Linn-Mar Board Okays Teachers Contract and Budget Steps
The Linn-Mar board approved the master agreement with teachers ratified by the LMEA and a 6.57 percent raise for transportation drivers. They discussed bus service cuts to save about 12,000 yearly and 1,000 more from Linnwood Acres. approved bids for bus chassis and bodies. and reviewed budget plans including a 4,960,448 March budget baseline and possible 4,992,142 working budget.
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Linn-Mar Board of Education
Linn-Mar Education Assn
LMEA
Glen Easterday
North Marion
Linnwood Acres
Easterday
Plan To Reroute Students Shown to Linn-Mar Board
The Linn-Mar board heard a proposal from the Citizens School Transportation Study committee to reroute students living near Moore's mobile trailer court from Bowman Woods to Wilkins elementary to ease overcrowding. About 28 families in the Blairs Ferry Collins area would be affected, with Bowman Woods fourth graders allowed to finish there. No action was taken. an open hearing and further discussion are planned.
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Moore
Bowman Woods Elementary
Wilkins Elementary
Linn-Mar Board of Education
Citizens School Transportation Study Committee
Shirley Halverson
1270
Country Club Drive
Bowman Woods
Blairs
Ferry Road
Collins Road
C Avenue
Northview Place
Moore’s Trailer Court
Marion YMCA to Open Sundays Through March
Marion YMCA announces Sunday hours from January 16 to March 6, 1 to 4 p.m. The pool will be open for families and the gym for adult basketball. Saturday activity includes non aquatic open gym and various lessons and swims.
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Marion
Billi Ching
Marion Y
Youth Committed Following Chase on South Marion
A 15 year old Marion youth was committed to St Luke's hospital psychiat ric ward by Marion police Thursday night after a chase on the south side. The youth reportedly rammed patrol cars during the pursuit. Berry Rites Services for Myron S Berry who died Tuesday will be held Saturday at 10 am at the Murdoch chapel by Dr Wayne Shoemaker pastor of the Fort Dodge United Methodist church Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel tonight after 6.
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Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Increased Library Use At Marion Schools
Marion Independent school board notes a surge in library usage after remodeling. Reports highlight new equipment funded by Title IVB, daily Job Service updates, 148 periodicals, and interlibrary loan access with St Joseph’s materials. The board also discusses grants, staff changes, early graduation, maternity leave, and an upcoming board retreat.
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Marion Independent School Board
Supt
Clark Stevens
Richard Rice
Stevens
River Bend Area Education Agency
Davenport
Twila Berg
Kathy Olsen
Jeff Tenney
LaWayne Zundel
Diane Henderson
Jennifer Schultz
David Moulds
Michelle Malone
Bill Carr
Sheryl Crambler
Laurie Klein
Todd Pedersen
Charles Jones
Vickie Cummings
Lori Schlotterback
Dennis Smith
April Winch
Kristy Dutton
Marilyn Beahm
Penny Vaughan
Carl Greenwood
Kenneth McVey
Amana Holiday Inn
Senate Panel Urges Diet Overhaul to Cut Heart Risks
A UPI report notes the Senate select committee on nutrition and human needs led by Senator George McGovern calls for major dietary shifts. Goals include 55–60 percent calories from carbohydrates, fat at 30 percent, saturated fat 10 percent, cholesterol 300 mg daily, sugar 15 percent, and salt 3 grams daily with more fruits vegetables grains and less meat. It advocates public education via TV schools cafeterias and extension services to reduce heart disease bowel cancer and other nutrition related illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate
Select Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
George McGovern
D-S.d
Congress
Agriculture Department
Weather Blamed for Johnson County Mishaps
Iowa City residents were involved in a string of more than 30 auto accidents over a 12 hour period blamed on a drizzle of sleet. Thomas Reed and Judith Massner suffered minor injuries in a two car crash on Dubuque street. An Iowa City woman struck two parked cars on Washington street as part of the same weather driven pattern.
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Iowa City
Thomas Reed
Route 6
Judith Massner
Reed
Long Dubuque Street
Massner
Johnson County
Washington Street
Dubuque Street
Iowa Highway Patrol
Cedar Rapids
Barge Breaks From Towboat On Mississippi River Search Continues
The Coast Guard pursues a missing barge after it detached from the towboat Mariner on the Mississippi near Cape Girardeau. Eleven barges were loose, ten recovered. ice dam and high flows caused the incident with no injuries reported. Officials urge suspending towboat traffic 180 miles south of St. Louis as ice and low water disrupt the channel. More than 100 barges have grounded in the St. Louis to Cairo corridor over three days.
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Coast Guard
St. Louis
R. Adm
Wayne E. Caldwell
Government
Cairo
Ill
Ice melts in New Hampshire farm pond spurs probe
State officials find no radiation in William McCarthy's 150 foot pond after ice turned to slush during a blizzard. Gov. Meldrim Thomson said readings were faulty and no foreign object was found though some officials reported an object drop. Thomas McCarthy described a hole in the ice and rapid melting before tests in Concord.
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Wakefield
N.H
UPI
William McCarthy
McCarthy
Meldrim Thomson
Leon Parker
State Adjutant General's Office
Thomson
Thomas
Jack Stanton
Radiation Control Agency
Concord
Energy Research and Development Administration
Washington
FDA weighs allergy label for Yellow No 5 dye
The FDA may require warning labels on foods containing Yellow No 5 as a pervasive dye used in baked goods and ice cream. Sen. Gaylord Nelson cites up to 40 percent of artificially colored foods with the dye and safety concerns prompt petitions for a ban amid allergy and asthma risk.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
FDA
Sherwin Gardner
Nelson
Sidney Wolfe
Ralph Nader
Health Research Group
Wolfe
Minister To Read Carter's Favorite Verse
Des Moines pastor Rev. Roger Guy will cite Jimmy Carter's favorite New Testament verse for his Park Avenue Christian church service. He says the exact verse remains undisclosed, but it highlights God's nature and His approach to humanity, forms Carter’s preferred scripture, and required effort to learn.
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Des Moines
UPI
Roger Guy
Park Avenue Christian Church
Guy
Jimmy Carter
God
Carter
Georgia Peanut Farmer
Olivetti chief Arri dead at 87 in Ivrea Italy
Olivetti longtime managing director Arrigo Olivetti died Thursday in Ivrea where the firm is based. He was 87. On this date in 1953 Yugoslavia’s parliament elected Premier Tito president by a 568 to 1 vote.
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Ivrea
Italy
Arrigo Olivetti
Big
Olivetti
Yugoslavia
Tito
House panel reverses rule on bill limits in Iowa
Des Moines lawmakers debated a proposal to cap individually sponsored bills at 20. Republicans joined by two Democrats won 8 to 2 before Democrats secured a reconsideration. The issue followed broader budget and legislative rules debates in the Iowa House.
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Cedar Rapids
House
Des Moines
House Rules Committee
Thurday
Emil Husak
Toledo
Joyce Lonergan
Boone
Lonergan
Jerry Fitzgerald
Dfort Dodge
Legislative Service Bureau
Tom Tauke
R-Dubuque
Tauke
Two Arrested In Theft of Bonds and Coins
Two men from Vinton were arrested on larceny charges in a theft case involving bonds and coins valued at $464,000 from the Vinton Food Plant. James Rouse, 24, and Timothy Lynch, 26, are jailed in Benton County on $10,000 bonds each. Bonds belonged to John and Dorothy Yundt of Independence and were recovered after being found New Year’s Day at the Des Moines home of George Weeks, who was later found murdered there. Lynch worked at the Vinton plant. More details were not available.
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Vinton
Benton County
James Rouse
Timothy Lynch
Benton
BCI
Des Moines
John
Dorothy Yundt
Independence
George Weeks
Public Hearing Notice In The Estate of Goce Mare
Formal notice announces a public hearing in Linn County Iowa dated January 12, 1977. The document names executors and parties in the estate of Goce Mare and warns interested persons to file objections or claims by a stated deadline.
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Cedar Rapids
Goce Mare Hareer
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Longfellow
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State House
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