Women’s Shelter reopening discussed by Linn County Health Center
Linn County Health Center board plans talks with two YWCA officials to reopen the Women’s Emergency Shelter after a disagreement over liability insurance and lease terms led the YWCA to close it. The board also moves to expand manpower programs by adding work site training and amending its Title 20 contract with the state pending approval.
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Linn County Health Center Board
YWCA
Health Center Board
Arlene Dayhoff
Dayhoff
Health Center
Madge Phillips
Eunice Elias
Beth Reed
Carol Rickey
Jean Wilder
County Board Approves $57,000 Job Program Request
The board approved a separate request to the governor for 57,000 of Title I funds to finance a work site program in the Health Center's Squaw Creek Workshop. The program targets physically and mentally handicapped workers with firms Souvenir Inc. and Mid-Continental Bottlers handling six month terms and possible extension.
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Squaw Creek
Souvenir Inc
F Ave
Mid-Continent Bottlers Inc
27Th Ave
Health Center
Handicapped Systems
Linn Board of Supervisors
Alcoholism groups approve merger plan despite concerns
The Citizens Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse board voted to proceed with a merger with Reality 10. They urged faster action, questioned Reality 10’s stance, and directed committees to draft bylaws. United Way funds hinge on merger approval.
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Citizens Committee On Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Reality 10
Wayne Mead
Dick Kowalski
Mead
United Way
Kowalski
Bob Gross
Iowa Department of Substance Abuse
Department of Social Services
Dugan elected president of East Central Regional Library board
Rev. David Dugan of Marengo was elected president of the board of trustees for the East Central Regional Library. He will take over from Manspeaker at the July 11 meeting. Kathleen Chapman of Cedar Rapids was chosen vice president and Rev. William Harnish of Cedar Rapids was reelected secretary.
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David Dugan
Marengo
Ten County
East Central Regional Library
Dugan
John Manspeaker
Preston
Kathleen Chapman
Cedar Rapids
William Harnish
Sarah Klinefelter
Mechanicsville
Iowa
Johnson and Cedar
Manspeaker
Jackson
Clinton
Chapman
Harish
Thomas Powell
Anamosa
Linn- Jones
Earl Kimm
Blairstown
Tama
Benton
Poweshiek
Two arrested for drunk driving in Linn County
Two people were arrested on drunk driving charges in the early hours. Steven Stratton, 34, of 275 Ninth St Marion, was arrested by Linn County deputies near Highway 13 and Bertram Road SE at about 1 a.m. He faced speeding and later assault and battery and interference with official acts. Gloria Ann Hahne, 38, of 331 Peace Ave NW, was taken into custody at 1:14 a.m. near Blairs Ferry Road and Council Street NE. ON THIS DATE in 1945, Japanese defenders of Okinawa Island surrendered to American troops.
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Steven Stratton
Ninth St
Marion
Linn County Sheriffs Deputies
Bertram Road
Stratton
Gloria Ann Hahne
Peace Ave
Blairs Ferry Road
Council Street
Okinawa Island
Three Women Receive Back Pay in Cedar Rapids Rights Cases
Three women won back-pay settlements totaling about 4000 dollars at Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission. The cases covered sex discrimination in pay, promotion denial, and maternity leave policies, with two cases showing probable cause for sex-based actions. Names of parties remain confidential by law.
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Cedar Rapids
Human Rights Commission
Commission
Ran
Prairie High School field and tennis courts design contract awarded
The College Community board awarded a design and surveying contract to Shive-Hattery and Associates for Prairie High School fields and two westside tennis courts. Estimated costs range from 5 300 to 5 500 for design and surveying with tennis courts around 20 000 and field seeding 5 000. Construction begins with grading in August and seeding in September.
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College Community Board
Shive-Hattery and Associates
Shive-Hattery
Planned Environments
Iowa City
Tom Popa
Popa
Glenn Selzer
Cryovac workers to vote on third offer at union meeting
Striking members of Teamsters Local 238 at Cryovac will decide on a third company proposal at a Friday 9 a.m. meeting in union offices at 5000 J St. SW. About 280 production workers walked out April 15 after the end of a three year contract and rejection of a prior offer. About 90 salaried workers remain. On June 12 Cryovac again saw the offer rejected. Cryovac is a division of W R Grace and Co.
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Teamsters Local
Cryovac
Teamsters
J St. SW
Division
W.R Grace and Co
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Alcoholism Unit
Ok’s
Citizens Committee
Bob Meyer
Community Center
Cedar River
College
Selzer
Supreme Court
Red Cross
Nina Caressa
Joyce Panita
Socialite
Amano
Killian
Nancy Frocks
Lindale Plaza
Henson-Kickernick
Weyman Spence
Lingerie Department
Downtown
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