Marion school budget gets state approval for 189464 increase
The Marion Independent School District won state approval to raise its budget by 189,464 for next year. The Des Moines meeting approved 117,464, with 34,300 for the high school alternate education program and 57,514 for Vernon junior high addition work. The panel had earlier OK’d 72,000 for roof repairs.
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Clark Stevens
Ken Smith
Marion
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Longfellow
Vernon Junior High
Seattle university grants 340 master degrees at commencement
Graduate Janet Breen of 1125 Prairie drive among 340 graduates who received master's degrees during Seattle university commencement. Adv notice lists Marion booster club charity benefactor and upcoming electrical board meeting at city hall. Holiday ad warns closed Sunday and Monday July 4 and 5 with deadline for Monday Tuesday ads by 11 30 a m.
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Prairie Drive
Seattle University
Marion Electrical Board
City Hall
Road Embargoes Set by Benton County Board
Benton county supervisors imposed a 10 ton limit on vehicles for three county road sections while Highway 218 south of Vinton is closed for construction. Embargoed are seven miles of county home road to Oak Grove church seven miles? The report notes 22 semitrailers in three hours on home road prior to embargo.
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Benton County Board of Supervisors
Oak Grove Church
van Horne
Garrison
Benton County Engineers Office
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Paving Work at Marion Begins on Twenty-ninth Avenue
The twenty ninth avenue paving project started Thursday morning under City Engineer Terry Chew. The avenue is closed to through traffic from twenty fourth to thirty first streets until August 1. The Eighth avenue bridge project remains on schedule with traffic reopening planned for July 9.
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Dam and spillway project awarded at Rodgers Park
The county conservation board awarded a $195,292.29 bid to Assink Bros Inc Cedar Falls for a dam and spillway at Rodgers Park northwest of Vinton. Construction aims for completion by September 1977 with park facilities including shelters camping areas roads and fishing jetties. Limited public access next year, final opening planned for 1978.
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Rodgers Park
Final Action by State Board on Budget Appeals
The state appeal board has issued final action on 222 appeals from government bodies that exceeded the 9 percent property tax budget cap. The board approved roughly half the appeals in whole or in part after hearings statewide. Members include Maurice Baringer Lloyd Smith and Marvin Selden.
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Francis Laren
Comptroller’s Office
Priest Escapes Injury in Fayette Crash
The Rev. Richard Kuhn of Fayette escaped serious injury when his car collided with a pickup while attempting to pass near Fayette on Wednesday. His mother Elizabeth Kuhn, a car passenger, was in good condition at a local hospital. The truck driver and two passengers were unharmed. Father Kuhn is set to assume duties at Sacred Heart church in Oelwein next week.
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Rites in Cedar Rapids For Sylvia Castek
Sylvia Castek 80 lifelong Swisher resident died after a short illness born August 16 1895 near Fairfax she married Aldrich Castek October 29 1919 surviving husband daughter Mrs Fred Falinson Marengo son Wallace Swisher and brother Lumir Cuhel rural Cedar Rapids services 10 am Saturday Brush chapel Cedar Rapids burial Anderson cemetery near Swisher friends may call after noon Friday
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Cedar Rapids
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Weekend Rain Outlook for Iowa July Holiday
Forecasters predict a weekend shower chance in Iowa with rain possible Saturday and Sunday for the bicentennial Fourth of July. Friday clears to partly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s and mid 50s to 60s overnight. Saturday to Monday bring highs in the 80s and lows near 60 with a hotter July ahead and below normal rainfall.
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Demos Set Meeting in Linn County for Nomination
Democratic leaders in the 15th senatorial district plan an 8 p.m. Wednesday convention at Linn-Mar school to select a candidate to replace Sen. Steve Severn who will resign effective Sept. 1. Names already in include Bob Rush Doris Peick Rep. James Jordan Tom Neenan and Ed Ferreter with others considering runs. Severn aims to stay on until July 14 to attend a legislative council meeting and push study on speeding up sessions. Gov. Ray may schedule a Nov 2 special election to finish Severn’s term, potentially saving costs.
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Steve Severn
Marion
Linn-Mar School
Des Moines
Severn
Robert Ray
Ray
Grassley Seeks Ford Approval Of 1977 Public Works Bill
Congressman Charles Grassley urged President Ford to sign the 1977 public works appropriation bill. The measure passed the House and expected Senate approval. It includes 6.1 million for Waterloo flood control, 1.4 million for Marshalltown Linn Creek flood control, and 150 thousand for a Cedar and Iowa rivers flood study.
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Charles Grassley
Ford
House
Senate
Grassley
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Linn Creek
Cedar
Iowa
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