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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1973
Page
16
Des Moines The chair man of the house appropriations committee Hep Charles Grass ley charged Friday that a large number of state employes are abusing their sick leave privileges. Grassley cited a state audit showing fast wear state employes averaged 132 days away from jobs because of sickness. He said this is abnormally high compared to private industry.
Kirkwood Community College board approves a $1 per quarter tuition increase raising full time base tuition from 125 to 135 dollars per quarter starting next September. President Jensen cites legislative budget limits. The board also borrows 2.8 million from Merchants National to finance the Iowa Hall building and approves other campus policy and project bids.
Dorothy and Lloyd Dugger sue the U S naval training center in Cedar Rapids in federal court seeking 25000 in damages for injuries claimed March 1 1971 when ice and waxed floors near the entrance caused Mrs Dugger to slip and fracture her left patella. The suit also seeks 5000 for loss of companionship for the husband and alleges center negligence in maintenance and warming of the area.
Pack 8 awards went to Rex McCright Matt Carpenter John Mee Daniels Doug Harlgrave Tom Banes Marty Gibbs Vance McKinnon Terry Jackson Jason Johnson Self Palmer Mike ichardt Shawn Finlley Hretta Ibsen Jeff Johnson Richard Schuitz Teddy Simmons Tim Koch Doug Steinke Dan Wallerstedt Bruce Anderson Michael Tennis Daryl Weiserder Kevin Athoff Terry Hams Terry Van DeWalle. Pack 101 awards were given Thursday to David Jensen Michael Parrish David Middlekaulf Michael Sills Robert Walters Stanley Clang and Robert Cunningham. Also Brazil postal department ends free postage for federal agencies after last year mailing about a million letters and packages.
A year old Cedar Rapids boy was charged with larceny in connection with three thefts. The items recovered include a $400 amplifier from Sears on First Avenue NE, two tires from a location on Third Street SE, and a $239 vacuum sweeper from a car on First Street SW. He was processed by the youth bureau and referred to a probation officer.
Washington AP Senate Judiciary members show no desire to force John Dean to testify on L Patrick Gray's nomination. Senator Sam Ervin suggests pressuring Nixon by withholding action on Gray until Dean appears. Nixon vows executive privilege and challenges via court test, while Baker of the Watergate committee wants Dean's testimony for a full investigation.
Winter has been active in recent years developing building code changes to benefit handicapped persons, seeking improvements in accessibility and safety standards. The effort focuses on ensuring inclusive design and compliance across public and private structures.
Senator Grassley urges reducing monthly sick leave use from two and a half days to one and a half days and proposes awarding one day’s pay for five days of unused sick leave upon state employee retirement. He cites a 1972 audit showing $2 million in sick leave value for 13,074 workers and projects 9 to 10 million total for 43,400 state employees.
Kirkwood Community College community education sponsors a weekend course on installing mobile home air conditioning. The class runs Saturday and Sunday at Salvation Army Room 152 Lin Hall. Tuition is 15 dollars payable at the first session. proceeds aid Salvation Army programs.
Cedar Rapids city council plans to revert building code to older toilet compartment standards. The change affects non residential rest rooms by allowing inward swinging doors while preserving minimum interior width of 30 inches and at least 24 inches of clearance from the front of the stool to the door or wall.
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