Major Enrollment Dip in Six Years Prompts Iowa Careful Review
Iowa public schools face an 87 270 pupil drop over six years or about 15 percent of current enrollment, risking reduced state aid tied to per pupil funding. Rep. Patchett warns districts may need reform including changes to the school aid formula or countywide administration to avoid funding crises.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Public Instruction
State Foundation
John Patchett
North Liberty
House Education Committee
Patchett
Robert Ray
Sus
Budget timetable snarl as Iowa Democrats face revenue gaps
In Des Moines the Democratic leadership grapples with shifting revenue projections as February tax returns fall short and cold weather alters spending. House Ways Means debates a freeze on the personal property tax phaseout while considering adjustments to homestead and farm credits.
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Des Moines
Thomas
House
Ways-Means Committee
Robert Ray
Lowell Norland
Chensett
Agriculture Department, Development Commission
Norland
Gregory Cusack
D-Davenport
Cusack
Penitentiary Inmate Slain and another stabbed at Fort Madison
At Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison one inmate died from stab wounds and another was hospitalized after an altercation. Warden Brewer halted scheduling and ordered confinement to cells as investigators probe the yard incident near the dining hall.
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Fort Madison
UPI
Iowa State Penitentiary
Lou E. Brewer
Tommy R. Cunningham
Sacred Heart Hospital
Cunningham
Brewer
Jim Hardin
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Hardin
Davenport Stele claimed by Harvard prof stirs debate
Harvard professor Barry Fell says the Davenport stele proves Egyptian and Libyan explorers reached the Mississippi 2,500 years ago and left a tablet. Iowa archeologist Marshal McKusick calls the claim a long‑standing hoax, noting the tablet’s 19th century origins and prior controversy.
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Iowa City
Harvard University
Mississippi River
Davenport
Iowa State
Harvard
Barry Fell
Des Moines Boy Dies in Gun Mishap
A Des Moines five-year-old boy Junior Ranch was accidentally shot to death by his three-year-old brother at Early Times Stables in southwest Des Moines. Police said the younger child found a loaded .38 pistol and fired, striking the elder through the neck as their mother briefly left them unattended.
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Des Moines
UPI
Brian
Early Times
Robert Baker
Coggon Man Hospitalized After Apartment Fire
A Coggon man 66 named Tom Waters jumped from a second story window during a Sunday fire that damaged three rooms in a lower level apartment. He was in good condition Monday at St. Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids. The blaze started about 6 30 a m in a four apartment building at Third and Linn streets owned by George Pillard and is thought to have been caused by a cigarette igniting a Davenport. He escaped before firefighters arrived.
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Tom Waters
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Third and
Linn
George Pillard
Coggon
Cat Show Entry Deadline Is Set for Waterloo Show
Waterloo exhibitors must post entries by Saturday for the Royal Merit quadruple championship show March 26 27 at the Ramada Inn. Send entries to Claudette Ferrie 1650 Longfellow Avenue Waterloo 50703. Entry is 15 dollars per animal. Red Cedar Cat Club of Iowa sponsors.
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Waterloo
Ramada Inn
Claudette Ferrie
Longfellow Avenue
Red Cedar Cat Club of
Iowa
Man Sentenced for Drunk Driving in Buchanan County Case
Rick Varga a 19 year old from Independence received a one year suspended sentence in Buchanan county district court after pleading guilty to drunk driving. He was arrested after a high speed chase from Winthrop to Independence ending in a collision with another car. He was placed on parole for one year.
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Rick Vargason
Independence
Buchanan County
Winthrop
Legislative Notes on Taxing Intelligence in Iowa
Frank Nye notes legislators eye new taxes and Iowa talk centers on taxing intelligence. He cites ISU athletic director Lou McCullough seeking 5000 tickets for the Cyclone Hawkeye game and jokes about Gerry Rankin’s fiscal notes. The piece highlights lawmakers and officials pondering revenue ideas and the difficulty of valuing intelligence.
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Lou McCullough
Iowa State
Bump Elliott
Iowa
McCullough
Gazette
Gus Schrader
Gerry Rankin
Rankin
Gerry
KU Honors to Iowa Students
Lawrence KU honors list for fall semester includes Cedar Rapids Molli Hasbank Janet Schultz Holy Cross Kathleen Maiers Iowa City Delia Doyle John Finn Mary Hoenke Charles Vernon Beth Watzke with from Eastern Iowa named to the honor roll.
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Lawrence
Kan
Eastern Iowa
University of Kansas
Cedar Rapids
Molli Hasbank
Janet Schultz
Holy Cross
Kathleen Maiers
Iowa City
Delia Doyle
John Finn
Mary Hoenke
Charles Vernon
Beth Watzke
Cedar Rapids Gazette Information and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It details subscription rates by carrier and mail for Afternoon Edition and weekend issues and notes no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news republication.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Ambulance McGREGOR-Mar-Mac Receives New Rescue Vehicle
The emergency squad places a new four passenger ambulance in service funded by public contributions. Community fundraising continues to cover alterations to the ambulance garage.
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Mcgregor — Mar-Mac
West Union approves 1977 78 budget plan
Following a public hearing the West Union city council approves a budget of 700109 dollars for 1977 78 with 184077 dollars to be raised by taxation at eleven dollars and two cents per thousand of assessed valuation.
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West Union
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