College Community considers alternatives to PLAN program
At a Prairie High School library meeting about district test scores lower than state averages, about 30 parents urged options beyond the PLAN individualized program. They proposed self contained classrooms or a mix of traditional and individualized instruction, while officials pledged study and possible reforms without extra cost.
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College Community
Prairie High School
Darry Hynek
Hynek
Iawa
William Johnson
Ohio Street
Larry Pipkin
Fairfax
Iowa
Bostwick
Roberta Lympus
Swisher
Milton Chadima
Benton
Bayne
Jack Hayes
Ford Asks For Pardon Information On Draft Amnesty
President Ford has begun reviewing the Vietnam draft amnesty issue after a widow of Senator Hart urged broader clemency. Justice Department says the White House received clemency figures from Pardons Attorney Lawrence Traylor, with no known plan for a new amnesty review.
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Washington
Ford
Vail
Colo
Philip Hart
Hart
Vietnam
Justice Department
White House
Department
Lawrence Traylor
Teamsters Central States fund assets detailed
Chicago report details nearly 1.4 billion dollars in assets including Las Vegas gambling casinos, New York City gas stations, a Savannah inn and country club, and southern California land. Daniel Shannon, executive director since 1973, announced the holdings at a news conference and said IRS issues were near resolution and arrangements with former consultant Allen Dorfman would end when contracts expire in February 1978.
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Chicago
UPI
Teamsters Central States Pension Fund
Las Vegas
New York City
Tor
Shannon
Internal Revenue Service
Ized Board of Trustees
Allen Dorfman
Dorfman
EPA Expands Light Truck Group for Emission Standards
The EPA extends emission limits to 6,000 to 8,500 pound trucks starting 1979, reclassifying over 700,000 vehicles from heavy to light trucks. Standards drop about 15 percent, raising costs by roughly 219 per vehicle for the larger group while smaller trucks rise only eight dollars. The agency expects no mileage or maintenance impact and cites more realistic vehicle grouping for equal control. An Iowa City fire damaged a home early Wednesday with no injuries.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Cedar Rapids Gazette Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Co publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Second class postage paid. Subscription rates include carrier and mail options with weekly and annual prices and regional restrictions. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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By Judy Daubenmier
State Department of Public Instruction
Robert Benton
Lowa
Metropolitan
Supt
James Bayne
Oscar Wilde
Crags
Malloy Jewelers
Second Avenue SE
BB Radio
Johnson
Graybill Electronics Inc
Emmons
Hiawatha
C.B
The
Humane Society
Mt. Vernon Road SE
Teamsters Fund
Daniel Shannon
Iowa City
John Seinefeld
New York
Seagram
ROYAL
Kentucky
AM Distillers Pany
Seagtan
Seagta
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