Nine Rock Island cars derail near Iowa City
Special to The Gazette Iowa City nine cars of Rock Island freight train No 60 derailed about 2 45 a m on the main line ten blocks west of the station Three cars left the tracks blocking the main line and Greenwood drive crossing No injuries but two passenger trains rerouted and the line expected to clear by noon The derailment began at the Greenwood crossing eastward and involved 42 cars back from the engine One car carried zinc and six cars were upright About 400 feet of track displaced Eastbound Denver Rocket and westbound Corn Belt Rocket rerouted via Washington Columbus Junction and West Liberty. cause unknown.
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North Fayette Junior High to Require Home Econ for Boys
The North Fayette county school system plans curriculum changes this year. Junior high boys must take home economics and girls will study shop skills, per Superintendent E. C. Gast. The plan was discussed at district meetings.
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West Union
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E. C. Gast
Junior High Program Revisions Include New Home Economics and Shop Courses
The present junior high system will shift to nine weeks of home economics and nine weeks of shop for boys in seventh or eighth grade starting this fall. Girls will switch to one nine-week period in each home economics and shop. Speech drama additions and expanded language arts goals will let students produce a one act play. Science and mathematics classes will also change with a full hour daily for a half year.
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Gast
Course Time Expansion for Practical Experiments
A proposal suggests extending course time beyond a half hour daily for the full school year to enable practical experiments that have been limited by available time. The plan aims to allocate sustained periods for hands on work and richer laboratory activities.
Mobutu Begins Three Day Montreal Tour
Congolese army commander Joseph Mobutu started a three day visit in Montreal on Thursday as part of his North American tour. He planned meetings with government officials and military counterparts to discuss regional security and cooperation.
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