Cedar Rapids Board approves Currie salary cuts with annuity plan
Cedar Rapids Community school board approves a base salary reduction for Superintendent Currie to fund a deferred annuity retirement plan. The plan starts at 208.80 monthly for 1973-74 then 912.50 for 1974-75 and 416.40 for 1975-76, offset by cash deferrals totaling around 11,000 over three years. Travel allowance rises from 120 to 175 monthly, Currie prefers retirement annuity to higher pay.
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Craig
Currie
Cedar Rapids
Lipsky
Voters to decide fate of Cedar Rapids school buildings
Cedar Rapids Community board approved September ballot questions to demolish the original Palo elementary building except the heating plant area and to authorize sale or disposition of Buchanan and Truman annex facilities due to rising costs and declining enrollment. Lincoln is excluded. work-study remains. Proceeds would go to the schoolhouse fund.
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Palo
Buchanan
Truman Annex
Cedar Rapids
Supt
Craig Currie
Pato
Lincoln
Otto Wildersberg
Lincoln School
Buchanan Elementary School
Scheduling Grading Plans Approved for C R Schools
Cedar Rapids Community School Board approved continuing pilot programs for pass-fail grading PART released time and student self scheduling. A survey showed positive attitudes but some confusion among parents and students. most favor self scheduling and three 60 day terms plus a 30 day summer term with options to take a term off for work or to graduate early.
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Cedar Rapids
Dent
Supervisors Hear Budget Requests for Mental Health Center
Johnson county supervisors heard budget requests from Verne Kelley executive director of the Mid Eastern Iowa community mental health center seeking 128 380 for Johnson county plus 26258 for Iowa and 30215 for Cedar counties The Crisis center in Town City requested 5500 for 1974 and 11000 for 1975 due to loss of federal funds Both groups noted a strong working relationship and prelim budget action was taken. Fatal Crash claims life of Sybi Blau 24 in a Cedar Falls motorcycle collision. she was from Waterloo.
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Iowa City
Verne Kelley
Iowa Community
Johnson County
Board of ‘Supervisors
Kelley
Johnson
Towa
Cedar Counties
Iowa County
Ceder County
Joseph Ripple
Town City
Ripple
Tawa
Efficiency plan backfires as workers flee for vodka
In Ukraine a state farm tried to boost efficiency by paying harvesters in the field but the plan backfired. Several drivers abandoned harvesters to hop tractors and head to the nearest village to buy vodka, Pravda Ukrainia reported.
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Moscow
UPT
Revenue Sharing Payments Set At 6.055 Billion
The government will distribute 6.055 billion in revenue sharing payments to more than 38 000 state and local governments for the fiscal year starting July 1 1973 Treasury also seeks repayment of prior overpayments and 1974 checks will be issued quarterly in Oct Jan Apr and July with an increase of 413 million from the 1972 act backing the five year program.
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Washington
Treasury
Graham Watt
Treasury Department
Office For Revenue Sharing
Two Crashes Send Two To Hospitals in Cedar Rapids
Two people were treated at Cedar Rapids hospitals and released after separate traffic accidents Monday. Kenneth J Crowley of Marion and Patrick O Malley were involved in a two car collision on Bever Avenue SE. O Malley faced a fault yielding at a stop intersection charge. A second crash in G Street SW left Renae Mowly, 13, hospitalized then released after a motorcycle and car collision. Moody and Stastny faced driver license violation and permitting an unauthorized person to drive respectively.
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iCedar Rapids
Kenneth J.crowley
Tenth Street
Marion
Mercy Hospital
Bever Avenue SE
Patrick O’malley
Twenty-eighth Street Court
Crowley
O'Malley
Renae Mowly
Second Street
St. Luke's Hospital
G Street
Felice
Robert Moody
Jeanie Stastny
Twenty-first ‘Avenue
Po- Mee
Moody
Jack Moody
State posts appointments announced by Gov Ray
Gov. Robert Ray announced new members to the state commission on aging including Colleen Shaw Louise Rosenfeld and Harry Prugh, plus reappointments for Dr W W Morris and Robert Blue. Jolly Ann Davidson joined the state board of public instruction as Stan Barber's term continues to 1974. Leo Burger named to the state board of accountancy. Four receive spots on the new state library commission with Richard Shirk, Mrs. Charles Gee, Tom Muller, and Dr. Lawrence Staples appointed. Cascade council sets August 21 for a 50000 recreation park bond election with 24000 in federal funds.
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Co. R. Man
DES Moines
State Commission On Aging
Robert Ray
Colleen Shaw
Rural Corning
Detitian
Louise Rosenfeld
Ames
International Educational Services
Iowa State University
Harry Prugh
Des
Leo Burger
Cedar Rapids
State Board of Accountancy
Elleray Nichols
Sioux City
New
State Library Commission
Jone State Traveling Library Board
Richard Shirk
Oelwein
Charles Gee
Shenandoah
Tom Muller
Coralville
Lawrence Staples
GED Testing at Kirkwood Postponed
The GED program at Kirkwood Community College is postponed while it moves from the Kirkwood campus to the skills center on Rockford Road SW. Carlton Daily, testing chief, says testing should resume around August and an announcement will be made. The program offers subject matter tests for a high school equivalency certificate accepted by many employers.
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Kirkwood ‘Community College
Kirkwood
Rockford Road
Carlton Daily
Skills Center
Imade
Three Arrested On Drug Counts In Strout Case
Special Prosecutor Ira Skinner asked for a change of venue for Sheriff William Blackie Strout’s upcoming trial. Three teenagers from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City were arrested on drug possession charges after a car stop at Bowling Street and Waconia Avenue SW. Meyer faces a license violation on a warrant. Bond set at 95,000 for Johnstone and 6,125 for Meyer. Snenicka held for Marine authorities. Bond details and names reflect a police update from Davenport.
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Strout
Davenport
UPI
Ira Skinner
Scott County District Court
Havel
Willian “Blackie
Meyer
Linn County
Johnstone
Mayer
Snenicka
U. S. Marine Corps
Joelien Keeps Open Campus Policy Change
The Oelwein school board discussed the open campus policy at length and decided to maintain the current approach for now. An overall study of present credit requirements will precede a re evaluation of the open campus policy. Donald Harling of Mites was named vice principal and athletic director at the high school. Karen Wargrafen of Ida Grove was hired for second grade at Hazleton.
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Oelwein
Oelwain School Board
Donald Harling
Mites
Karen Wargrafen
Ida Grove
Hazleton
New Independence Generator In Use
Independence Municipal plant activated a new generator costing over 1.25 million dollars, boosting city capacity from 8 900 to 15 150 kilowatts. The device began operation last Thursday, marking a key expansion for the fast growing power network.
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Independence
Richard
Nixon
Independence Fast
Berlin
Obituary: George Moran of Springville Dies in Hemet
George Moran a farmer from Springville died Sunday in Hemet California. Born May 19 1802 in St Edwards Nebraska he married twice first to Hisle McClovin then to Berta Fram. Survived by daughters Mrs Jutin Mosirom Mrs James Barnes Mrs Urban DeWalle Mrs John Lawrence Mrs Leland Barnes three stepsons and nineteen grandchildren. Services set for St Isidore Catholic Church Springville with burial at Cresco Catholic Cemetery. Rosary Wednesday at Murdoch Marion.
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Springville
Gagorge Moriah
San Jacinto
Call
Tve
Jutin Mosirom
Manly
James Barnes
Urban DeWalle
Charles City
John Lawrence
Delmar
Leland Barnes
Colcord
Okla
James ‘Bahr
Los Angeles
Fred
Robert Frahm
Hemet
Calif
St. Isidore's Catholic
Cresco
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Five City Food Price Checkup Announced
Washington AP reports the Cost of Living Council will launch two price probes starting immediately with IRS agents to inspect pricing at packers, distributors, and retailers in Los Angeles Boston Atlanta Dallas and Washington. A second program begins Thursday with bi monthly checks at about 5000 pricing centers to track food and meat prices.
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Washington
Megday
Cost of Living Council
William Walker
Council
Weal
Galdhe
Internal Revenue Service
Los Angeles
Boston
Atlanta
Dallas
IRS
Boy Injured in Bicycle Car Collision in Iowa City
Alan Gardner, 10, of Iowa City, sustained minor injuries when his bicycle turned into the path of a car driven by Marian Van Fossen, also of Iowa City, shortly before 1 Monday. He suffered a minor cut on the right leg and abrasions to the back and neck.
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Iowa City
Alan Gardner
Marian van Fossen
Gardner
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