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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1985
Page
3
An Iowa House panel advances a measure to curb the State Board of Regents bonding without legislative approval. Officials warn the move could jeopardize plans to issue about 56 million dollars in bonds.
The Illinois lottery produced winners who kept ordinary habits. Walker, a trucker from Bible Grove, received a $1 million prize in 1975 and endured years of adjustment after splurging early on. Leo Puralewski, from Chicago’s Northwest Side, won in 1975 and used the money to move homes and buy goods while continuing work and family routines.
A House panel reviews a bill requiring competency tests and a two year internship for new Iowa teachers. It would create a board of educational examiners dominated by teachers and offer provisional certificates during a two year pilot. Master teacher status could yield 2000 slots and $2,000 annually for five years.
The Iowa Senate approved a bill directing public school districts to begin no earlier than September 1, 1986, barring gubernatorial rejection. Exemptions require Department of Public Instruction petition and proof of negative impact on education. Private schools may follow suit.
The Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson show at the Five Seasons Center starts at 7 30 p m tonight correcting earlier publicity. The Gazette commits to addressing complaints about accuracy and will publish corrections in this space with a contact number 398 8313 for inquiries.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines pricing and delivery options for Morning Editions and Sunday editions with weekly and yearly rates. It notes mail restrictions in carrier areas and directs readers to send address changes to the Gazette Company, Cedar Rapids.
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