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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1971
Page
2
Linn-Mar district sets a full day schedule for return with hot lunch available on day one. New phone numbers announced for district buildings and a new learning director, Peter Adam, joins the staff.
Sidney J. Schwartz 42 of 2995 Twenty-fifth avenue announces his bid for a three year Linn-Mar board of education term. an 18 year NCR Dayton ohio employee now at Collins radio in dayton since may 1969 he works in computer memory research. he holds electrical engineering from wisconsin and taught electronics at night. he cites cash flow issues and proposes three policies to cap per pupil cost, fix pupil teacher ratios and give voters choice on funding options. He aims to resolve the building question by christmas and urges voter consideration.
The 81st Linn County Old Settlers reunion at Marion city park will award the Outstanding Senior Citizen an honor presented by Rev. Lawrence B. Sprankle. Cedar Rapids organist Carma Lou Cox and Leo Greco will provide music and emcee duties. State Rep Richard Radel will speak. Noon luncheon at First United Methodist, free for attendees 75 and older.
SOUTHPORT England UPI Popeye the kidnaped mynah bird is back home thanks to his big mouth The bird was one of six stolen from a seaside aviary It was sold to a pet shop then bought for schoolboy Peter Poole as a present by his father Peter Poole and parents read a newspaper account of the kidnappings The report listed Popeye s favorite phrases and they realized he was one of the kidnaped birds.
Iowa State University marked the end of the 1971 summer session with 700 graduates including about 390 bachelor’s degrees 300 master’s and PhD degrees and 10 in two year technical programs. Fall classes begin September 7 with orientation for new students. East Iowa graduates list includes Arlington Marl Ramsey PhD education and dozens of others across fields from engineering to agriculture and education.
Robert Skinner of Des Moines was chosen as chairman of the Iowa State vocational education advisory committee, succeeding Robert G. Koons. Skinner has served as executive vice president of the Iowa Grain and Feed Dealers Assn. for 15 years and previously taught at Iowa State University. The panel also named Gordon Bennett as vice chairman and welcomed three-year terms for John Reeves and Joe White.
A Black Hawk county jury found Shirley Buttolph, 35, of Fargo North Dakota, guilty of obtaining money under false pretenses in a 1968 insurance fraud case in northeast Iowa. Sentencing for Buttolph is set for August 27. Her brother Dale Armstrong, 30, previously convicted, has appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court.
Officials at Drake University in Des Moines say they will take no action on a planned 190 tuition increase for the coming academic year until the federal government issues guidelines on the wage price freeze. They cited indefinite current regulations that prevent a decision.
Upper Iowa college will offer three off campus credit courses this fall. Two courses in Dyersville begin Wednesday in the kindergarten building for Teaching of Reading 320 and Remedial Reading 400. An Educational Psychology course meets in Elma Tuesday evenings at 6 30 p m starting Aug 31. An organizational meeting for extension courses on campus is Aug 30 at 7 30 p m in room 216 Colgrove Walker Memorial building.
A Friday break in at the American Farm Center in Oelwein produced about $1,500 worth of clothing radios and watches stolen by burglars. It marked the second break in at the store in two weeks, according to police.
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