Kennedy High School to be ready for 1967 68 year
Cedar Rapids School Board voted to hire CPM Engineers to apply critical path planning and computer aided scheduling to the Kennedy High School project. The $5 million Weingroad site will use CPM methods to accelerate design and construction, with services costing $27,750 and projected completion ahead of schedule. Local CPM rep Lowell Sisson called conditions favorable for occupancy by September 1967.
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Lowell Sisson
CPM
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
CPM Engineers, Inc
Philadelphia
Weing Road
Forty-second Street
Adult Basic Education Program Wins Approval
The school board approved a $15,064.50 federal grant to launch an adult basic education program for six months in 1966. Plans include teaching basic English and math to adults at the grade school level, with 125 potential enrollees identified. A teacher-coordinator and four part time teachers would be hired, with a 10 percent local in kind contribution.
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Arnold Salisbury
State Department of Public Instruction
Florist Training Course Approved by Cedar Rapids School Board
Cedar Rapids adult vocational-technical school will add a one year florist training program next fall. The school board approved the proposal after the advisory committee cited a significant local need. Classes will be held on Rockford Road SW with available facilities. Superintendent Arnold Salisbury noted the program aligns with vocational needs.
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Cedar Rapids
Virginia Mayo in Tall Stranger at KCRG TV 9
Virginia Mayo stars in Tall Stranger airing Wednesday at 4 PM on KCRG TV 9. The program highlights Mayo in a classic film slot with local TV guide notes.
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Virginia Mayo
Kcrg-Tv
Audit Recommends Changes in Cedar Rapids School Accounting
Two private accounting firms filed a report on 1964 activity fund operations for Cedar Rapids Community School District. Disbursements totaled 10.485 million against a budget of 11.081 million. bond debt stood at 13.18 million after 755,008 in bonds retired. Recommendations target activities fund handling, uniform entry systems, vendor invoices, and centralized tuition receipts.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Kingston Stadium
Audit Finds Duplication in School Accounting Practices
Education instructors and cafeteria employees are covered by standard contracts. An independent accounting review of the district highlighted areas of procedures needing improvement. Peat Marwick Mitchell and Co. and McGladrey Hansen Dunn and Co. submitted the audit, noting several accounting procedure gaps and recommending extended sick leave to school administrative staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co
McGladrey, Hansen, Dunn and Co
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Morris
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Kentucky
Yellowstone Distillery Co
Leuleville
Upbuck
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Sears Furnace
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