Petition over budget sparks call to reconsider district leader
Vanessa Shelton reports College Community School District residents presented a 153 signature petition to the Board of Education asking reconsideration of Superintendent Dr. William Bach's extended contract. The group blames budget overruns, noting expenditures exceed district funds and urging action at the Feb. 18 meeting.
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Board of Education
Bacha Elmer Grissel
Prairie High School
Grissel
The
Gazette
Bach
Daryl Hynek
the Gazette
Tives
College Community
John Anderson
United District
Anderson
Hynek
Iowa City buses seek fare hike amid protests and delay
Iowa City council stalled a decision on raising city bus fares from 25 to 50 cents. It voted to study a 10 cent increase and consider a 35 cent fare with 50 cent target after July 1. Public petitions over 1,000 objections were presented at the hearing. Jack Bailey a longtime radio and TV host died at 72 in Santa Monica California.
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Iowa City
Santa Monica
Calif
Jack Bailey
Telefavor
Vision
Break-in at Palo-Hayes Salvage on Route 1
The Linn Sheriff's Department reported Palo-Hayes Salvage in Palo was burglarized late Monday or early Tuesday. Thieves took more than 2980 dollars worth of tools, according to Charles Colburn to deputies.
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Palo — Hayes
Route 1
Palo
Linn
Cedar Rapids Named 1979 Tree City U.S.A.
Cedar Rapids has been named a 1979 Tree City U S A for the second year in a row by Parks Commissioner Stan Reinis. The National Arbor Day Foundation presents the award in recognition of the city’s extensive tree planting program. Presentation details will be announced later.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S.A
Stan Reinis
National Arbor Day Foundation
Reinis
Rath trial date set in $9 million suit
A $9 million lawsuit filed by nine Rath Packing Co. employees in Waterloo against Local P46 of the UFCW union and the international union seeks damages over withheld work benefits. In Cedar Rapids U S District Court trial moved from February 12 to February 20. a motion to dismiss remains pending. Judge Edward J. McManus denied a request to bar Rath and the union from withholding certain employee funds for later use in an stock purchase plan.
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U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Rath Packing Co
Waterloo
P46
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
International Union
U.S
Edward J. McManus
Nine
Area of Agreement Confirms Lunch Synchronization
Reporters mock the phrase area of agreement used by conference delegates to imply consensus while noting the actual result is a shared lunch time. The joke underlines how diplomatic language can mask simple schedules.
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