Iowa schools urged to cut teachers for expanded offerings
A panel report from the Iowa Association of School Boards recommends reducing teacher numbers to fund broader offerings such as more high school courses all day kindergarten and one computer per ten students. It notes small districts may need to merge to strengthen curriculums and suggests raising pupil teacher ratios to 1977 levels could save nearly 67 million dollars and 3,088 teaching jobs without lowering education quality. The document, by a 14 member committee, emphasizes reorganization sharing and technology.
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Judy Daubenmier
Wazette
Des Moines Bureau
ES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Association of School Boards
IASB
Nicaragua peace plan eyed and North money tale mix
U S moves toward a new Nicaragua peace push with Abrams Habib and Costa Rica backing, while a Washington NSC cash cache case alleges Oliver North boasted a million dollars for the contras. The second item notes North’s role in covert fundraising and ties to rebel leaders through private donors and Rob Owen.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Miami
Costa Rica
Guatemala
U.S
Elliott Abrams
Philip Habib
Managua
Abrams
Habib
Rodrigo Madrigal Nieto
State Department
Edwin Meese
Oliver North
National Security Council
Iran
Foreign Ministry
Oscar Arias
Washington Times
Department
Phyllis Oakley
Central America
South
North
Congress
NSC
CIA
Administration
Robert Owen
Owen
Contra
France and Libya clash over Chad air base raid
Paris says French warplanes neutralized a Libyan radar site in Ouadi-Doum Chad in retaliation for a Libyan weekend attack. Libyan MiGs hit a government post at Kouba Oulanga 40 miles south of French positions. Both sides claim to act to deter further escalation.
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Libya
Chad
Paris
Muammar Gaddafi
French Defense Ministry
Desert
Ouadi-Doum
Ahmed Allam- Mi
Allam-Mi
Andre Giraud
Kouba Oulanga
Giraud
France
Chuckle on Congress Humor About Inspiration and Appropriation
A light joke about congressional work parodies the mix of inspiration perspiration and appropriation as half the joke. It playfully notes the balance of effort and funding in politics.
Ohio window and door firm sets new Cedar Rapids plant
An Akron based Alside Inc plans to open a Cedar Rapids aluminum window and door plant employing 75 to 85. The firm leases 52 000 square feet in the Century Engineering building with 73 000 square feet for warehousing by Iowa Glass Depot. Up and operating by April 1 with four truckloads of equipment delivered.
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George C. Ford
Rneian
Akron
Ohio
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Frederick
Alside Inc
Barry Spear
Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
Alside
Century Engineering
44Th Ave
Steve Dummermuth
Iowa Glass Depot
Spear
Iowa Glass
Rusco Building Systems Inc
Marion
Information Systems Inc
Barry Weakland
Bob Holland
Byers & Happel Real Estate
Ernie Tippie
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Mike Blouin
Kirkwood Community College
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Don Fandel
Jim Caswell
Woolworth’s
Sudan
Abby
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Iowa Today
Lifestyle Today
U.s.world
Money Weather
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