Naming Facilities At Tyler for Famous Black Leaders
Supt Craig Currie proposed naming Tyler elementary’s library and gym after famous Black Americans. The Tyler school name would stay for now as teachers and parents opposed renaming. the Human Relations Advisory committee discussed honoring Black figures in future district buildings.
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Tyler
Supt
Craig Currie
Cedar Rapids
Tyler School
Human Relations Committee
Currie
Cedar Rapids asks for higher student teaching stipends
The Cedar Rapids Community school board approved sending a letter to the Iowa Board of Regents requesting an increase in stipends for teachers who mentor student teachers. The district has received a $50 stipend for 15 years despite tuition increases and also seeks tuition exemptions for regent-school courses. The board asks to meet with Regents representatives to discuss these requests.
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Iowa Board of Regents
Regent
Cedar Rapids Community
Regents
Sabbaticals Granted to Eight Cedar Rapids Teachers
The Cedar Rapids Community School District board approved sabbatical leaves for eight teachers for the 1971-72 school year. Recipients, chosen by criteria including motive, school distribution and prior leaves, will receive half pay during sabbatical, totaling 39 437.25 dollars next year. Recipients are Marilyn Holman Harding Richard Keeling Jefferson Darrel Larson Kennedy Terry Ley Kennedy Sharon McEmeel Hi awatha Charles Weber Taft William Wild Harding and Anneliese Alexander Franklin for one year and the second semester respectively.
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Cedar Rapids
Craig Currie
Marilyn Holman
Harding
Richard Keeling
Jefferson
Darrel Larson
Kennedy
Terry Ley
Sharon McEmeel
Hiawatha
Charles Weber
Taft
William Wild
Anneliese Alexander
Franklin
Pence to Meet with Counsel on School Roof Problems
Cedar Rapids Community school board member Ernest Pence was appointed to consult with legal counsel on construction problems in four new elementary schools. Pence and Board Secretary Otto Wiedersberg will seek advice to protect the district. Roof issues were raised by Carl Bock of Associated Architects, with some workmanship and materials possibly not meeting specs, prompting temporary support beams for safety.
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Cedar Rapids
Norman Lipsky
Pence
Craig Currie
Carl Bock
Associated Architects of
Iowa
Bock
Pay Hike Approved for School Maintenance Staff
The school district board voted a 1.54 percent pay raise for maintenance and custodial personnel, yielding an $87,283 rise over last year’s budget. Starting pay next year ranges from $2.48 hourly for janitress to $4.21 for a senior high mechanic engineer, affecting 185 workers with added fringe benefits including Blue Cross health insurance and two extra paid holidays on Veterans Day and Washington's Birthday.
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Cedar Rapids
Blue Cross Health Insurance
Washington’s
Teenager Is Charged In Decorah Crash
Ricky Jody Walter a 16 year old Decorah resident faced a charge of failure to stop at a stop sign after a two car collision at East Main and John streets at 10 55 a m Monday. Police said Walter's car slid on ice through the stop sign and hit a westbound car driven by 39 year old Decorah resident Robert Gerleman. Neither driver sustained injuries.
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Ricky Jody Walter
East Main
John Streets
Walter
John
Robert Gerleman
Coralville Chamber Criticizes Ambulance Study Makeup
Coralville Chamber president T E Lyon charges the ambulance study committee lacks Coralville representation. The 11 member panel was formed by Roberta Patrick of Iowa City after the county board fired ambulance director Robert Woodard. Patrick says the panel represents all Johnson County citizens and rejects token participation though Lyon insists Coralville deserves full inclusion as the county’s second largest city.
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Coralville
T. E. Lyon
County Board of Supervisors
Robert Woodard
Roberta Patrick
Iowa City
Lyon
Johnson County
Patrick
the Gazette
Charge Oelwein Man After 2 Car Crash
OELWEIN Francis Schnor 40 of Oelwein charged with failure to yield right of way after a two car crash on an icy city intersection about 8 am Monday. Mrs John Pirillo 49 swerved to miss Schnor and collided with James Moore 47, both of Oelwein. None injured.
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Francis Schnor
John Pirillo
James Moore
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Barn Cattle Lost In Decorah Blaze
DECORAH Fire destroyed a pole barn on the Elwood Jarstad farm twelve miles north of here Monday night. Howard Gullickson reported the blaze at 8 25 PM. The Jarstads were away. Three fire trucks and eight firemen fought until 1 AM Tuesday to stop spread to nearby buildings within 30 feet. Three cows a hammermill and 800 bales of hay were destroyed along with the barn. Gullickson saved 19 cows before firemen arrived. Faulty electrical wiring is suspected as the cause. No damage estimate is available. DES MOINES AP Iowa Democrats have been officially called into statewide precinct caucuses for the first time in a non election year State Democratic Chairman Clif Larson announced Tuesday. The caucuses will be held in every precinct in Iowa on March 15 timed to coincide with the legislature break March 12 22. Formerly the caucuses were held only during even numbered years to correspond with election activities. But an amendment to the Iowa Democratic party constitution last year requires the Democrats to caucus yearly.
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Elwood Jarstad
Here
Howard Gullickson
Jarstads
Gullickson
Des Moines
Iowa
Clif Larson
C R Youth Good After Anamosa Crash
Anamosa area report says Michael Stone 20 of Cedar Rapids was in good condition at Mercy hospital after his wholesale feed truck left highway 151, traveled 450 feet, and struck a culvert just south of Anamosa. Police are investigating the cause and Stone's residence is listed as 2438 Eleventh Street SE Cedar Rapids.
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Michael Stone
Eleventh Street
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Highway 151
Here
Stone
Cedar
Hike City Employee Pay Approved
West Union city council approved a four percent pay increase for all city employees. The raise sets the starting monthly scale at 525 dollars and tops at 575 dollars for experienced workers.
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West Union
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