Kirkwood Plans Fall Automotive Apprentice Program
Kirkwood Community College directors authorize a three year automotive technology program with evening classes and a collaboration with Cedar Rapids and Iowa City dealers. The program includes rotating dealer placements, training by the bureau of apprenticeship, and a starting wage of 3.12 dollars per hour with 24 cents raises every three months.
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Kirkwood Community College Board of Directors
Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Morris Allen
Marion
Kirkwood expands with arts and sciences ag program and transfers
The board notes an associate degree paired with an apprenticeship for the first time in the state. An arts and sciences agriculture program transfers two years of credits toward a bachelor’s degree. Regular loads are 12 to 18 credits per quarter, totaling 60 in arts and sciences and 30 in agriculture transfer. Iowa State aided curriculum development. 42 percent of agriculture students were transfers. Also approved low bids for oiling Iowa hall lot and road. Kutchera Construction Co. wins 12710. Joens Brothers Interiors 8916.25 carpets Lincoln Learning Center. Marshall Office Supply 12126 partitions for Lincoln Learning Center.
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Neuzil
Kirkwood
Don Fuller
Iowa State University
Ames
Fuller
Iowa Hall
Kutchera Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Joens Brothers Interiors, Inc
Lincoln Learning Center
Marshall Office Supply
Ozark Airlines rolls out X-ray luggage checks at Cedar Rapids
Ozark Airlines began X-ray screening of passenger luggage at Cedar Rapids airport to speed boarding and reduce traveler inconvenience. United Airlines plans to install a similar system soon. One of the first passengers was Gart Bowling of Rockwell International. Airport security agent Beverley Ford and supplier rep Dave Dennis conducted the check.
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Ozark Airlines
Cedar Rapids
Ozark
United Airlines
Gart Bowling
Rockwell International
Dallas
Beverley Ford
Dave Dennis
Kirkwood adopts faculty evaluation criteria for all staff
Kirkwood Community College's board unanimously approved evaluation criteria for vocational technical and arts and sciences faculty. The plan aligns with bargaining laws and state rules on teacher dismissal and will guide fall evaluations, with September meetings to explain the new process. Immediate supervisors will conduct written reviews with optional classroom visits and peer or student input.
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Kirkwood Community College
College
Alice Davis
Cedar Rapids
Selby Ballantyne
Don Fuller
Credit Pro
Biker predicts strong rally for Cedar Rapids Waterloo bike path
Marion Geiger of Westwood Drive NW mobilizes supporters for a proposed rail line bike trail between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. She collected 93 signatures in hours and plans door to door campaigning, calling for the land transfer despite high asking price and limited biker backing.
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Marion Geiger
Westwood Drive
the Gazette
Linn County Conservation Commission
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Illinois Central Gulf
Conservation Commission
Geiger
Iowa
Railroads
Couple files $600,000 accident suit over crane fall
Dale and Julien Jones of Strawberry Point filed a Linn district court petition seeking $600,000 for injuries from a July 30, 1975 fall from a platform on a bridge along Interstate 380 near Cedar Rapids. Defendants include four Schmidt Construction Co employees. the company is not named in the suit. Jones claims a tipped platform caused a 15 foot drop. Stone allegedly untrained to operate the crane and no guardrails existed. Mrs Jones seeks $100,000 for loss of consortium.
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Strawberry Point
Cedar Rapids
Dale
Julien Jones
Linn District Court
Jane
Schmidt Construction Co
Donald Shaw
Winfield
Howard Shaw
Delaware
Robert Davis
Delhi
Lonnie Stone
Henry County
Schmidt Company
Jones
Stone
Hula Hoop Winners Represent Cedar Rapids at State Meet
Cedar Rapids youths won the Iowa state Hula Hoop contest on May’s Island July 20. Jean O Neill 15 represented Noelridge Park and Jeff Weltzin 10 represented Bowman Woods winning girls and boys divisions and earning spots in the August 12 regional finals in St Paul Minnesota. Lisa Bender 18 and Brad Rodriguez 12 placed third representing Arthur Playground and Bowman Woods. Recreation Commission sponsored event.
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Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Jean O’neill
Park Towne Place
Jeff Weltzin
Kent Drive
Iowa
Como Lakeside Park
St. Paul
Minn
Lisa Bender
Chatham Road NE
Brad Rodriguez
First Avenue SE
Emerald Knights Elect New Executive Board
The Emerald Knights drum and bugle corps of Cedar Rapids elected new officers at a parents meeting. Re elected for two year terms were President Bob Davisson Vice president Willis Daugherty and Treasurer Russ Colton. New officers include Secretary Joyce Johnson Business manager Charles Paul Fund raising director Marylou Dolezal Appropriations Darwin Kane Public relations director John Greer Hospitality Bonnie Wyatt. Dean Strom will return as corps manager for a third year.
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Emerald Knights
Drum and Bugle Corps of
Cedar Rapids
Bob Davisson
Harold Drive SE
Willis Daugherty
Russ Colton
Joyce Johnson
Charles Paul
Marylou Dolezal
Darwin Kane
John Greer
Bonnie Wyatt
Dean Strom
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Bureau of Apprenticeship Training
Wayne Newton
Luzerne
Jim Harner
Reeve Volkswagen
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John Mctvor
Fue
Kentucky
Eeery
Beam’s Choice
Clermont
New York Harbor
People of
France
James B. Beam Distilling Co
Clermont, Beam, Ky
Wisconsin
Ragbrai
Hall Bicycle Co
Second Avenue SE
L.H. Dennison Insurance Co
Central City
Hula Hoop
C.R
Hawkeye Downs Fine Arts Building
Exhibition Hall
Sixth Street
S.W
Ross
Tropical Fish Sale
Kause
Floss
Scotts Turf
Hawkeye Seed
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