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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1974

Page

2

Hopkinton Fifth Graders Move Down Five Floors

Hopkinton fifth graders will relocate from the fifth to the first floor of the 100 year old Hopkinton building after a Maquoketa Valley school board meeting. The move frees space used by the vocal music program and shifts music classes to the gym. Residents and Delaware County Historical Society members attended, hoping the old school could be preserved. Petition drive seeks an $850,000 bond issue to fund a new Hopkinton elementary, remodel Earlville, and add to Delhi High School, with a $1 million cost cap. Forty signatures required.

Delhi Hopkinton Maquoketa Valley The Delaware County Historical Society Earlville

Gaylord Resigns to Lead National GOP Voting Groups

Des Moines Iowa UPI reports Joe Gaylord executive director of the Iowa Republican party resigns to direct a national program identifying special voting groups within the party. He has led the state party since August 1973 and will start the new post in January. The state central committee will select his successor with Chairman John McDonald.

Des Moines UPI Joe Gaylord Iowa Republican Party GOP Gaylord Republican State Central Committee John McDonald

Theater Schedule Listings for Saturday

Community theater My Three Angels shows at 2:35 4:20 6:05 7:50 9:30 with shorts at 3:40 5:25 7:10 8:50. The Trial of Billy Jack shows at 1:50 5:10 8:30. Eastown 1 China Town at 2:05 4:25 6:45 9:05. Eastown 2 The Sting at 2:30 4:45 7:00 9:15. Marion features at 11 7 6 11.

My Three Angels Billy Jack Eastown Sting

Lowden Teachers Seek Base Salary Hike

Clarence-Lowden Community School teachers push for a 9000 dollar base pay for 1975 76 with incremental raises and full family Blue Cross coverage, raising from the current 7700. resignations accepted for Vicki Miller and Al Cooperider. board reviews student information act policy and approves a used tractor purchase from Clarence city.

Lowden Clarence-Lowden Vicki Miller al Cooperider

Elgin man charged in cabin breakin case

Elgin police arrested 19 year old Bernard Wayne Loftsgaard Thursday for a weekend break in at a cabin south of Elgin. Appliances and an electric saw were among items taken. He was charged with larceny in the daytime.

Elgin Fayette County Bernard Wayne Loftsgaard Loftsgaard

IRS to mail over a million Iowa tax returns by December

Des Moines Iowa AP The IRS will send more than one million individual income tax returns to Iowans by year end James T Rideoutte state director says this year's forms add a no box beside yes for the Presidential election fund checkoff Schedule B reintroduced for dividend or interest income above 400 dollars taxpayers will receive a toll free assistance line and some calls will be monitored while not recorded Some tax packages will be printed on recycled paper as an experiment with a goal to print all returns on recycled paper later for environmental reasons

Des Moines Iowa Internal Revenue Service IRS Rideoutte

Schafer to Head Master Builders Des Moines Iowa

Ruben E. Schafer president of Henkel Construction Co Mason City elected president of Iowa Master Builders succeeding Homer Roth of Storm Lake Other officers named at Des Moines annual meeting include John Holtze Sioux City as vice president Ken Turner Adair treasurer and Hugo Gehris Iowa Falls secretary

Des Moines IDPA Ruben E. Schafer Henkel Construction Co Mason City Iowa Master Builders Homer Roth Storm Lake John Holtze Sioux City Ken Turner Adair Hugo Gehris Iowa Falls

Johnson County buys site for ambulance relocation

The Johnson County board of supervisors approved a $47,000 purchase of the Streb property on Capitol Street for a new ambulance site. The 2-1 decision, with Supervisors Burns and Cilek for and Chairman Bartel opposed, aims to relocate from the rear of the courthouse due to traffic congestion from a new federal building and post office.

Iowa City Johnson County Board of Supervisors Streb Capitol Street Robert Burns Lorada Cilek Richard Bartel Johnson County Federal

Burglars Peel Safes at Firms

Brandon Farm Products suffered a safe peeling with $140 taken while a nearby register remained shut. In Mt. Auburn burglars peeled the elevator safe and stole $200. Wieck's Feed and Livestock may have unknown losses. Authorities tie the incidents to about 20 recent school break-ins in the area.

Brandon Benton Buchanan County Brandon Farm Products Mt. Auburn Wieck

Retired ISU Dean Named Conference Head

Marvin A. Anderson, retired dean of the university extension at Iowa State University, is named coordinator for the World Food conference set for June 27 to July 1, 1976. He has led the extension since 1966 and retired last July. the event, organized by the World Food Institute at ISU in 1972, will invite food and nutrition scientists worldwide to discuss production, processing, distribution, and utilization of food.

Anderson University Extension The World Food Institute

Christmas Rites Once Banned

New York based UPI report recalls Christmas day celebrations were once forbidden by law in England and America. Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas observance in England citing Pagan origin and Massachusetts banned it in 1659. The Massachusetts ban persisted for 22 years until 1681.

New York UPI England America Oliver Cromwell General Court Massachusetts Colony Massachusetts

Luther Presents Handel's Messiah at Decorah Event

Luther College presents the 71st annual Messiah with Weston Noble directing the orchestra soloists and a 900-voice chorus. Performances are at 8 p m Saturday and 3 p m Sunday with tickets $2 reserved $1 25 general in advance by calling 387 1287. A Christmas smorgasbord precedes each concert in the Oneota Union room with tickets $4 at the door.

Decorah—Luther College Weston Noble

Television Listings Across Iowa and Nearby Stations

A snapshot of TV listings for KWWL and KCRG in Waterloo Cedar Rapids and nearby stations including WMT KTVO WHBF WOC WKBT KROC KIIN WHO and more. Programs range from feature films Saint Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes to a Rock Concert and Wide World, with times noted across 9 through 12.

Kcrg-Tv Cedar Rapids Wmt-Tv KTVO Ottumwa Whbf-Tv Rock Island Woc-Tv Davenport WKBT LaCrosse Kroc-Tv Rochester Kiin-Tv Iowa City Who.tv Des Moines

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