Civil service rules under scrutiny for Cedar Rapids fire job
Cedar Rapids civil service rules are under question as 49 applicants including two minorities seek firefighter positions. The commission refused an exception for one disqualified applicant, with acting Chair Jan Kazimour calling it a tragedy and stressing no leeway to alter requirements.
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City faces potential liability over job discrimination claim
A black Detroit man seeking a Detroit firefighter job faced delays due to incomplete forms, address errors, and unclear rules on high school transcripts or GEDs. EEO officials noted miscommunications and urged policy review while the applicant, working elsewhere, finally supplied most documents. Bustamante is cited as turning 94 today.
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Marion Independent votes to shift to seven period days
Superintendent Bennett asked the Marion Independent School Board to switch both junior and senior high schedules to seven 46 minute periods, start 8 a.m., end later, and add a full open-campus option for seniors while preserving the present work release policy.
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Clark Seeks to Restore Soil Conservation Funds
Senator Dick Clark urges Congress to fund high priority soil conservation projects left out of Carter budget. He argues the administration’s cuts risk essential programs while rural water quality aid seeks $600 million for 1979 1980 to support soil and water improvements.
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Lipton, Veteran House of Commons MP, Dies at 77
London AP reports Marcus Lipton a 33 year veteran of the House of Commons died Wednesday at age 77. He once won a tax break for buyers of chastity belts. Lipton's long career included public service roles and parliamentary service for decades.
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Burglary Peak Night Cited by FBI In Study
FBI data place the most probable burglary night on a Saturday night. A separate retrospective note recalls Henry A. Wallace forty years ago denouncing the Marshall Plan as a colossal hoax and a blueprint for war.
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Iowa January highway deaths drop to 29-year low
Iowa’s highway fatality rate for January was the lowest since 1949. The IDOT report shows 28 deaths in January, about a 43 percent drop from 49 deaths in January 1978, with 1949 recording 27 fatalities.
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Mount Everest Waiting List Narrows Climb Window
LONDON AP reports that a seven year waiting list exists for Everest climbs as Nepal restricts expeditions to one at a time. Chris Bonington notes weather windows permit one ascent before and one after the monsoon season.
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Linn County deputies to begin air support training
Linn County Sheriff Orlie Workman plans expanded air operation with Cedar Rapids Police and Linn Sheriff’s Department. Deputies Michael Gould and Dan Jacobs will start ground school in April. they will train to fly helicopters and planes, sharing costs with the city program.
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Britain to Cut Japanese Trade If Surplus Remains
London reports Trade Secretary Edmund Dell says Britain may restrict imports from Japan unless the Japanese surplus in trade with Britain is reduced by two thirds before April 1979. The statement frames a potential policy adjustment amid ongoing trade friction between the two nations.
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Woodruff Named Howard Hall Endowed Chair at Coe
Dr. Neal Woodruff Jr. of Coe College becomes the first Howard Hall professor of English under a five year contract ending May 30 1983. The chair, funded by a 500000 gift from Hall Foundation, supports salary and research with potential renewal.
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Des Moines Man Ruled Out In West Des Moines Teens Slayings
Des Moines police ruled out Chester Swinney Jr. 30 as a suspect in the execution style killings of Gerald Hoffman Jr. 15 Jeff Hoffman 14 and Jeff Beavers 14. Swinney was jailed on terror ism charges after a separate gunpoint incident. Police seek the murder weapon and continue a broad probe with about 50 officers, no suspects yet in four slayings.
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Malaysia limits monkey exports to protect macaque population
Kuala Lumpur government spokesman says Malaysia will not raise its annual macaque exports beyond 10 000 to avoid depletion. Most monkeys go to the United States and Britain for medical research. He cites higher demand after India bans rhesus monkey exports used in biological experiments.
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