Cedar Rapids school realignment foreshadows closures and line changes
A 52 member Schools Facility Task Force analyzes enrollment and facility needs as Cedar Rapids eyes potential closures of Eisenhower Hayes and Fillmore elementaries and major attendance realignments. Public hearings are planned January 10 through 17 before the seven member board adopts final changes.
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Board of Education
Eisenhower
Hayes Elementary
Fillmore Elementary
Noelridge
Wright
Kenwood
Squaw Creek
Grant Wood
Erskine
Taft
Roosevelt
Nativity scene dispute tests wall between church and state
The Iowa Civil Liberties Union opposes Des Moines Recreation Commission plans for a nativity scene at the Children's Zoo arguing it breaches the church state separation. City officials contend the display reflects time and history, not religious endorsement, and that no one is forced to view it.
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Iowa Civil Liberties Union
Des Moines
ICSU
Steven Brown
White collar crime under scrutiny in 1970s reforms
A two day conference hosted by the American Society for Industrial Security highlighted the growth of white collar crime. Security officials from major firms and federal agencies discussed the unreported, unprosecuted, and unpunished level of office fraud. Judges face blame for harsher sentences on teen street thieves.
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Washington
American Society For Industrial Security
Hoover kept Kennedy files separate revealing hush money claim
J Edgar Hoover kept a personal Kennedy file with threats, sought secrecy over a $500000 hush payment tied to a New York suit, and noted ties to the CIA and Mafia figures. The dossier also covers Khrushchev wines and a telephonic overheard Kennedy conversation, illustrating era attitudes and public fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Hoover
New York
How to Handle Possessives and Punctuation in Writing
The column offers guidance on plural possessives like Jones's and Kansas' governor, explaining when the s after the apostrophe is dropped for pronunciation or appearance. It also discusses dashed insertions and proper agreement in the sentence structure.
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Richard B. Ross
Des Moines
Kosses
Kansas
Narcissus
Hercules
Salamander
Post 298
Hanford
City streets in Cedar Rapids judged a disgrace by residents
Letters from residents criticize the City Council and streets commissioner for failing to fix Cedar Rapids streets after heavy snow. Citizens with 30 years in the city report streets remain nearly impassable three days later, hindering downtown parking and access.
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Cedar Rapids
Snow removal funding and town issues stir reader letters
A reader urges council to prioritize street cleanliness and allocate funds for snow removal after a costly winter. A veteran letters to The Gazette criticizing post closures and member engagement highlights civic service and community support concerns.
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J. F. Hladky, Jr
Art Heusinkveld
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Brown
Jefferson
Madison
ICLU
Congress
Martha Angle
Robert Walters
JFK
By William Safire
Secret Service
Robert Kennedy
le Ore
Turin
Italy
John Kennedy
Courtney Evans
A.G
White House
CIA
Fidel Castro
Judith Campbell Exner
Evelyn Lincoln
John Roselli
Judith Campbell
Sam Giancana
Chicago
Campbell
Attorney General
Nikita Khrushchev
New York Times Service
U.S. Attorney’s Office
New York City
U.S
Manhattan
Philip R. Manuel
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
William B. Cummings
Eastern District of
Virginia
America
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr
Theodore M. Bernstein
Fed
New York Times Syndicate
Elmer Fudd
Iowa
the Gazette
George Homsey
Washington Ave
Hanford Post 5
Legion Lanes
Marion
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