Delayed Cedar Rapids school decisions spark parent petition
Parents group Citizens for Effective Education circulates about 2000 signatures urging delay of closings and boundary changes until a comprehensive costed plan for reorganization is adopted. They question the Declining Enrollment Impact Study Committee’s timeline and call for thorough public hearings before April board actions.
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Citizens For
Cedar Rapids
Roy Karon
Karen
Chestnut Lane
Cedar Rapids Board
Labor group opposes Cedar Rapids school closings
Delegates of the Hawkeye Labor Council vote to oppose closing Hayes and Fillmore schools citing harm to students and neighborhoods. A citizens' advisory Committee will review its final report tonight at 7 30 at the Educational Service Center. The board will decide in April.
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Hawkeye Labor Council
Hayes
Fillmore
Cedar Rapids
Labor
Citizens
Parking revenue down as Cedar Rapids ramps see drop
Cedar Rapids city data show a 15 percent fall in downtown ramp use and a 10 percent dip in overall parking revenue from 1979 to the following year. On street meter income fell 10 percent while off street parking rose 2 percent, with First Street and Five Seasons parkades down significantly. Fines revenue slipped 1 percent as drivers stay longer in fewer trips.
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Cedar Rapids
Mel Meyer
Meyer
Third Avenue
Cub Scout Awards At Arthur School Pack 25
Cub Scouts Pack 25 at Arthur School awarded honors to Kyle Janney Carl Maxey Scott Schuttloffel Ryan Sunderman Kevin Puk Mike Svoboda Chris Wichal Chris Dunlap Jim Sherwood Tom Jackobs Bryan Johnson David Wilkenson Dave Cosgrove Thies Kolln Eric Landis Jason Maples Allen Schuttloffel Matt Russell Steve Emig Marc Rood Jeff Vick Jamie Guthrie Todd Kopecky Tim Moody. A defective wood furnace caused a two story farmhouse blaze near Waukon injuring no one as fire crews battled the flames Tuesday night.
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Arthur School
Kyle Janney
Carl Maxey
Scott Schuttloffel
Ryan Sunderman
Kevin Puk
Mike Svoboda
Chris Wichael
Chris Dunlap
Jim Sherwood
Tom Jackobs
Bryan Johnson
David Wilkenson
Dave Cosgrove
Thies Kolln
Eric Landis
Jason Maples
Allen Schuttloffel
Matt Russell
Steve Emig
Marc Rood
Jeff Vick
Jamie Guthrie
Todd Kopecky
Tim Moody
Chicago Elevated Crash Kills 11. Destroys Street
On this date in 1977 a Chicago elevated train derailed and plunged onto a street, killing 11 people and injuring nearly 200. Investigations examined mechanical failure and operator actions as causes. Local authorities coordinated emergency response and city officials reviewed transit safety procedures.
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Chicago
Rail spur dispute: IDOT says railroad may use eminent domain
Louisa Street NE residents told by two Iowa DOT officials that the railroad likely has the power to seize their property for a spur connecting the Illinois Central Gulf line with the Milwaukee Road track. The plan could save the state money but raises questions about who buys land and potential timing for acquisition.
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Louisa Street
Iowa Department of Transportation
Lee Benfield
IDOT
Raymond Dufeks
Tony Koopmans
William Bennetts
Jim Hagens
Illinois Central Gulf
ICG
Milwaukee Road
Robert C. Henely
Henely
Eastwest
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Christie Wallace
Gazette Education
Citizens Committee
Avon
Labor Group
Labor Council
Norman Hanson
B Ave
Kennedy High School
American Federation of Teachers
Emmitt Doolin
Marhelle Carlson
H. Johann Eschbach
Mary Zacek
Don Schuettpelz
Iron Workers Local 89
Slayton Thompson
Service Employees International Local 55
Jarry Johnson
Communication Workers 7101
Paul Hawke
Labor Councl
Paul Larson
George Filling
John Gales
Velma Numedahl
Williard Bennett
Tom LaVelle
Connie Clark
Juan Coprtez
al McGee
Bob Bender
Cub
Waukon House
Waukon
Robert Malli
U.S. Highway 76
Malli
Jack
Marrion
West
Gibson
Smulekoffs
Drapery Dept
By Nancy Stevens Tozats
Your Carpet
Alden
Armstrong Bigelow
Karastan Mohawk
Royal Scot World
Wanda Weve
Smulekoff
Saxony
Tex En Care
Nylo
1St Street
3Rd Avenue
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