Kirkwood Sought as Power Source for Regional Computer Consortia
Kirkwood Community College faces growing demand as its $1.2 million IBM computer powers the Eastern Iowa Regional Computer Center Consortium and may soon supply the Western Iowa group. Director Joseph Hronik says future hardware needs will rise and a $19,000 used unit may be purchased from the state comptroller to serve as temporary power, with costs expected to be recouped by the consortium. Des Moines Area Community College is noted as a future power source for the program.
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Kirkwood
Community College Board of Directors
Joseph Hronik
IBM
Eastern Iowa Regional Computer Center Consortium
Eastern Iowa
Consortium
Kirkwood Data Processing
Western Computer
State Department of Public Instruction
Hronik
Western Iowa
State Comptroller’s Office
Des Moines Area
Kirkwood College Faces Staffing Struggles and Planning Debates
The Western and Eastern consortia plan July startup and seek another 13M unit from the comptroller. Hronik warns salaries must rise to keep staff from leaving for better pay as data processing gains strain Kirkwood. The board reviews Charrette One feedback with 85 participants and plans a second session, while paying Washington Hall costs and preparing for legal matters including a sex discrimination claim and related HEW clearance.
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Kirkwood
Hronik
Wayne Newton
Luzerne
Beneficiary of valor to see sister honored
Ten year old Sherry Zahrt will receive a Masonic certificate of valor and a $100 savings bond at a 3 p.m. ceremony in the Iowa Masonic Library War Memorial Room for saving her brother Keith who survived severe burns. Keith, 13, witnessed by family and Cedar Rapids police and nurses, is recovering after two skin grafts and a pneumonia bout. he was discharged December 12 and hopes to be home for Christmas.
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Sherry Zahrt
Keith
Sherry
U.S
Donald E. Stamy
Marion
The
Masons of Iowa
Iowa Masonic Library
Zahrt
Gary Zahrt
Amana
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Pediatrics
Bruce Lodge No
John Reed
William Meyers
St. Luke’s Hospital
Trial Set in Chelsea Bank Robbery Case
A January 15 trial date in Cedar Rapids is set for Everett Weatherford 26 of Los Angeles, charged in the 1977 armed robbery of the Chel sea Bank that yielded about $28 000. Co defendants Estell Allen 56 and Sharon Long 33 of the St Louis area plan to plead guilty while in custody on other charges. The Aug 12 1977 robbery occurred at lunch with two women tellers present.
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U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Chelsea Bank
U.S
James Reynolds
Everett Weatherford
Los Angeles
California
FBI
Estell Allen
Sharon Long
St. Louis
Kirkwood Board Appoints Two. reassignment and new director named
The Kirkwood board appointed an acting associate superintendent for ancillary services and a community relations director. Larry Patten was reassigned from media and broadcasting to acting associate superintendent with a $2,400 raise to $27,799. David Knutson was named director of development in community relations, effective February 1, replacing Darrell Slabaugh. Knutson currently leads the Coe Cornell Cooperative Program and Cooperative Institutional Development, with an annual salary of $24,500.
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Kirkwood Board
Larry Patten
Patten
John Blong
Bill Stewart
David Knutson
Darrell Slabaugh
Knutson
Couple files $228,850 suit over Firestone tire defect
Fayette county couple Robert and Darlene Smith sue Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in U.S. District Court Cedar Rapids claiming a 1977 accident on June 18 was caused by a defective Firestone 500 radial tire. Robert seeks $203,850 in damages and Darlene $25,000 for loss of companionship.
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Fayette County
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Robert
Darlene Smith
Smith
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Kirkwood Computer
Christie Wallace
Western Consortium
Eastern Consortium
Robert Davidson
Mechanicsville
Newton
Don Page
Roy Wingate
Iowa City
B.A. Jensen
O.F. Paulson Construction Co
Washington Hall
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Chelsea
By Christie Wallace
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Iowa
Gazette
Associated Press
Bohemian Savings
Yib
Armstrong
Armmstrong
Armstrong’s
Armstrong’s Street
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