Court: Iowa allows reimbursement for graduate courses
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that school districts may reimburse teachers for approved graduate courses. The decision said tuition aid and step-salary increases share the same objective of improving teacher skills for the district. The Durant district had halted $320 in reimbursements to 25 teachers after contract terms were halted.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Mark McCormick
Cedar County
Durant Community
Durant
Culver and Clark Laud Carter on New Beginning
Iowa senators Dick Clark and John Culver praised President Jimmy Carter's inaugural address as a new beginning. Clark highlighted a new start and the line about disdaining government, while Culver emphasized restoration of goodwill civility and national pride over national product.
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Washington, D.C
Iowa
Dick Clark
John Culver
Jimmy Carter
Clark
Culver
Two Hurt In Auto Accident Near Mt Vernon Road Intersection
A two-vehicle crash near Mt Vernon road and Thirtieth street SE left Patrick Vandewalle 20 and Barton Peterson 22 injured. Kathy Evers 20 was treated and released at Mercy hospital while Jeff Stramel 23 remained hospitalized in good condition.
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Patrick J. Vandewalle
Thirteenth Avenue
Barton Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon Road
Thirtieth Street
Kathy Evers
Thirty-fourth Street Drive
Mercy Hospital
Jeff Stramel
Higley Avenue
Iowa lawmakers move to drop ugly page uniforms
Des Moines legislators protest the state house pages uniforms calling them ugly. The House spent 70 dollars per page on blazers and slacks but color issues and a quitting seamstress led to late night sewing and embarrassment. Representatives Jesse and Perkins filed a resolution to not require uniforms, winning quick page support.
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DES Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
Norman Jesse
Carroll Perkins
D-Jefferson
Inauguration Costs Rise Over Six Million Dollars
UPI reports total costs for the inauguration week exceed 6 million dollars. Private inaugural committee spending amounts to 3.35 million, with taxpayer costs around 2.7 million including 1.4 million for DC police and sanitation overtime. Congress appropriated 825 thousand for the oath ceremony and 350 thousand for the Capitol platform. The federal share covers about 500 thousand for military duties and related security and transport.
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Washington
UPI
Jimmy Car
Ter
District of Columbia
Congress
Carter
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Gerald Ford
California
Snow shovels and sleds arrive in warm Palm Beach
A misdirected shipment of snow shovels and sleds was displayed at a West Palm Beach department store as temperatures dipped, coating the sidewalk and marking the first such snow event on record in the city.
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West Palm Beach, Fla
UPI
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