Educator from UI Named to Cedar Rapids Districting Role
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board hired University of Iowa professor John Luttschwager to design four director districts and three at large seats. He will use enumeration districts or precinct blocks as building blocks, access 1970 census data, and seek current counts after May 1972 precinct reorganization. His daily rate is about $200 with extra for computer time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
John Luttschwager
Department of
Industrial and Management Engineering
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Lutzschwager
U.S
No Objections At Hearing on School Projects
No objections were raised at a public hearing on the remodeling of McKinley and Roosevelt junior highs. Cedar Rapids Community School Board approved plans and contract forms for the $596,000 remodels at each building. Bid opening is scheduled for Dec. 12 at 2 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Two Motorists Hurt in Crash One Charged
Debra Foley age 20 of 1723 Grande avenue SE and Judith Wolfe age 31 of 1006 Fifth street NW were treated at Mercy hospital and released after a two car crash at Eighth avenue and First street SW. Foley was charged with disobeying a traffic signal. Mary Ann Van Wychen age 23 of 1015 Oakland road NE was in good condition at St. Luke's hospital after a crash with Jerry Zimmerman age 26 of 1226 Thirty-fourth street NE. Van Wychen was charged with failure to yield at a stop intersection. The second accident occurred at the intersection of 1 avenue and Seventeenth street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra Foley
Grande Avenue SE
Judith Wolfe
Fifth Street NW
Mercy Hospital
Eighth Avenue
First Street
Miss Foley
Mary Ann van Wychen
Oakland Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jerry Zimmerman
Thirty-fourth Street
Miss van Wychen
Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Three Charged In Two Breakins
Three 15 year old boys were charged Monday with breaking and entering. They were arrested for a November 30 breakin at Mary Runkel's residence at 25 Blake Terrace SE, where a radio, tape player and tapes were stolen, and a separate breakin at Cindy Weber's home at 718 Second Avenue SW where $25 was taken. A 12 year old boy and a 13 year old girl were also arrested in connection with the second breakin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Runkel
Blake Terrace
Cindy Weber
Second Avenue
Cedar Rapids 13-Year-Old Charged With Break-In
A 13 year-old Cedar Rapids boy was arrested Monday on a breaking and entering charge. Police said the youth was arrested after attempting to take a bicycle from the police department storage shed at 82 Seventh avenue SE. The boy was processed by the youth bureau and released to his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Police Department
Seventh Avenue SE
Youth Bureau
Second Reading Delayed on Staff Reduction Leave Plan
The Cedar Rapids Community school district delayed a second reading of a staff reduction leave policy to allow more discussion by the representative council. The plan lets staff be placed on unpaid reduction leave at contract end with notice by Feb 15, prioritizing substitutes and reinstatement by inverse placement if vacancies arise. The board also read a policy for challenging racist or sexist library materials with a formal complaint and committee review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Representative Council
Craig Currie
Board Approves Meal Pact for Elderly in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Community School District approved a pact with Hawkeye Area Community Action Program to prepare 70 meals monthly in the Tyler kitchen for delivery to Jane Boyd Community House. The 75 cent per meal rate may rise if needed, with the contract running December 17 to May 30, 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Community
Hawkeye Area
Tyler
HACAP
Jane Boyd
Two Young Climbers Die On Flatirons Peak
Two University of Colorado students, Dan Thomas Frank and Guy D. Jenks, both 18, perished while caught in a sudden blizzard on the Flatirons near Boulder. Rescue crews, fighting heavy snow and near freezing temps, located Jenks at 1:30 a.m. and Frank at 3:43 a.m., after Frank guided rescuers to the site before dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Colo
UPI
Dan Thomas Frank
Bay Village
Ohio
Frank
Guy D. Jenks
Colorado Springs
Flatirons
Bowyer
University of Colorado
Brad Leach
Hazards in Portable Color TV Sets Told
Washington reports nearly 100000 portable color TV sets found with fire and shock hazards due to reduced size components. Brands named Admiral RCA Zenith Wards and Philco Ford. The commission plans safety rules as 42 inquiries yielded 14 suspected fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Richard Armstrong
Bureau of Engineering Sciences
Armstrong
Admiral
RCA
Zenith
Wards
Philco-Ford
Commission
Argentina abolishes propaganda department after decades
Argentina dissolved its state propaganda department after 20 years, ending an agency long cited as a source of friction with the United States and other nations. The move signals a shift in government communications strategy and international diplomacy relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
U.S
Energy pinch may cut heart attacks and boost leisure
Fresno experts see potential upsides to the energy crisis. Sociologist James Whitehead of Fresno State says people may walk more reducing coronary events. Dr William Dienstein adds fast-paced Americans could gain leisure time and time to think, a novel experience for many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
UPI
James Whitehead
Fresno State University
William Dienstein
Ickes Warns of Unparalleled Fuel Crisis in Congress
Interior Secretary Ickes told Congress that the nation faced a fuel emergency unmatched in history due to losses of 40 million tons of coal production from miners strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ickes
Congress
Cedar Rapids School Board Reviews Energy Conservation
Cedar Rapids Community School board discussed state energy conservation guidelines and implementation challenges. Officials noted potential conflicts with program value, called for board consultation, and reviewed measures such as thermostat limits, lighting, door seals, and hot water reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Public Instruction
Cedar Rapids
Salvation Army Christmas Drive Hits Early Total
Salvation Army report shows more than 2000 dollars raised in first ten days of the Christmas appeal. Major Eugene Adney announced that kettles are downtown Cedar Rapids and in local shopping centers. The $14,000 budget will aid families, shut-ins, and others, with contacts at 1123 Third Street SE and Box 833 for further contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Eugene Adney
Cedar Rapids
Adney
Third Street
Striking workers win access to restrooms at site
Twenty construction workers in Featherstone England ended a strike after their employer agreed to provide restrooms at the building site. Workers had complained walking a half mile to lavatories cost them about $1.25 in lost wages per shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Featherstone
England
UPI
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. of
By Judy Daubenmier
Census
C. R
Coe Scholars
Coe College
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
Coe
Hobson D. Carroll
Newbury Park
Lori Sturdevant
Dell Rapids
M.D
Linda Bishop
Soutter Avenue
Gary Lord
Des Plaines
Ill
DJ Smith
Fort Madison
Alice Conners
Park Ridge
Stanley Bouma
Silver Spring
Denise Benson
Des Moines
Sheryl Porter
Raytown
Bonnie Myhre
Dorchester
Snowy Peak
Dean Bowyer
Rocky Mountain Rescue Group
Jenks
Office of
C. R. Kitchen
Optometrist
National Distillers Products CO
New York
Nad
Windsor
Sip
Canada
Attec
C.R. Board Reviews Energy Conservation
Steve Severn
State Department
Lyle Johnson
Otto Wiedersberg
Hiawatha
Supt
Ed Service
Worldscope
Nixon
Mr. Nixon
Pioneer 10
George Papadopoulos
Mideast
Israel
Saturn
Mars
Earth
Venus
Algeria
Algerias
Sportlight
Cincinnati Reds
Wille Stargeil
Pete Rose
Tom Seaver
Ohio State
Michigan
Southern California
Boston Celtics
Kansas City Omaha Kings
Lord Killanin
Ireland
International Olympics Committee
Avery Brundage
Bil Rigney
Norman van Brocklin
Fale
VEC, Inc
Madison
Wisconsin
The
This Newspapers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!