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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1963
Page
8
The state highway commission announced a new efficiency program after a months long study following a recent restructure. It will reduce authorized positions by about 600, shift to annual merit reviews for staff earning 375 dollars monthly or more, and implement testing for prospective hires. The commission had 4,225 positions authorized.
The piece traces healing from ancient temples and priest physicians to modern highway staffing reforms. It notes early healing by gods, 25 medical schools, and resting places for patients, then shifts to a 3 628 position authorization reduction by the commission and state comptroller. It highlights past under staffing, recent reorganization, training, and temporary hiring freezes, plus planned reassignment of staff to handle workload surges.
Two Black students attended classes at previously white high schools in Putnam County on Monday in a desegregation move. Officials reported no incidents as the pupils studied alongside white classmates.
Dennis Bourassa a 14 year old Bridgeport freshman received a letter claimed from Radio Moscow offering him appointment as head of short wave monitors in the U S He described a Moscow letterhead and language about coordinating with American stations He pondered how Radio Moscow found him and why they want his service while noting other similar spies near his area Also included is brief note of a Soviet defector Vladi Krasnov and a TV listing for Flint Stones on KCRG TV 8 with time.
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