Pediatrics Unit Work Nears End at St Luke's Hospital
Work nears completion on remodeling the pediatrics department at St Luke's hospital and a new Children’s Corner has opened off the main lobby. Completion is expected in October with centralized intensive care for youngsters and a parent-friendly space supervised by Gerry Olmsted, featuring a color TV, child-sized furniture, a blackboard, and games. Nearly 1,000 police stormed Rebibbia jail in Rome after tear gas grenades and a helicopter assault quell a nightlong convicts’ rebellion demanding prison reform. 13 inmates injured.
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Regional Planning Unit Eyes Thirty-fourth Street Proposal
Linn County Regional Planning Commission reviews alignment for a two mile four-lane arterial from Cottage Grove to First Avenue SE touching Cedar Rapids Marion and county areas. No cost estimates yet and no timetable given as funding remains limited.
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Cedar Rapids board reverses bus rental policy vote
Cedar Rapids Community School District rejects a second reading to allow private schools to rent district buses for field trips and activities. The 2-3 vote featured Lauree Gerber and Norman Lipsky supporting the change, with Mary Ann Kucera and Ed Beatty opposing and Ronald Moore casting the deciding no vote. Absentees were Curran Rosser and Barbara Bjornson. The Rev James Sullivan urged the measure. critics warned of higher costs and budget strain.
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Desegregation At Tyler Not Urgent Official
Cedar Rapids officials said they may have up to three years to meet state resegregation guidelines for Tyler elementary. Administrative assistant Tom White noted the plan request is not as urgent as first thought. Tyler’s black student share is 41 percent, above the 29.5 percent cap, and a full DPI report is awaited.
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Cedar Rapids Test Scores Show Decline in College Exams
Cedar Rapids Community School District reports a long term drop in ACT composite scores since 1967, with current district averages around 20.2 while Iowa and national norms sit lower. ITED results for ninth to eleventh graders fluctuate but remain above national levels, and district guidance cautions against tailoring curriculum solely to raise scores.
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Battle over a book tests Cedar Rapids library policy
Donald Witherell lost his library complaint about Bob Ottum's spoof Alright Everybody Off the Planet. A reconsideration panel recommended no action but will study book selection and obscenity policy. The debate centers on adult material in the stacks and at what age readers should access it. The board will reconvene Sept 5 and Sept 22 to weigh pornography definitions and access limits.
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Rhodesian Chief's Demand Triggers ANC Rift
In Victoria Falls Rhodesia Premier Smith warns of a different game if the ANC does not accept his demand to hold further talks inside Rhodesia. ANC leaders meeting in Livingstone press for immediate black majority rule as talks recess with factional splits noted. Smith says he will return to Salisbury to await ANC decision and may sign a preliminary agreement if accepted.
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Schools May Hire Lawyer Negotiator
The school board voted unanimously to hire Chicago attorney Fred B. Lifton as chief negotiator for employee contracts for 1970 77. Lifton and his firm bring public employee negotiations expertise to a district without a superintendent after William Ramstad resigned. Ed Beatty cited the need for a skilled negotiator.
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C R School Enrollment Figures Told
Enrollment on opening day totaled 22 262 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, slightly above the 22 000 projected but below last January’s 22 483. Acting Supt Ramstad cites expected Sept 13 official count of 22 759, with adjustments for non residents and Kirkwood Community College programs bringing official enrollment to 22 326.
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Jury selection completes in Des Moines murder trial
In Des Moines a jury of eight men and four women was seated for the trial of Daniel Snethen 25 charged with the Sept 2 1974 murder of Adel teen Timothy Haw baker 18 whose body was found burned beaten and stabbed in a southeast cornfield Snethen had undergone psychiatric exams and two mental competency hearings prior to the trial which was set to begin Tuesday.
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