Cedar Rapids approves new beginning teacher pay hike
The Cedar Rapids school board unanimously passed a new salary schedule raising starting pay by 260 to 7,300 for a bachelor’s degree holder with no experience for 1971-72, while a seasoned master’s degree holder with 20 years will begin at 14,744. The plan keeps budget and millage guidelines, maintains substitute rates, and preserves year to year percentage increases.
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Cedar Rapids Education Assn
Craig Currie
Cedar Rapids School Calendar Sets 1971 72 Year
The Cedar Rapids community school board approved the 1971 72 calendar with classes from August 50 to June 8 1972. Teacher in service dates include August 24 for all and August 16 for new teachers. Christmas break runs December 93 to January 3 1972, with other holidays noted and several teacher in service days requiring days off for students.
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Cedar Rapids
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Policy Making Role of Students Considered by Board
A Cedar Rapids Community school board Monday formed a committee to determine students roles in future decision making. Supt Craig Currie reported progress while Dr Donald Stout will assist the group. The board stressed student rights carry responsibilities and age maturity influence.
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Cedar Rapids
Craig Currie
Currie
Donald Stout
Iowa City
Teachers Urged To Set Standards For Profession
Dr Dorothy Newberry former Iowa education official addressed Cedar Rapids Education Assn at Jefferson High School urging teachers to act as a profession by setting standards and enforcing ethics. She proposed a state standards board to accredit teacher education and certify teachers and a commission to handle standards and discipline.
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Iowa Commission On Teacher
Rogers pledges aid to Cambodia without combat troops
Secretary of State Rogers said the United States would aid Cambodia without ground troops or advisers, relying on Cambodians' united will to resist communists and permit a swift U.S. exit. He noted no intent to deploy troops or military advisers following a spring offensive. Dec 10 and Dec 15 were marked as Human Rights and Bill of Rights days.
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Lutherans urge aid amid injustices and violence
The Lutheran World Federation in Geneva urged churches to support those rebelling against oppression even when violence occurs. It cited Brazil's military rule as a warning and called for spiritual and material aid while stressing nonviolence and justice. The statement, issued on Human Rights Day, accompanied appeals by the World Council of Churches for support of deserters and draft dodgers.
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Doctors' Tests Show Anacin Treats Nervous Tension Headaches
Doctors' tests reveal Anacin provides the same complete headache relief as leading prescription remedies. The nonprescription tablet reportedly eases headache pain and nervous tension in minutes without narcotic effects or stomach upset. Doctors note its economy and widespread use, with 21 million prescriptions written last year.
Tate Trial Delayed to Aid Missing Lawyer in Manson Case
Los Angeles United Press International reports the Sharon Tate murder trial paused to allow associate counsel Ron Hughes’s replacement to study an 18,000 page transcript. Judge Older set December 16 as the new date for possible closing arguments amid Hughes’s disappearance in the Sespe area.
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Ronald Hughes
Charles Older
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Charles Manson
Leslie van Houten
Hughes
Sespe Hot Springs
Los Angles
Paul Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Ambassador Hotel
Vincent Bugliosi
Five Die As Italian Cable Car Plunges Near Merino
A privately owned freight cable car plunged from its line in Merino near Pastal, Italy, striking a utility pole after reaching the run’s end. Five members of a single family were killed in the crash, officials said, citing a mechanical fault as the cause.
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UPI
Pastal
State Dept Unveils Self Reform Program
Washington AP The State Department unveiled a broad self reform program to revitalize a aging diplomatic corps. The plan, praised by Secretary Rogers, calls for faster promotions for younger officers and encourages them to challenge policy with superiors, signaling a shift toward a dynamic, aggressive diplomacy. The 61 page document outlines 500 changes drawn up by 250 diplomats under Deputy Under Secretary William Macom. If adopted, it would be the most sweeping reorganization since WWI, with proposals including policy goal identification, semi automatic promotions, a new class of foreign affairs specialists, and more power to younger diplomats shaping U.S. abroad actions.
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Lindsay Has Urge To Play Scrooge
New York mayor John Lindsay says he would prefer to play Scrooge in the musical A Christmas Carol, but will narrate the first nine performances. He rehearsed at the Robert F. Kennedy Theater for Children as part of budget duties, while the production attracts about 30,000 young readers.
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