Speed limits on school grounds debated by Cedar Rapids board
Cedar Rapids Community school board debated a proposed 10 mph speed limit for school drives and lots and questioned city control over private property. Members cited police staffing, off hours usefulness, and potential revocation, while staff highlighted updates to elementary report cards and grading guidelines.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward Beatty
Ronald Moore
Beatty
Marvin Maire
Aldrich Drahos
Curran Rosser
Cedar Rapids Schools hike lunch prices in 1979-80
Cedar Rapids Community School District boosts lunch costs to offset higher food service salaries and anticipated food cost rises. Beginning in August elementary lunches rise to 50 cents and secondary meals to 55 cents, while adult meals reach 80 cents.
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Cedar Rapids
Food Service Department
Food Service
Iowa
No rush of candidates for Marion city posts
Marion faces a quiet race with no nominees yet for mayor three council seats and a park board post on November 6. Filing petitions deadline is September 27 and a possible October 16 primary. Incumbents Grundy Klopfenstein Pazour Foster Kraut Ford Begley holdovers await decisions. Nomination papers available from City Clerk Joy Sparenborg.
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Marion
William Grundy
Vic Klopfenstein
Mary Lou Pazour
Carl Foster
Charlie Kraut
Leighton Ford
Eddie Begley
Marion Park Board
Bill Nelson
Joy Sparenborg
Marion Briefs and Local Notices Preview
A compact clipping lists events in Marion including a licensed nurse staffed Pierced Earring Clinic at Ray's Jewelry from noon to 4 PM Saturday. It notes medical assists on several streets and times, a propane leak, a grass fire east of Marion, and local ads for Loch apples and Allen's Orchard on N. 10th Street with a contact number.
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Ray
Third Ave
Seventh Ave
Marion
Eighth Ave
Car crashes into Marion Quik-Trip injuring no one
Larry Covington, manager of the Quik-Trip at 998 Eighth Ave Marion, says a car driven by Paul Reichle 36 of 2225 25th Ave Marion jumped a curb and plowed into the store around 10 am. Reichle charged with drunk driving. one glass door damaged, hat display toppled, damage about $1000. Reichle entered for beer, Covington called police and refused to serve him.
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Larry Covington
Eighth Ave
Marion
Covington
Paul Reichle
25Th Ave
Reichle
Widow of Palmiro Togliatti dies at 84 in Turin
Rita Montagna widow of Italian Communist party founder Palmiro Togliatti died in Turin at age 84. She had been named one of the 40 "most dangerous" Italian Communists by a U.S. House committee in the late 1940s.
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Turin
Italy
Rita Montagna
Communist Party
Palmiro Togliatti
Linn County eyes bond election for Squaw Creek Lake
Conservation Board tentatively seeks a November 1980 general election to finance a Squaw Creek Park lake. Executive Director George Hamilton said costs will be updated and public support gauged before the Board of Supervisors is asked to set the election. Previous May vote approved borrowing up to 1 million, but 60 percent needed. Estimated lake cost 1.4 million with 1.055 million for related facilities. Supervisors have 250k committed, board 181k in reserve. more funds may be requested.
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Linn County Conservation Board
Squaw Creek Park
George Hamilton
Board of Supervisors
Hamilton
Conservation Board
Collins contract worth 20 million for Air Force HF upgrade
Rockwell Collins Telecommunications Systems Division lands a 20 million U S Air Force contract to update Strategic Air Command high frequency communications. Initial work includes three fixed HF stations and a US training facility with options for five overseas sites. Cedar Rapids gear valued around two million. Awarded by Air Logistics Center Sacramento California.
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Dallas
Rockwell-Collins Telecommunications Systems Division
U.S. Air Force
Strategic Air Command
United States
Cedar Rapids
The
Air Force Air Logistics Center
Sacramento
Calif
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Gozette Education Wi Te
Drahos
Rosser
Marion City
Allen’s Orchard
10Th St
Fifth Ave
Iowa City
Squaw Creek Lake
Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courthouse
Collins
DIAL
Connie Boyd Howard Fine
Linda Edwards
Advertising District Adviser
First Avenue
Romex
ACE
Cceersssss
Bell
Pormaro
Avro Oe
Edgewood Manor
Clive Drive
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