Cedar Rapids students to gain advantages from tougher courses
Cedar Rapids Community School District will weight Advanced Placement courses higher, with A grades worth five points and B equivalent to A in regular courses. Students may retake courses to improve GPA, with the new grade used for GPA though the original course remains on the transcript.
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Cedar Rapids
William Rainbow
Rainbow
Jard
Susan McDermot
McDermott
Last Chance to File Defense Bills for Linn County
Linn County judges remind court appointed attorneys to file claims for adult indigent defense by 5 p.m. Friday. State assumed responsibility July 1 and the county aims to close books on last year. Total fiscal 1987 defense costs reached 530388 with July claims near 85610.97, including 55000 for defense of Jeffrey Longfellow who was acquitted in a murder trial.
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Vick Mogan
Sazete
Linn County
Claudine Hixson
Hixson
Jeffrey Longfellow
Longfellow
Clement Blood
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Women's Resource Board seeks new members
The University of Iowa Women s Resource and Action Center invites community student staff and faculty to apply for advisory board seats. Applications are due September 9 and can be submitted by calling 335 1486 for details.
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Owa City
University of Iowa Women’s Resource and Action Center
U of I
Folding stop signs at 26 sites to be removed in C R
The City Council voted to remove fold-out stop signs at 26 locations citing non standard traffic control and liability concerns. The school district will oversee adult crossing guards replacing student patrols, with petitions required to add new locations and an appeals board review process.
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C.R
Heather Sroman Wooain
Gazette City Hall
Iowa Attorney General's Office
Iowa Department of Transportation
Etyana
Linn-Mar
Orf
Bowman Woods
IDOT
PTA
Erskine School
Dalewood Avenue
3Th Street
City and School Meetings and Theater Shows in Cedar Rapids Area
Agenda lists 9 am Cedar Rapids City Council in council chambers and Linn County supervisors at the Administrative Office Building. 3 30 pm Linn Mar school board special meeting at the high school media center. 7 pm Hiawatha Library Board and city council special meeting for Eisenhower Road 14th Avenue. 8 pm Center Point school board at 102 Trader St. Theater shows include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Educating Rita at Old Creamery Theatre both in Garrison with tickets listed. Des Moines hosts the State Fair.
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Cedar Rapids
Center Point School Board
Trader St
Old Creamery Theatre
Garrison
Des Moines
Iowa City Board Sells Lot for Kirkwood Dodge Site
The Iowa City school board approved a 61 900 bid for a Kirkwood and Dodge street tract, above its 53 500 appraised value. Bidders included Keith Asterbol Tabernacle Baptist Church and Allen Wolf. Plans outline softball diamonds at West and City high schools with 10 000 from district and 5 000 from Booster Clubs per school, construction to start this fall, games to be played at the Iowa University Softball Complex next year during work. Remodeling plans for Lincoln Elementary were also approved with six firms bidding.
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Larry Tanner
Iowa City
Kirkwood
Dodge Streets
Keith Asterbol
Tabernacle Baptist Church of
Allen Wolf
Solon
West
City
Iowa City Booster Clubs
University of Iowa
Burglary and accident reports from Linn County area
The log reports two second degree burglary charges: 21 year old Brown of Walker linked to a Friday Roger Stockman residence break in and 22 year old James Drouhy accused of breaking into Linda Johnson’s Walker apartment and assaulting her. Police recovered a television set stereo and tools from the first suspect. Accidents include Vera Robison and Wilmer Robison of Elmhurst crossing First Avenue NE and a collision with James Hoeger of 20 at 7:32 am. Drunken driving arrests listed for Larry Alexander Timothy Rowland and Hugh Lamont II with locations and times.
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Wave Crown
Roger Stockman
Bowling St
Ith Avenue
Brown
Linn ‘County
James Drouhy
Walker
Linda Johnson
Diouhy
Linn County
Vera Robison
Elmhurst Jr
Mercy Hospital
Robison
Wilmer
19Th Street
First Avenue
James Hoeger
B St
Nancy Ritz
Branford, Conn
Larry Alexander
Second Ave
14Th Street
Timothy Rowland
18Th St
1St Street Drive
Hugh Lamont II
Mechanics
Mount Vernon
Multiple City Incidents Log From Undefined Patrol Calls
A sequence of emergency calls and events reported across various locations including gas flush at an accident scene and medical emergencies. Entries list times with addresses such as 1050 Fourth Ave SE and 1311 18th St SE Apt 111, plus incidents like an overheated pan and extrication at 19th Street and First Avenue SE.
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42Nd Street
Twin Pine Drive
Fourth Ave
18Th St
Apt
10Th St
C St
B Ave
Third Avenue
Third Street
Transit Way
Prospect Place
11Th St
19Th Street
First Avenue
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