Cedar Rapids Board Reopens Talks On Teacher Pay Plan
The Cedar Rapids school board recessed discussions on the 1967 68 salary schedule after a teachers meeting with more than 250 participants. Both board and teachers proposed starting salaries of 5700 with different upper limits, cost estimates differed, and criticism cited unequal raises for veterans versus beginners.
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Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
Ernest Fence
al Whitworth
The
Cedar Rapids Education Assn
Johann Eschbach
Washington High School
Iowa
Eschbach
Reagan says 1968 plan to avoid California GOP split
Governor Ronald Reagan said his 1968 bid would be a favorite son effort to keep California Republicans united. He warned against expanding to a broader western candidacy and discussed how GOP governors and congressmen can cooperate on tax sharing and education tax credits.
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Washington
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Republican Party
Reagan
West
House
G.O.P
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Sen
Kuchel
Calif
Way Cleared For JFK Library Land Sale in Cambridge
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority directors authorized selling a 10 acre Cambridge tract for the John F. Kennedy library once 6 million dollars is appropriated to pay the Authority. The land will be gifted to the federal government in memory of the late president.
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Boston
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Cambridge
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Avengers chase spy ring using birds on KCRG TV
The Avengers plot centers on stopping a spy ring that uses birds for covert work. The segment airs at 9 p.m. Friday on COLOR channel 9 KCRG-TV.
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Avengers
Kcrg-Tv
Iowa House approves obscene telephone call penalty bill
The Iowa House passed a bill setting a 500 dollar fine and one year in county jail for making obscene or harassing telephone calls with intent to threaten or offend. An amendment to require tracing equipment failed 26 to 81.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Senate
Ihouse
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Lipsky J
Ousted Defense Chief Named to Iowa Tax Unit
Gov. Harold Hughes appoints Ray C. Stiles, former Iowa civil defense director, to the state tax commission for a six year term starting July 1. West Des Moines Mayor Henry C. Gering is named to the state board of social welfare. Both appointments require senate confirmation.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Ray C. Stiles
Iowa Civil Defense
State Tax Commission
Hughes
West Des Moines
Henry C. Gering
State Board of Social Welfare
Senate
Tax Commission
Stiles
American Legion
State Auditor
Adjutant General's Office
Adj
Junior Miller
Regents Cool to Another College
The Iowa board of regents discouraged any plan to build a new state supported college soon, saying current funding favors expanding three existing schools the University of Iowa Iowa State and State College of Iowa. President Stanley Reeder of Boone added that new schools could be considered in the future if more money becomes available. The regents agreed to meet the Senate Education committee on March 27 to review long-range plans after the committee proposed financing by the regents.
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DES Moines
Iowa Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Iowa State
State College of Iowa
Stanley Redeker
Boone
Senate Education Committee
Far North Lies Highlight Soviet Geography Claim
A National Geographic assertion spots the Soviet Union as farther north than Minnesota, challenging common geography ideas. The remark underscores surprising Arctic reach and raises questions about mapping and climate boundaries.
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Soviet Union
Minnesota
National Geographic
Subcommittee to Visit South Vietnam on Troop Conditions
A special house armed services subcommittee will travel to South Vietnam late this month to inspect living conditions of US troops and review the military construction program there.
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Washington
UPI
House
Armed Services
South Vietnam
Chrome Hood Ornaments Targeted By Government Ban
Washington AP Those chrome hood decorations are being phased out by government order. Pedestrian injuries cited at about 1,000 daily by Dr. William Haddon head of the national traffic safety administration. Auto industry urged to remove protrusions and the GSA will not buy 1969 cars with them. Haddon wrote to Ralph Nader expressing hope for voluntary compliance.
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Washington
National Traffic Safety Administrator
William Haddon
Nate
General Services Administrator
Haddon
Ralph Nader
Safety Department Blames Drink and Speed for Fatalities
Iowa highway commission data show six East Post road SE fatalities in two years blamed on drinking drivers and excessive speed. Officials say speed limit 40 mph is reasonable and signage adequate, with added warning signs and sign relocations proposed.
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Traffic and Safety Department of the
Iowa Highway Commission
Linn County
East Post Road
The
Highway Commission
William Harrington
C. 8
Carmean
Commission
Cottage Grove Avenue
Indian Creek Bridge
Harrington
Two Injured in Three-Car Crash on First Avenue NW
Robert D. Sweet, 17, of 453 Owen Street NW and Janice K. Hook, 23, of Atkins were treated at St Luke’s hospital after a three car collision in the 700 block of First Avenue NW. Sweet hit Hook from behind, Hook rear-ended Ronald D. Stabler, 18, of Town Falls. Sweet faced a charge of failure to maintain control of his vehicle.
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First Avenue NW
Robert D. Sweet
Owen Street NW
Janice K. Hook
Atkins
St. Luke’s Hospital
Sweet
Hook
Ronald D. Stabler
Town Falls
Miss Hook
Robert Sweet
10 Killed by Rail Bandits in Colombia Train Attack
Government officials report that about 80 bandits derailed a pay roll train near Bogota by blowing tracks, killing seven policemen and three civilians aboard while missing the money. The train engineer survived.
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Bogota
Colombia
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