Testing Craze Across Society Sparks Debate
The piece argues tests are spreading from sports drug testing to civil service and school assessments. It notes supporters’ aims but questions end results and whether exams truly measure ability, while warning about overreach and the impact on role models and civil rights.
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Pete Rozelle
NFL
Jane
University of Georgia
Tom Seaver
Dr. J
Eddie Murray
Chris Evert Lloyd
John McEnroe
Trainman honored for saving girl from oncoming train
Pittsburgh AP reports Conrail worker John Kohl received the U S Department of Transportation heroism award for leaning from a moving locomotive to shove 2 year old Jeanne Defibaugh off the tracks in Cresson Pennsylvania last July. The child escaped with minor injuries after the 62 car freight halted over 200 feet past her position.
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Pittsburgh
John Kohl
John Riley
Federal Railway Administration
Kohl
Conrail
Northumberland
Jeanne
Salary raises for Iowa teachers average five percent
An Iowa State Education Association survey shows contract settlements so far averaging about 5 percent, roughly 1000 dollars more per teacher this year. The report appears in Iowa Today on page 5A.
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Iowa
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa Today
Williams Savings Bank Fails in Iowa Third of Year
Williams Savings Bank in Williams Iowa closed by state banking superintendent William Bernau and sold to Iowa Falls State Bank after mismanagement and bad farm loans. third Iowa bank and ninth agricultural bank in the nation to fail this year.
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DES Moines
Williams Savings Bank
Iowa
William Bernau
Bernau
Williams
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Iowa Falls
Williams Bank
People’s National Bank of
Albia
First National Bank of
Tipton
Citizens Savings Bank of
Anamosa
State Banking Commission
Bank failure leads to branch sale and FDIC takeover
The Williams Bank closed after FDIC seized its deposits and bad loans. Iowa Falls State Bank agreed to pay 51 000 for 8.4 million in assets and good loans, transferring 2 100 deposits and reopening as a Williams branch. The FDIC will provide 2.3 million to assist the deal and sell non transferred assets.
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FDIC
Bill Olcheski
Olcheski
Fdic Board of Directors
Iowa Falls Bank
Williams Bank
Iowa Falls State Bank
Margy J. Wood
Gazette Company address and subscription details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette provides mailing and carrier subscription rates and addresses. It lists daily and Sunday editions, pricing for weekly and yearly plans, and notes AP news republication rights and postmaster address.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
AP News
P.O. Box
False theft reports prompt Cedar Rapids arrest
Cedar Rapids police say Wanda Hodges 18 rented a 460 television from Thompson's TV Rentals then falsely reported a burglary to avoid rental payments. She admitted placing the TV in a basement and removing identifying numbers before taking it to her parents' home and faces third degree theft and false report charges. Hodges was released after promising to appear in court.
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Rick Smith
Lazette Staticis
Edar Rapids
Cedar Rapids
James Barnes
Wanda Jo Hodges
Seventh Ave
Hodges
Thompson
First Ave
17Th St. NE
Barnes
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