Legal Battle to Save Lincoln School Faces Closure
Parents and supporters contend Lincoln school's closure harms education and neighborhood identity. Officials cite decreasing enrollment and space inefficiencies at Palo and Buchanan centers, while opponents urge a one year delay to study operations and possible funding to fight the closure. Ralph Wilcox leads the committee planning further action.
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Parents’ Committee To
Lincoln School
Lincoln Area
Ralph Wilcox
Ninth Street
Dow
Wilcox
Jackson
Buchanan Center
Lincoln
Palo
Boundary changes eyed for Cedar Rapids area schools
Parents in the Elmcrest area push for school bus routes to stay intact while the board weighs boundary realignments for 41 schools. Proposals include keeping Kennedy Elementary for special education and rerouting some riders to Washing. Public meetings with proposed changes are scheduled for March 19 to April 12 at area schools.
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Cedar Rapids
Elmcrest Country Club
Niy
Elmcrest
Marion Road
Stu East Side
Kennedy
Charles. Beuseh
Prairie Drive
Grant Wood
Tyler
Country Club
Johnson
Buchanan
Ken
Nedy
Hand
Barbara
Bjornsen
Democratic caucuses shape Linn county off election year
Democratic caucuses across Linn county Monday night drew about 350 attendees in Cedar Rapids area precincts with Anita Terpstra noting broad representation. Resolutions urged tax relief and amnesty while discussions included Nixon impoundments and media shield laws. Johnson named director of service systems for Linn County Health Center to plan facilities for the handicapped, starting April 2.
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Cedar Maples
Toca
Brijmeved
Anita Terpstra
Cedar Rapids
Caumitae
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Terp
Stra
Oll Mumber
Nixon
Terpstra
Forbes
Johnson
Linn County
Governor's Commission
Gooditl Industries
Iowa
University of
Lews
West S
Blaze damages Cedar Rapids galvanizing plant
Fire caused minor damage at the Cedar Rapids Galvanizing Co. on 1100 Fourteenth Avenue SW. Firemen responded at 7 49 pm after a hot conveyor frame touched burlap bags. Damage limited to a storage bin. no injuries reported.
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Cedar Rapids Galvanizing Co
Fourteenth Avenue
F Company
Meat firm, broker indicted in multi jurisdiction probe
Two men faced federal and state charges after hearings in Iowa and New York related to a meatpacking firm. The case involved a Dakota City headquartered company and a New York broker with alleged robbery and driving offenses. Eldon Kodera was reportedly robbed of 150 dollars outside the Brown Derby on December 7. Buford Baker was bound over on a second offense drunk driving charge.
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Washington
Towa Heel Processura Inc
Ulan
Feu
New York
Pees Paign
Jing
Isha
Wille Hodges
Parkland
Court SE
Justice Department
Ian
Eldon Kodera
Cal
Twelfth Avenue SE
Buford Baker
Thirty Fourth Street
Man Charged with Criminal Trespass
William Gibson 42 of 120 Oakland road NE was arrested on a criminal trespass charge following a warrant by Justice Glynn Powers. Gibson was charged on a complaint by Patricia Gibson 1619 Grande avenue SE for an alleged March 2 offense and released on bond.
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Terry Egerly
Dustlees
Glenn Powers
Ken
Boyse
Seetey
Seeley
William Gibson
Oakland Road
Morxlay
Tijlsen
Justice of the Pesce
Glynn Powers
Gibson
Patricia Gibson
Grande Avenue SE
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Taylor
Truman
Cop
Palo School
Jack' Stn School
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Coolidge
Ronald Moore
E- Search
Educational Seree Center
Second Avenue
Ius
Seers
Cedar
Ray
Gray
F. R. Johnson
Health Center
Shes Ot
Consumers Alliance Advisory Council
Eau
Hubert Ray
Ror
Highway Commission
William Gray
Governor's Office
Hay
Steve.Garst
Coon Rapids
Garst
Senate
Beirut
Lebanon
Carpenters
Syria
Blaze
C.R
Kathehev
Peking
Young
Clem Mandel
Northwestern Bell
Iowa Beef Co
Othe Company
Hea
Dakota City, Neb
Shamrock Plants Tartat Planters
Pierson
Ellis
Seles
Peoples
John Sagers
Gary Ernst
Chuck Cobuhar
Vern Gothcke
Peoples’ Trust
Peoples Bank
Mays City
Newhall
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