College Community clerical workers get salary boost
The College Community school board approved a 30 cent per hour across the board raise for clerical aid paraprofessional and secretarial staff for the 1978 79 year. About 45 employees are covered and hospitalization will rise to 40 dollars per day. Other groups gain the same insurance increase. Starting pay for grade 4 clerks at the Central Service Center rises to 2 80 per hour and principals secretaries in grade 12 begin at 357 per hour.
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College Community School Board
Central Service Center
School bids approved for buses water line and ETC
The board awarded a school bus body bid to School Bus Sales for 9829 and bought chassis from International for 10817.20 while Zimmermann Ford offered 10828.82. A Hearn Plumbing won the water line project bid at 12669 with a 10 day completion and the board denied using Prairie High for youth football games. The board also approved joining the Educational Teleconmunications Consortium for 1978 79 with 500 annual dues.
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City Water Main
International
Zimmerman Ford
Hearn Plumbing
Hearn
Educational Telecommunications Consortium
ETC
Cedar Rapids Gazette Founded in 1883 Announcement
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces its establishment by The Gazette Company in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The paper publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE with subscription rates for carrier and mail editions. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S Territories
Associated Press
Nominations Open for Seven School Board and College Seats
Nomination papers for seven vacancies on two local school boards and the Kirkwood Community College board are due by Aug. 3. Elections are Sept. 12. Incumbents up for reelection include Robert Weinhardt and Wayne Howes in Cedar Rapids District No. 1, Richard Harger and Arnold Yanecek in College Community District, and James Sauter Max Lewis and B A Jensen on Kirkwood. Voters may elect across districts, with candidacy restricted to residents of the specific director districts. No filings have occurred yet.
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Metro Youth Football Association Inc
Prairie High School
John Wall
Glenn Selzer
Linn
Community College Board of Directors
Cedar Rapids Community and College Community
Kirkwood Community College Board
Cedar Rapids
Robert Weinhardt
Wayne Howes
College Community Board
Richard Harger
Arnold Yanecek
76Th Ave
Bowling St
Kirkwood Boulevard
Johnson County
Benton County
Walford
Benton
Kirkwood Community College
James Sauter
Max Lewis
B.A. Jensen
Amana, College
Deep River-Millersburg
English Valley
Hartwick-Ladora-Victor
Iowa Valley
Norway
Williamsburg
Clear Creek
Highland
Lone Tree
Mid-Prairie
Washington
Iowa City
Kirkwood Board
Klinefelter Resigns from Area Library Board
Sarah Klinefelter head of Kirkwood College English department resigns from the East Central Regional Library board and moves to Branson Missouri later this month. A three member committee led by John Manspeaker will seek a successor from Cedar Johnson Iowa counties and local librarians. The term ends December 1980. voters will elect trustees in November from three districts.
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Sarah Klinefelter
Mechanicsville
East Central Regional Library
Klinefelter
Kirkwood College
Branson
ECRL
Cedar Rapids
Cedar
Johnson
Iowa
David Dugan
John Manspeaker
Preston
Health board rejects three Linn County workshop proposals
Linn County Health Center board rejects three workshop proposals citing high rent costs and space needs. The panel directs staff to seek alternatives to consolidate the Handicapped Systems units and related services while considering excluding the United Cerebral Palsy center. Final supervisor decision pending.
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Linn County
Linn County Board of Supervisors
St. Luke’s Hospital
United Cerebral Palsy Day
Sixth Ave
Squaw Creek
44Th St
Marion
Madge Phillips
Witwer
Second Ave
Phillips
UCP
Eighth St. NW
Pupfish extinct after human impact in Tecopa habitat
The Tecopa pupfish, a 1% inch native species, is declared extinct due to pollution, channelization, and non native predators. Assistant Interior Secretary Robert Herbst calls the loss totally avoidable, emphasizing human-caused extinction. Milton Berle is noted as turning 70.
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Washington
Robert Herbst
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Gazette
Water Line
R.M. Boggs
Tom Bowker and Son Inc
B.G. Brecke Inc
du Foe Hardware Inc
Center Point
John M. Gerber P&h
Mar and Marion
Robert Bostwick
Said Etc
C.R. and College Community
Kirkwood
Area Library Board
Health Board
Pupfish
Milton Berle
Py Slifters
Killians
Keillean
Best OF Manufactur
Parkade
Lindale Plaza
Sycamore
Killian
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