School Board approves budget moves amid personnel and contract changes
The Cedar Rapids School Board approves extended medical leave for Harold Barger and a purchase plan for Buren elementary and a highway project. It joins a national library pricing class action, funds bonds, renames depositories, adjusts IPERS related benefits for about 16 retirees, and awards multiple bids for tires bakery supplies PE equipment lamps and office furniture.
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Harold Barger
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Buren Elementary
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Iowa State Highway Commission
Mundt Meddles Over Petard Remark in Senate
In Washington Senator Karl Mundt and Senator Stuart Symington sparred over the phrase strings of his own petard. Mundt challenged Symington during a debate while Symington cautioned Mundt about the meaning of a petard, defined as a case for explosives used to breach walls.
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Washington
Karl Mundt
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
South Dakota
Symington
Area Ten Summer School Registration Dates Announced
Area Ten Community College schedules summer session two registration for Monday and classes start Tuesday. Alphabetical slots run A through D at 4 p.m., E through M at 3 p.m., N through S at 2 p.m., T through Z at 1 p.m. Evening registration is 7 to 8 p.m. Monday. The college offers 11 arts and sciences courses and a 12 week option with about 650 students enrolled in the two sessions. Tuition is 8 dollars per credit hour. For more information call 366 5321.
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Area Ten Community College
Hawkeye Plaza
Office of Admissions
All-Iowa Fair approves three year deal with Century 21 Shows
The All-Iowa fair board set the 1970 exposition dates and approved a three year contract with Century 21 Shows for midway attractions. The 35th anniversary fair runs June 26 to July 5, 1970. Fair Manager Billy Greiner called the event successful with growth potential.
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Century 21
Billy Greiner
All-Iowa fair praised by Century 21 manager at Hawkeye Downs
Concessionaires who had attended eastern expositions deposited for space next year before leaving Hawkeye Downs. Al Kunz, Century 21 general manager, called the All-Iowa the best first year fair yet. Livestock entries exceeded expectations and exhibitors showed satisfaction with the early dates, with anticipated increases next year across all livestock shows.
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Eastern Expositions
Hawkeye Downs
al Kunz
Century 21
Greiner
Rau Named Director of Student Programs at Coe College
David R. Rau, former assistant director of admissions at Coe College, was named director of student programs. He will oversee student activities, aid student organizations, and coordinate off campus programs. Rau, a Coe graduate and Chatham New Jersey native, started his new duties July 1 after two years as an admissions counselor.
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David R. Rau
Coe College
Rau
Coe
Chatham
N.J
Doyle Heir Plans Sale Of 2000 Conan Doyle Letters
Adrian Doyle son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle announces sale of 2000 letters signed by the Sherlock Holmes creator to raise about 500000 dollars for the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Foundation in Lausanne Switzerland.
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London
UPI
Adrian Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Foundation
Lausanne
Switzerland
Collins Radio to Implement Centrex Direct Dialing in Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio Co in Cedar Rapids will switch to a Centrex system installed by Northwestern Bell. The change enables outside callers to dial extensions directly and updates the main number to 395 1000. Internally all Cedar Rapids calls will use four digit extensions and many local numbers will change. Collins will notify partners and contacts of the new numbers.
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Collins Radio Co
Cedar Rapids
Collins
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Collins Switchboard
Centrex
Fitness on TV with JACK LA LANNE Weekday Mornings
A TV fitness segment invites viewers to join JACK LA LANNE on KCRG TV 9 each weekday morning at 8:30 for a color presentation. The friendly program promises practical exercises to stay in shape.
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Jack LA Lanne
Kcrg-Tv
Orders Hazing Halted At British Army School
At the Army transport training school in Church Crookham instructors ordered recruits to sit in a tree flap their arms and call tweet tweet and crawl through a pond saying quack quack Col Roy Boyle the school's commanding officer says he has ordered staff to stop the practice.
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Church Crookham
England
UPI
Army Transport Training School
Roy Boyle
India Educator Named to Coe History Role
Grandhi Saraswathi a history professor and president in charge at Sri Padmavathi college India has been named visiting professor of history at Coe college for 1969 70 teaching in Coes INPAC program study of India Pakistan and Ceylon She taught at Sri Padmavathi college Nagapattinam India for 17 years earned MA from Presidency College Madras University teaching degree from Lady Willingdon Training College and served as exchange professor at Florida Southern College in 1965 66
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Sri Padmavathi College
India
Coe College
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Nagapattinam
Presidency College
Madras University
Lady Willingdon Training College
Florida Southern College
Coe
INPAC
Pakistan
Ceylon
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