Cedar Rapids Parents Rally to Save East Side Schools
At a three hour hearing, parents and educators urged the Cedar Rapids Enrollment Impact Study Committee to keep Adams Garfield Polk Squaw Creek and Tyler elementary schools open. West side candidates Fillmore Hayes and Van Buren face separate testimony as the panel studies closings ahead of a Feb. 9 board decision.
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Cedar Rapids
Citizens Committee
Adams
Garfield
Polk
Squaw Creek
Tyler
West Side
Horace Webb
Westside
Hayes
van Buren
Wilson Junior High
Educational Service Center
Charles Bennett
25Th St. NE
Jerry Fleming
B Ave
Karen Brandt
D Ave
Gene Cretsinger
East Post Road
Clarice Krippner
28Th St
Housing symposium planned in Marion next month
Marion Community Development Director Jeff Schott outlines a housing symposium to assess Marion's housing needs before growth accelerates. He wants participation from builders, lenders, developers, planning officials, the Chamber of Commerce, and city leaders to discuss preserving neighborhoods and reducing building red tape. A date and location are pending.
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Marion
Jeff Schott
Schott
Planning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Poohl sues man over baseball bat attack in Cedar Rapids
Arnold Poohl of Linn County files in Linn District Court seeking damages from James Kauten for a July 29 1980 incident at Mohawk Park Cedar Rapids where Poohl says he was violently attacked struck repeatedly with a baseball bat and assaulted without justification He seeks 20 000 for medical expenses and 25 000 punitive damages.
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Linn County
Arnold Poohl
Linn District Court
Poohl
James Kauten
Mohawk Park
Cedar Rapids
Quilling Class Set at Marion YMCA
The Marion YMCA offers a four week quilling class on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 led by Janet Fishwild of Marion. Call 377 7361 for details at Big Yellow House.
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YMCA
Marion
Big Yellow House
TV Vision Spotlightes Movies and Sports
The week's complete TV list highlights prime movie picks and major sports broadcasts across channels. Listings cover showtimes, featured performers, and notable events for fans planning weekend viewing.
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TV Vision
Extra Kirkwood registration for winter courses
Kirkwood Community College hosts an extra telephone registration session Sunday for winter community education classes. Call 398 5412 from noon to 8 p.m. or toll free 1 800 332 8835 for Cedar Rapids Marion residents. Winter term starts Monday. listings appear in Gazette ads and a mailed tabloid with a final Sunday notice.
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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Gazette
Warning issued on labor ads during AFL-CIO anniversary
The Hawkeye Labor Council president warned against unauthorized advertising for the AFL-CIO centennial. Norman Hanson said no council or federation solicits ads or merchandise and urged reporting any solicitations to police or the BBB. The piece also notes mass anti shah rioting across Iran in 1979.
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Hawkeye Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Norman Hanson
Labor Council
Hanson
Organized Labor
Police
Better Business Bureau
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