It recalls the 1965 commitment to Jones & Laughlin, the rejected idea to reroute I 55 past Hennepin, and the redesigned interchange at the plant, urging case by case approval like 1-180.
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Chicago
GAO
Illinois
Jones & Laughlin
St. Louis
Hennepin
Washington
Federal Highway Administration
Mechanicsville Man Charged After Two-Car Collision
Mark D. Cook of Mechanicsville faces a failure to yield right-of-way charge after a two car crash at Third avenue and Twelfth street SE. Michael D. Lamphier of 1045 Fifth avenue SE was treated at Mercy hospital for head and neck injuries and released.
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Mechanicsville
Mark D. Cook
Cook
Third Avenue
Twelfth Street
Michael D. Lamphier
Fifth Avenue SE
Lamphier
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids Children Parade scheduled for Aug 13
All 37 Cedar Rapids playgrounds join the first annual children s parade Aug 13 at 2 pm. Bikes and 38 floats travel a Greene Square route from Fifth Street SE to Third Avenue, ending by Greene Square. Hullard floats and band drawn from Harrison School playground, led by Nat Hull assistant director of recreation. Parade replaces lantern festival, closes Fifth Street SE block to traffic. Sponsored by city recreation commission.
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Cedar’ Rapids
Nat Hull
Harrison School
John Hunt
Harrison Playground
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Greene Square Park
Fifth Street
Third
Fourth Avenues
Third Avenue
Second Avenue
Six Israel ministers resign over peace plan
TEL AVIV AP Six cabinet ministers from right wing Gahal party quit the government after Golda Meir accepted the U S peace plan for the Middle East. The walkout reportedly will not change policy as the coalition still holds 72 of 120 seats in parliament.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Gaha! Party
Golda Meir
U. S
Mid-East
Conspiracy charge hearings set for Wirls and Boone
In municipal court Monday Donna Wirls age 18 of 412 Twelfth Street SE and Ronald Boone age 21 of 4104 Sixteenth Avenue SW requested preliminary hearings on conspiracy charges. Wirls’ hearing is scheduled for November 19 and Boone’s for October 14 in connection with a July 29 Giant store incident where a suitcase priced 33.45 was allegedly changed to 5.15 then refunded at the original price. Both are free on their own recognizance.
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Donna Wirls
Twelfth Street
Ronald Boone
Sixteenth Avenue
Giant
Oda
Lubbers Hearing on Assault Is Continued
The preliminary hearing for LeRoy Lubbers of Marion County is continued until October 14. The case involves assault with intent to commit murder and was continued by the court.
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LeRoy Lubbers
Marion
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