Iowa House votes to end publish or perish for professors
The Iowa House approved a 66 28 bill directing the state board of regents to base promotion and tenure on teaching ability rather than publication output. It would bar listing publications at promotion time and allow appeals to the regents and then the Merit Employment Council.
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Iowa Legislature Moves on Broad Bill Set
House passes HF790 funding operation of Iowa Soldier’s Home in next biennium. HF791 extends small appropriations for Toolsboro Mounds Gardner cabin project and Lake Okoboji area. HF337 establishes faculty promotion policy prioritizing teaching ability. Numerous other bills advance or are defeated in Senate and House, including tax, bond, and legalization measures.
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Philip Hill
Des Moines
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Drowning Claims Two Lowans Ages Sixteen
Two 16 year olds from Iowa died in separate drowning incidents Monday. Thomas Jensen of Camanche fell from a boat into the Mississippi River near Camanche Marina and was recovered after 7 p.m. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Dexter Jensen. Sandy Stewart of Mediapolis drowned in a small lake near a pumping station north of Burlington after stepping into a hole about 100 feet from shore. Her body was found about 20 minutes after she was reported missing. She was the daughter of Carroll Stewart.
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Cedar County Sewage Lagoon Contract Is Let
TIPTON Cedar County supervisors set Monday bid opening for a sewage lagoon at the county home. Lowest bid came from Krapfel Prior of Dyersville at 12348.70, with Jim Schroeder Construction Co. and Kohl and Kohl Inc. failed bidders at 16798.25 and 16922.72. The lagoon will replace the existing septic system in need of repair. The board reformed the zoning commission and board of adjustment. members may be from outside the commission, and the adjustment board acts as an appeals body.
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Elderly Mason City man killed in car train crash
An elderly Mason City man, Herman Beenken, 77, died Monday in a collision between a car and train southeast of Mason City. The incident was reported by UPI.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Carrier Info
Rates listed show 85 cents per week and $2.25 monthly with yearly options. Subscription details indicate variations by carrier service and address areas. The note mentions press issues and exclusive regional arrangements affecting availability.
Tipton School Board Tightens Athletic Club Policy
The Tipton school board approved a policy curbing athletic clubs on campus effectively banning non school sponsored programs for elementary students. A gymnastics club for fifth and sixth graders will be discontinued and coaches may not establish similar programs. The board also transferred 5500 to the park fund and made three teaching appointments with resignations.
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Wellman Cyclist Killed in Crash
Leroy Ayers 20 of Wellman died instantly from a skull fracture when his motorcycle hit a southbound tractor on county road V 33 five and a half miles south of Delta in Keokuk County. The tractor driver Gilbert Rex Schultz 54 Hedrick was turning into a farm drive. Schultz was uninjured.
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Delta
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Deep River Man Dies of Injuries
Raymond Johnson Jr. 21 of Deep River died at University Hospitals after an early Saturday auto crash west of Deep River. His car hit a head on collision with Martin Dunnick 16 of Montezuma reports list Dunnick in critical condition. Johnson was married to Shirley Yaeger of Sigourney. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at St Marys Catholic church Sigourney. Reynolds Funeral Chapel handling arrangements.
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University Hospitals
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Raymond “Rink” Johnson
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Gibson Youth 17 Hurt in Early Morning Crash
Oskaloosa Iowa authorities report Howard Charles McClure 17 of Gibson was hospitalized with back injuries after a Sunday morning auto accident on highway 22 west of Thornburg. His car left the road, fell into an embankment, struck a driveway and a gravel pile.
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Space Chief Webb announces no more Project Mercury flights
Ten years ago Space Chief Webb stated that there would be no further orbital flights under Project Mercury, signaling a shift in NASA's early space program.
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