Local public meetings schedule in Linn County area
This week Linn County boards and city councils hold open sessions across Cedar Rapids Marion and regional facilities. Timetables include the Linn County Board of Supervisors Cedar Rapids City Council Planning Commission and other agencies at multiple venues from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. with sessions at city hall courthouse and libraries.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
City Hall
Joint County Board of Education
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Department of Planning and Redevelopment
Linn County Civil Defense
Civil Defense Center
Marion
Linn
Linn County Health Center
Third Avenue SE
Linn-Mar School Board
Marion City Council
Paul Howke Named UCS Labor Vice-Chair for 1973 Campaign
Thomas A. Parks announces Paul H. Howke as vice-chairman for labor in the 1973 UCS United Way campaign. Howke, business manager of Plumbers and Steamfitters local 125, will coordinate organized labor involvement and secure endorsements from labor leaders and groups. He resides at 1935 First Avenue SE.
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Thomas A. Parks
UCS
United Way
Paul H. Howke
Labor
Parks
Howke
Hawke
Plumbers and Steamfitters
Hawkeye Labor Council
Iowa State Pipe Trades Assn
Iowa State Apprentice Committee
UCL
First Avenue SE
Computer Time a Costly Item in 1972 Expenditures
New York UPI reports business and government spent about 700 million dollars for computer time and services in 1972, up from 485 million the prior year. Projections show 1 billion in 1973 and up to 2 billion by 1976 as remote terminals proliferate. John Luke of INFONET comments on rapid adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
John Luke
Infonet
Commuter Sciences Corp
Outdoor learning expands for Cedar Rapids teachers
Ann Conner reports 38 Cedar Rapids elementary teachers spent the prior week on field trips and expert talks on air pollution and soil conservation. The workshop aims to weave environmental topics into regular biology, math, language and arts lessons for K through grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Teachers Plan Lessons on Environment For Sixth Grade
The Iowa State extension service workshop trained sixth grade teachers to craft environment lessons and field trips. It emphasized guiding student inquiry rather than answering every outdoor question, with Mary McCarty of Pierce leading the effort.
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Mary McCarty
Pierce
Iowa State Extension Service
Hammond
Teachers Explore Outdoors Education In Guthrie Center Program
Teachers in Cedar Rapids and Linn County explore outdoor education through a Guthrie Center booklet. Field trip ideas cover food chains, weather, insect tracking, litter study, and environmental impact. Talks by ISU experts and local agencies accompany hands on projects at Palisades Kepler state park and Indian Creek nature center.
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John McIvor
Richard Freeman
Linn County
Joe Baughman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State University Extension Service
Conservation Education Center
Guthrie Center
H. Keith Erickson
Linn County Health Department
Iowa
ISU
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Indian Creek Nature Center
VISTA Survival Sets It Apart in Action Unit
Washington report outlines VISTA in 1960s style as a bright future within Action while critics fear Nixon changes. Balzano and Williams defend the program against dismantling moves and a 6 percent volunteer cut slated for next year. The piece notes VISTA’s origins in the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act and its mission to aid the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vista Survival
Washington
America
VISTA
Johnson
Nixon
Michael P. Balzano
Peace Corps
Congress
Action
Howard J. Phillips
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
National Vista Alliance
Williams
Action Regional
Divers Seek Revolutionary War Artifacts in Narragansett Bay
URI divers Albert Davis and John McAniff begin a 60000 dollar project to recover items from HMS Carberus and HMS Lark wrecks in Narragansett Bay. The sites, added to the National Register of Historic Places, are underwater and expected to hold ballast mounts, cannons, anchors, cannon balls, ship fittings, plates, coins, and furniture remains.
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Kingston
R. I
UPI
Narragansett Bay
University of Rhode Island
URI
Carberus
Lark
Rhode Island
Albert Davis
John MccAniff
McAnuff
Canadians Back Cuban Tech Aid Efforts Expand Links
In Havana, Canadians work on a Cuba Canada aid and technology exchange program. CIDA funds Latin America with 10 million over three years and a 1.1 million development aid plan backs Cuba's graduate engineering faculty. Roots trace to 1969 with CUSO involvement.
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Havana
Cuba
UPI
Canada
Latin America
Canadian International Development Agency
CIDA
Mitchell Sharp
Canadian University Service Overseas
CUSO
138 Texas Towns Vanished in 40 Years
COLLEGE STATION Texas UP I reports 138 Texas communities disappeared over 40 years as the agricultural and oil based economy failed to transition to modern diversified industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
College Station, Texas
UPI
Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A and M University
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cedar Rapids Urban Renewal Board
UCS Labor Post
Paul Howke
By Ann Conner
Nature
Indian Creek
Shaver Road
Iowa State
Soil Conservation Service
Iowa City
David Hammond
McCarty
Conner
New York Times Service
Balzano
Frank E. Williams
Lystad
Tye
Westinghouse
Yashica Super
Wilson
Zenith
Gibson
Royal Typewriter
Panasonic
Polaroid
RCA
Longines
Third Ave
J.E. Tower
Kodak
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