Linn-Mar Board Names Title IX Officers
Dorothy Thompson, kindergarten teacher at Bowman Woods, and Carol Kurth, administrative assistant to the business manager, have been appointed Title IX officers for the Linn-Mar school district. They will oversee implementing regulations on sex discrimination in federally funded educational programs and activities and in employment.
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Dorothy Thompson
Bowman Woods
Carol Kurth
Linn-Mar
Linn-Mar Board of Education
Ice rink hours and park pavilion bookings listed
Warming houses at city ice rinks and the sliding hill operate 3 to 9 p.m with supervision 5 to 9. Pavilion reservations are sought at city hall for spring and summer, noting Brown pavilion in American Legion Park and white and green pavilions in Thomas Park.
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Joe Butterfield
Parke Department
Parks Department
City Hall
American Legion
Quiet air train unveiled in Japan
Japan Airlines showed a wheel-less electric prototype that hovers half an inch above its track by magnetic levitation. It could link Haneda and Narita airports to downtown Tokyo at speeds up to 188 mph with commercial use possible by 1980, subject to government and financial backing.
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Yokohama
Japan
UPI
Japan Airlines
JAL
Haneda
Narita
Tokyo
Overheated Furnace Blamed for Blaze in Independence
An overheated wood furnace is believed to have caused a fire that damaged a wooden building housing Joe's Engine Service on Eighth Street SE in Independence. Asst. Fire Chief Parrish said one wall and rafters suffered major damage with smoke and water. Firemen arrived around 7 30 p.m. and stayed about an hour.
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Independence
Joe’s Engine Service
Eighth Street
Don Parrish
Fort Dodge teen plays Uncle Sam for bicentennial fun
Tim Larson, a Fort Dodge high school senior, portrays Uncle Sam in 1776-1976 style for the bicentennial. The youth, son of a retired air force officer, meets crowds at sports events and schools, handing out badges and joking about taxes while noting mixed reactions from adults and delight from children.
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Fort Dodge
Uncle Sam
Tim Larson
Larson
Uncle Sam Larson
Federal Fund Loss Budgets Differ by $5.5 Million
In Des Moines the contrast between Gov. Robert Ray and Sen. William Palmer on replacing lost federal funds for 1975 77 runs to 5.5 million dollars. Senate leaders note Ray seeks 6.5 million more, while Palmer proposes about 1 million more. Legislative subcommittees study, with a third plan from Van Gilst and Horn allowing 4 million for the regents at discretion.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
William Palmer
Senate
Clifton Lamborn
Maquoketa
Palmer
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ray
House
Bass van Gilst
Oskaloosa
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Lamborn
University of Iowa Medical School
van Gilst-Horn
Regents
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Stickney
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