Age dismissal ruled illegal by Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court overturned a Linn District Court ruling and held illegal the dismissal of Ruth R. Johnston from Marion Independent Schools at age 65. Johnston began work in 1954 and turned 65 during 1973 74, when district policy required retirement on July 1 after 65, yet allowed year to year reemployment. The court found no good cause to terminate and remanded for a decree declaring the discharge illegal.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Marion Independent Schools
Linn
Ruth R. Johnston
Johnston
Supreme Court
Marion Independent School Board
Linn District Court
Robert Ford
John W. Schmoldt
Schmoldt
Fourth Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Student board to advise Center at Five Seasons
The Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids formed a 24 member student advisory board with two reps from each of six area schools Kennedy Jefferson Washington Metro Regis LaSalle. The group will suggest entertainment appealing to youth and help distribute crowd control policy information and policy revisions. The first meeting is tonight at 7 p.m. after the Johnny Cash Show postponed Tuesday.
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Jim Brown
Five Seasons Center
Johnny Cash
Five Seasons Center Commission
Cedar Rapids
Sandee Gandara
The
Five Seasons
Education Association
Grant Wood
IE Tower
Wedelstedt appeals obscenity case for Tara Enterprises
Attorneys for Cedar Rapids businessman Edward Wedelstedt filed an appeal of a conviction against Tara Enterprises 22 counts of selling obscene materials in Nebraska. Wedelstedt already serves a five year term in Texas on stolen property charges from a Cedar Rapids federal case.
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Lincoln, Neb
Cedar Rapids
Edward Wedelstedt
Wedelstedt
Tara Enterprises
Wedelstedt Corporation
Nebraska
Texas
Fire damages residence in Independence
A Tuesday fire in Independence caused major smoke damage to a Gary Johnson residence after a candle lit an upstairs bedroom. The 9 year old boy, ill and home from school, admitted lighting the candle and was later found walking barefoot in pajamas toward a grocery store run by his father. Damage limited to the bedroom and insured. no value given.
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Independence
Gary Johnson
Paul Spener
Johnson
Main Street
Jack and Jill
Supervisors OK computer lease for county recorder
The Linn County Board of Supervisors tentatively approved a $1,100 per month lease to install a mini computer for the county recorder Pat Kane. The system will index real estate records and may later handle licenses, reducing a 24 hour recording lag and improving accuracy. The three year lease uses $30,000 in revenue sharing funds, totaling about $13,200 yearly with maintenance and savings on paper and ink.
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County Recorder
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Pat Kane
Kane
Cedar Rapids weighs calendar parking proposal this spring
Cedar Rapids police urged calendar parking to aid snow removal. Public Improvements Commissioner Richard Phillips prefers prohibitive parking in snow emergencies but is open to trying calendar parking if officials support it and enforcement can handle the load.
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Cedar Rapids
Phillips
Bergen
Milwaukee
Mel Meyer
David McGuire
China to produce 300 new consumer goods lines
Tokyo AP reports China plans to roll out 300 new lines of quality consumer goods in two years, covering watches bicycles sewing machines and washing machines.
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Tokyo
China
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