School Salaries Lag, Board Considers Beginning Teacher Raise
Board President Ernest Pence urged action on salary and benefit proposals as the district weighs a $6,800 starting salary next year up from $6,000. He noted the district may add $1.5 to $2 million to 1969-70 budgets and emphasized improving efficiency while keeping salaries competitive.
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Peace
School Representative Council
Pence
Cedar Rapids
Ernest Pence
Board of Education
No Cure Yet For Gum Disease Says Dentist
Dental health guidance notes that no cure exists for gum disease though progress can be halted by regular brushing after meals and professional cleanings. Plaque and calculus irritate gums, leading to recession, infection, and potential tooth loss. gingivectomy may remove diseased tissue but cannot restore lost tissue. Prevention and ongoing care are emphasized for both adults and children.
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American Dental Assn
Dates Set for Summer School in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids school board approved summer session from June 16 to July 24 with a staff pre service day on June 13 and a clerical day on July 25. Independence Day July 4 is the sole holiday observed during the session.
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Cedar Rapids
School Board Sets Executive Sessions
The Cedar Rapids school board voted Monday to hold four on site executive sessions on personnel matters. One session followed the regular meeting with additional closures planned for Feb. 10 Feb. 13 and Feb. 17. State law requires a public vote on executive sessions.
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Cedar Rapids
Youth Arrested for Part in Cedar Rapids Break-In
A 17 year old Cedar Rapids boy was arrested Monday night on a charge of breaking and entering in connection with a 24 break in at an apartment occupied by Ruth Bayse. Police had already arrested Harold E. Barger, 21, of 1209 First avenue SE, on the same charge Sunday night. The youth was held in the city jail for parole authorities.
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Cedar Rapids
Ruth Bayse
B Avenue NE
Harold E. Barger
First Avenue SE
Grant Wood works eyed for permanent loan to C R Art Center
A Cedar Rapids school board member proposed moving several Grant Wood originals owned by the district to the C R Art Center on permanent loan to improve care and public access. The board approved Donn Young’s request to display the works from Feb 16 to March 9, insured by the center for the show.
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Cedar Rapids
Fred Bjornson
Grant Wood
Otto Wiedersberg
Bjornson
Young
Art Center
C R Man Arrested on Delinquency Charge
Charles N. Sedore aged 23 of 172 Harriet Avenue NW was arrested Monday night on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A warrant followed a runaway girl’s statement that she and others drank beer at his home. Sedore posted bond of $110 and was released.
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Charles N. Sedore
Harriet Avenue NW
Sedore
Want Ad Conveys Rare Finds Through Classified Help
A short appeal invites readers to use a want ad service to locate hard to find items and services. The notice emphasizes convenience and quick connections between seekers and sellers.
Widow seeks 50 000 in dentist death suit
Otillie C. Hruska, executrix of William F. Hruska, seeks 50 000 against driver Cora Pauline Prchal in Linn district court alleging his death followed injuries from a November 27 1967 automobile strike as jurors from Cedar Rapids Hiawatha and Springville hear the case. The complaint claims loss of earnings and estate damage from the Cedar Rapids dentist's death on December 3 1967.
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Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Otillie C. Hruska
Willaim F. Hruska
Cora Pauline Prchal
Dr. Hruska
Fifth Street
Revised Funding Policy by Linn County Health Center Board
The Linn County Health Center board revised its funding policy and objectives to support coordinated health and welfare programs after contracts are signed. It rejected two funding requests for projects in mental retardation and for severely handicapped persons. The changes followed a discussion with the county board of supervisors and agency leaders, who created the center a year ago. attorneys questioned if funding could come from the two‑mill levy authorized in the article.
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Richard Nazette
Center Board
Linn County Health Center Board
County Board of Supervisors
Practical Nursing Ceremony Set in Cedar Rapids Area
Thirty six practical nursing candidates will receive caps this Sunday at 2 pm at St. Pauls United Methodist Church. Four Cedar Rapids area women from St. Luke's School of Practical Nursing are named Cheri Lee Fleming Sandra Kay Oswald and Mrs Keith Hixson and Mrs Brian R Petty. The capping marks a mid program milestone with a September completion to follow, and a reception by the St Luke's Auxiliary will honor the students families and friends.
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Cedar Rapids Area
Iwomen
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
St. Luke’s School of Practical Nursing
Cheri Lee Fleming
Marion
Keith Hixson
Fourth Avenue SE
Sandra Kay Oswald
Mallory Street
Brian R. Petty
Washington Avenue
St. Luke’s Auxiliary
Robins Residents Sued by Park Towne Ltd
Four Robins residents who won a temporary injunction against Park Towne Ltd to block a mobile home court were sued for 6630 by the company. Park Towne claims rights to establish the trailer court and seeks damages for fees and losses, naming Theodore Hanna Thomas Pfeiffer William Hoyland Kenneth Reasor and Merchant's Mutual Bonding Co. The Linn District Court later dissolved the injunction, saying the four failed to prove their case.
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Robins
Park Towne Ltd
Linn District Court
Park Towne
Theodore Hanna
Thomas Pfeiffer
William Hoyland
Kenneth Reasor
Merchant's Mutual Bonding Co
Linn
Harold Vietor
Town Council Actions Deemed Illegal Over Mobile Home Court
The town council faced ruling that its actions related to the mobile home court were illegal. A formal determination cited procedural flaws and potential violations of local ordinance and state law. The decision prompts possible remedies or further legal steps by affected residents and officials.
Council OKs Fayette Street Improvement Plan
About 50 residents attended a Fayette city council hearing on a $140000 street improvement program. The council overruled a 16-signature petition and plans to seek bids in March for a project covering 2nd and 3rd blocks from Clark Street to Main Street across the Volga River bridge. Property owners will fund sidewalks curb and gutter while the town covers paving and storm sewer with road use tax funds and bonds.
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Fayette
Clark Street
Main Street
Volga River Bridge
Maynard Plans Tornado Appreciation Day
Maynard city council approved plans for a Tornado Appreciation Day this summer with a free dinner and a tractor pull. James Hamilton chairs the effort. no date set yet. Last May 15 tornado damaged Maynard and Oelwein. Oelwein already schedules an Appreciation Day for May 15.
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Maynard
James Hamilton
Oelwein
Apartment Construction Approved on Marengo Site
Marengo officials approved a building permit for a two story eight or nine unit apartment complex to be built by Park Fair Inc Coralville. The council also reviewed a four year street lighting improvement plan and approved a 4500 dollar contract with Thorpe Well for a new northwest Marengo well with work to begin in roughly six weeks.
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Marengo
Park Fair, Inc
Coralville
Keith Feckley
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Feckley
Thorpe Well
Cedar Rapids
Gil Northway
Thorpe
Architects Named for New Oelwein Schools
OELWEIN The school board hired Waggoner and Waggoner of Mason City as architects for the new junior high and elementary schools. Cutler and Cutler of Chicago were named bonding attorneys. The board accepted a recommendation to adopt a new design method of instruction for the facilities.
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Oelwein
Oelwein School Board
Waggoner
Mason City
Cutler
Chicago
Citizens Committee
Longtime Hazleton Priest Dies at 85
The Rev. Nicholas Homa, 85, longtime pastor of St. Marys Catholic Church in Hazleton since 1913, died Monday after a long illness. Services are planned at Brant Funeral Home in Oelwein.
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Hazleton
Nicholas Homa
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Brant Funeral Home
Oelwein
IT TAKES A THIEF profiles Joey Heatherton on Channel 9
Al Mundy presents a profile of singer and actress Joey Heatherton as IT TAKES A THIEF features Heatherton at 7 30 PM Tuesday on KCRG TV Channel 9. Heatherton’s public life and stage career are highlighted in this local segment.
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al Mundy
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Kcrg-Tv
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