Cedar Rapids approves $280 raise in beginning teacher pay
The Cedar Rapids school board unanimously passed a new salary schedule starting 1971 72. Beginning teachers with bachelor degrees will earn $7300, up from $7020, about a four percent rise based on a 190 day contract. Master level experienced teachers start at $14744. Substitutes keep current pay: $23 day without degree, $25 with degree, up to $36 after six consecutive days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Representative Council
Cedar Rapids Education Assn
Craig Currie
Cedar Rapids School Calendar Sets 1971 72 Year
The Cedar Rapids community school calendar for 1971 72 sets classes from August 30 1971 to June 8 1972 with in service days for teachers August 24 and Aug 16 for new staff. Christmas break runs December 23 1971 to January 3 1972 and spring break is March 31 to April 10. Thanksgiving is November 25 26 with several in service days for staff throughout the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Rogers Pledge On Cambodia Policy Without Ground Troop Involvement
Secretary of State Rogers pledged the United States would aid Cambodia without deploying ground combat troops or providing sophisticated military equipment that would require advisers. He cited reliance on Cambodia's united will and patriotic fervor to resist communists and allow a rapid U.S. exit from Southeast Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Cambodia
Washington
UPI
U.S
United Will
Southeast Asia
Cedar Rapids boards to study student policy role
A Cedar Rapids Community school board formed a committee Monday night to determine students roles in future decision making. The panel includes students parents board members and staff to draft a policy statement and procedures for a stronger student voice. Supt Craig Currie and Dr Donald Stout will guide the effort as the board weighs student rights against responsibilities and community standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Craig Currie
Currie
Donald Stout
Iowa City
Teachers urged to set standards for profession
Dr Dorothy Newberry former Iowa commission member urged Cedar Rapids educators to adopt self defined standards and enforce ethics and competence She called for a state professional standards board for accreditation and a commission to administer and judge educator standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Commission On Teacher Education and Professional Standards
Dorothy Newberry
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
Jefferson High School
Cedar Rapids Education Assn. Representative Assembly
Professional Standards Commission
Two Rights Days Are Proclaimed
President Nixon proclaimed December 10 as Human Rights Day and December 15 as Bill of Rights Day in Washington. The note frames the formal presidential observance and ties to national values, highlighting government recognition of fundamental freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Anacin Claims Pain Relief Matching Prescription Tablets
Doctors tests show Anacin relieves nervous tension headaches as effectively as leading prescription drugs. It requires no prescription, costs less, and is not narcotic. The advertisement notes doctors wrote 21 million prescriptions for the leading product last year and promotes Anacin as fast acting and safe for headaches.
Lutherans urge aid for rebels amid injustice cited in Brazil
The Lutheran World Federation urged churches to aid those rebelling against oppression even if violence occurs. They cited Brazil's military rule and noted the Swiss ambassador’s kidnapping as example of human rights abuses. The group called for spiritual and material help while stressing nonviolence and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Lutheran World Federation
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
World Council of Churches
U. S
Federation
Mikko Juva
Andre Appel
Lutheran Assembly On Human Rights
Tate Trial Delayed to Allow Missing Lawyer Case Review
The Sharon Tate murder trial is postponed to December 16 to let Maxwell Keith study an 18,000 page transcript after defense lawyer Ronald Hughes goes missing in the Sespe Hot Springs area. Judge Older may let jurors go home for Christmas if a recess is approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Sharon Tate
Ronald Hughes
Charles Older
Maxwell Keith
Keith
Older
Charles Manson
Leslie van Houten
Hughes
Sespe Hot Springs
Los Angles
Paul Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Ambassador Hotel
Vincent Bugliosi
Five Die In Cable Car Plunge Near Merino Italy
A privately owned freight cable car plunged to a utility pole at the top of its run near Postal in the Merino area. Five members of a single family were killed in the crash. Officials reported a mechanical fault caused the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merino
Italy
UPI
Postal
State Dept. Unveils Self Reform Program
Washington AP. The State Department on Tuesday unveiled a broad self reform program to revitalize diplomacy. Secretary Rogers praised plans to speed promotions for younger foreign service officers and encourage them to challenge policy. The 610 pages outline 500 changes by 250 diplomats, aiming to modernize and accelerate U.S. foreign policy execution with new categories, devil’s advocate reviews, and more junior responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Rogers
Department
U.S
Foreign Service
Lindsay Urges to Play Scrooge in Christmas Carol
New York Mayor John Lindsay says he will narrate the holiday musical A Christmas Carol but would prefer the role of Scrooge. He told reporters he has the urge to be Scrooge, while rehearsing at the Robert F. Kennedy Theater for Children. The mayor will narrate the first nine performances, in a show that draws about 30,000 youths annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York (Ap
John Lindsay
Scrooge
Robert F. Kennedy Theater For Children
Lindsay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dial
Alan
Alan’s Furniture
Old Post Office
Hawkeye Seed
First St. LE
Tate
Sab
State Dept. Unveils
William Macomber
Wiie Vern L
QUR
Ith Rade
Hotpoint
Price
Harvest Gold
2Nd Ave
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!