Widow presses Nicaragua death probe over husband
Beth McCarty, 28, fights for a formal investigation into the March 3 death of her husband John McCarty, 26, killed by Nicaraguan guards near a road blockade. She brought his body home to Iowa and plans to return to Nicaragua to teach and push for accountability.
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Beth McCarty
Iowa
Nicaragua
John McCarty
Cedar Rapids
John
Beth
Dennis
Caraguan
McCartys
Marjorie McCarty
33Rd St. NE
Decorah
Managua
Marjorie
Peru
Philippines
Cedar Rapids school calendar moves start midweek Aug 23
The Cedar Rapids Community Schools board narrowly approved the 1979 80 calendar starting classes on Thursday August 23 extending to June 3 1980. Four members voted yes and three opposed led by Curran Rosser Mary Ann Kucera and Ronald Moore.
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Cedar Rapids
Curran Rosser
Mary Ann Kucera
Ronald Moore
Marvin Maire
Rosser
Kucera
Robert Weinhardt
District drafts calendar guidelines amid calendar dispute
Weinhardt urged district officials to create guidelines for future school year calendars with a community input method. Moore noted the calendar affects both staff and community, amid petitions from 180 residents unhappy with starting the year Aug. 27. The 1979-80 calendar lists holidays and vacations, while bids for a new transportation facility rose by over 300000, prompting revised project plans and new bid requirements.
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Weinhardt
Moore
Marion Water Board reports one well out of service
One of Marion's five wells failed over the weekend due to a motor wiring short. Well Nos. 3 and 4 are operating, No. 5 is returning to service by Friday after tests, and officials will have a geologist inspect the outage. The board eyed land near downtown for a potential future use, delaying a blow-hammer purchase, and planned landscaping around well No. 5 with the Parks Department.
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Marion
Marion Water Board
Water Board
Ing
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
11Th
12Th Streets
Water Department
31St Street
Parks Department
Cedar Rapids School Board Approves Larger Budget with Lower Tax Rate
The Cedar Rapids Community School District approved a 48.46 million dollar budget for 1979 80 with a lowered property tax rate of 14.62 per thousand due to increased state aid. Bonded debt on new construction is down and the district projects 21.42 million in property tax revenue. current year levies total 22.10 million. The plan follows a public hearing at which no one appeared.
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Cedar Rapids
Driver Charged After Multi Car Crash
A 22 year old Weldon Cady was arrested by Marion police at 1 42 a m after a crash in the 500 block of Eighth Ave Police said Cady struck a parked car pushing it into another parked vehicle Cady and passenger Jeff Sebrecht 19 of Palo were treated and released at St Luke s Hospital and Cady was jailed at Linn County Jail
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Marion
Eighth Ave
Weldon Cady
Cady
Jeff Sebrecht
Palo
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn County
Kiwanis Meeting Speaker on Coe College Fund
Marion Kiwanis club will hear Eugene Frye speak on the Coe College scholarship fund at Thursday’s 6 15 p m meeting at Sub urban. A report to police states $300 in tools were stolen from Paul Sullivan’s truck at 90 Twixt Town Road sometime Monday. Add: 20 percent off Playtex Free Spirit and Instead bras. Pierced Earring Clinic by licensed nurse Saturday noon to 4 at Ray’s Jewelry.
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Kiwanis
Eugene Frye
Coe College
Marion Kiwanis Club
Paul Sullivan
Sue Lane
Marion
Town Road
Ray
Cedar Rapids board approves Trailridge sale to Primus
Cedar Rapids Community School District votes 5 to 2 to sell the 16.5 acre Trailridge site on Trailridge Road SE for 215000 to builder Donald Primus who plans to split it into 20 lots. The Metro High Garden relocation is debated while options for the rural Hiawatha site are explored.
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Cedar Rapids
Metro Garden
Hiawatha
Highway 150
Ronald Moore
Metro
Mary Ann Kucera
Wayne Howes
Trailridge
Otto Wiedersberg
Primus
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Harry Fry
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State Department
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Christie Wallace
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Edgewood Road
B.L. Anderson Inc
Fence Co
Board OK
F.E.T
Blackwall
Hitchler
Old Tire
Goodyear
Visa
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2Nd Ave
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Williams Blvd
East Edge
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