Drug Education in Cedar Rapids Schools Criticized
Washington high school student Dan Rogers told Cedar Rapids board members that the district’s drug education program is pathetic and nonexistent. He said the safest place for some to keep drugs is in a school locker, describing the drug situation in the schools as dire.
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Washington High School
Dan Rogers
Rogers
Police Department
Washington
Cedar Rapids board rejects second reading on minimum teaching day policy
Cedar Rapids educational board votes unanimously to reject the second reading of a policy establishing a minimum 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. work day with a 50 minute planning period and a 30 minute lunch, citing semantics and work hour definitions. The measure would make the 40 hour week on site time rather than clock time, sending the proposal back to the council for revised wording.
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Cedar Rapids
Craig Currie
Ernest Pence
Currie
Representative Council
NASA satellite would aid Iowa land and water planning
Geologist Tuthill advocates a $30 to $40 million NASA satellite project using infrared remote sensing to map Iowa's resources. The plan would provide twice daily passes over Iowa, 17 day cycles, and color prints indicating vegetation, soil, water depth, and erosion. He seeks state funding for staff to study remote sensing techniques in Las Cruces, NM, with Gov. Ray showing interest but final approval uncertain.
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NASA
Tuthill
State Executive Council
Geological Survey
Las Cruces
N. M
Robert Ray
Ray
Gazette Subscription Rates and AP Rights
Subscription rates listed by carrier and mail options with weekly and monthly pricing. Includes rates for night and Sunday editions, afternoon editions, and territorial subscriptions. States that the Associated Press has exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Per Pupil Costs Hover Above Iowa Median
Cedar Rapids Community School District per pupil costs last year show elementary at 720.97, junior high 1,063.85, and high school 1,123.26, placing Cedar Rapids tenth in elementary, fourth in junior high, and sixth in senior high among Iowa's 22 largest districts. Iowa City led in elementary and senior high costs, while Ames topped junior high. officials caution rankings may be flawed due to differing accounting methods.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa City
Ames
Robert Barber
Waterloo
Barber
Weed origins traced to Europe and Eurasia in US fields
Analysis shows over half of the most damaging weeds in the United States originated in Europe or Eurasia. Many were introduced by humans, either accidentally or on purpose, shaping agricultural challenges nationwide.
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United States
Europe
Eurasia
Dunkerton Couple Killed in Minnesota Crash
A Dunkerton Iowa couple Bernhard Reil 60 and Esther 55 died in a two vehicle crash at the intersection of US Highway 16 and Minnesota 63 near Grand Meadow Minnesota. The Reils were in a car that collided with a truck whose driver was treated and released from a hospital.
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Grand Meadow
Minn
Dunkerton
Iowa
Highway 16
Minnesota 63
Here
Bernhard Reil
Esther
Truffles Persist as Man’s Favorite Fungus Across Ages
Truffles impart a distinctive pungent flavor to sauces garnishes pates and stuffings. They have been man s favorite fungus for centuries.
Cholera Vaccination Rule Dropped by U S Health Service
Travelers entering the United States from cholera infected regions need no longer show cholera vaccination. A CDC spokesman said the Public Health Service lifted the requirement as the vaccine offers little protection against international spread. The center noted that sanitation improvement remains the only effective prevention.
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U. S
U. S. Center For Disease Control
U. S. Public Health Service
Vulture Attacks Plane During Guinea Landing
A Soviet instructor-pilot took controls to save a Air Guinea AN-24 turboprop after a vulture smashed the windshield during approach to Kankan Guinea injuring the pilot and flight engineer. The bird died in the collision and the airplane could carry up to 50 passengers.
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UPI
Guinea
Air Guinea
Kankan
West Africa
Sovietskaya Lativa
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