College Community budget hearing on cutting extracurriculars
About 100 residents urged protecting academic programs as the Board of Education certifies the 1980-81 budget at $6,320,887 with a $13.08 per $1,000 levy and a projected deficit. District leaders review staff, field trips, and paraprofessional cuts while soliciting 36 savings ideas totaling up to $500,000 for next year.
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College Community School
Board of Education
Little Theater of
Michele Riter
The
College Community Education
CCEA
Riter
Jan Janey
Helen Mann
Mann
Lee Riter
Glenn Selzer
William Bach
Prairie View
Chuck Swaney
Prairie High School
Ken Steine
Prairie Elementary
Jim Barger
Fire at IE substation causes three hour outage in Iowa towns
A fire in the control area of the Iowa Electric Light and Power Co substation at Wyoming cut power to about 7,000 customers for roughly three hours. Origin undetermined, the blaze started shortly before 1:30 a.m. and power returned by 4:30 a.m. The outage hit Anamosa Olin Clarence Amber Monticello Cascade Scotch Grove Center Junction Onslow Monmouth and Wyoming. No damage estimate was available.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Wyoming
Anamosa
Olin
Clarence
Amber
Monticello
Cascade
Scotch Grove
Center Junction
Onslow
Monmouth
Cargo Ship Shelled by Gun Boat Arrives in New York
Thirty years ago a cargo ship shelled by a Chinese Nationalist gun boat reached New York. The incident highlighted maritime tensions and raised questions about international force and safety at sea.
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New York
Malfunction Delays Cedar Rapids Telephone Calls
Northwestern Bell faced a switching equipment fault in Cedar Rapids delaying calls Wednesday afternoon. General manager Gerald Schaub said the common control function limited call capacity, affecting prefixes 398, 399, 362, 363, 364 and 365. Most issues resolved in about 20 minutes with no major impact.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone
Cedar Rapids
Gerald Schaub
Northwestern Bell
Schaub
Committee to study Cedar Rapids school holiday observances
Cedar Rapids Community Schools Superintendent Marvin Maire will chair a five to seven member panel to study holiday observances including religious ones. The board urged the study after concerns over Christmas programs and decorations, with over 18 000 signatures backing Parents for Christ.
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Cedar Rapids
Maire
Parents For Christ
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