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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1976

Page

4

Cedar Rapids district loses bid for extra per pupil funds

The Cedar Rapids Community School District’s request for 430000 in additional per pupil funds was rejected in full by the state school budget review committee. Superintendent Marvin Maire said the decision came as a surprise and the district must reassess programs such as dropout services, high potential projects, career centers, bilingual work, and writing improvements in light of the ruling. The bid split 96825 from the committee and 333175 in extra allowable growth, with officials awaiting a rationale letter.

Cedar Rapids Community Marvin Maire Metro High School Ceive Robert Benton Cedar Rapids Benton Maire School

Weather and Local Notices Mix In Iowa City Area

Extended forecast calls for possible thunder showers Saturday night and Sunday eastward with highs in the 70s and lows mid 40s to low 50s. Flood stage readings list several towns with minor rises or falls. A long list of Cedar Rapids area births and names appears alongside a magistrate court note and local traffic incidents.

Obituary notices list many Cedar Rapids area deaths

Obituaries report services held for Jessie M. Kelley of Palm Springs former Cedar Rapids resident. Survived by husband Thomas R. Kelley and numerous children and grandchildren. Additional notices include Harry P. Milburn and Mrs. Edna Coburn among others with details of services, burial plans, church affiliations, and memorial fund suggestions.

Jessie M. Kelley Palm Springs Calif Cedar Rapids Thomas R. Kelley Costa Mesa Kelley Iowa Manufacturing Co Kenneth Dwayne Douglas Iowa City Tommy Roy Washington State Mayo George Karen Stone Debby Schamberger LaNoye Ohl Quincy Wash LaDonna Oh Joan Rawlings Peggy Sobieszyk Kearney Neb Becky Cornelius Richmond Peggy Kay Taylor Washington, D.C Harry Edward Glime Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Engineering Co Shellsburg Elsie Ethel Wiley Westminster Presbyterian Church Mizpah Lodge Robert L. Nunn E. F. Grubhoffer Turner Chapel East Ollie Skurdahl Cedar Memorial Turner Chapel Bents Jake R Janeba- Kuba West Glen High Linwood Milburn Harry P Trinity Lutheran Church Richard L. Thompson Turner Chapel West Edna L. Coburn B Avenue NE Zane F. Coburn Boone Maynard Linwood Cemetery St. Luke's Hospital Beatty Bearle-Murdoch Chapel Eda Thomas Escher B Avenue NW Lyman Brothers Millinery Dolly Hat Shop Ilen Millinery Robert H. Thomas Clara Casberg Edinburg Texas Henrietta Jessie Patterson Carr C Street Waverly Chicago St. Paul's United Methodist Church John W. Carr Cheyenne Wyo la Porte City Cemetery Heart Fund

Kirkwood Faculty Assn Ratifies New Wage Pact

Kirkwood Community College faculty members ratified a contract granting average salary increases of 7.2 percent, with an estimated cost rise of 172000 over the current year and total salary costs around 2560000. The agreement includes longevity steps and new fringe benefits, runs Aug 30 1976 to Aug 29 1977, and adds two personal leave days per year.

Kirkwood Community College Kirkwood Faculty Assn KFA Ken Kupka Secreta Iowa Kupka Board of Directors

Cedar Rapids Seeks Permit to Exceed Tax Growth Limit

The Cedar Rapids city council moved to ask a state appeals board to exceed the nine percent property tax growth cap for fiscal 1977 starting July 1. City Auditor Robert McMahan said the excess is $10,057 after cuts, and a public hearing will be held locally to decide the request. Linn county peers largely stayed within limits except Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids Robert McMahan Linn County Hiawatha Springville Central City McMahon

Jacoby Trial Details Defense On Motive And Back Injury

Defense argues Jacoby sought trouble January 3 after a girlfriend claimed his wife no longer loved him and stayed to pay her college. They question suicide theory citing his back pain, activity, and a psychiatrist’s view of Mrs Jacoby’s reaction to his face. The case also notes a Helter Skelter book at the scene and misidentification in a prior report.

Jacoby

Judge Seizes Camera Over Jury Filming at Kandee Jacoby Trial

Linn District Judge Robert Osmundson took a television camera used to photograph jurors during the Kandee Jacoby murder trial. He ordered the camera returned to KWWL, noting no action against the photographer or station for violating the juror photo rule. The judge cited a court rule prohibiting juror pictures during trials and referenced earlier rulings on juror lists and publicity.

Linn Robert Osmundson Kandee Jacoby Kwwl Television Supreme Court Osmundson Iowa Supreme Court Des Moines Register

Federal probes into jail incident prompt civil rights inquiry

Grant reports four out of state Indians were near the jail as FBI civil rights probe and U.S. marshal handling continue. Two federal prisoners remain held separately as pre trial conferences proceed and potential criminal civil suits loom.

Grant

Senate firms on crime code sent to conferees

In Des Moines the Iowa Senate, by voice vote, stood by its amendments to the criminal code revision and sent the bill to a conference committee. Lt. Gov. Neu named Senate conferees as Glenn Kelly Ramsey Rodgers Willits. House speakers to name house conferees. The House had refused to accept Senate changes and sent the bill back, setting up a conference to reconcile differences in the first major reform since 1896. The session also approved a 933000 appropriation for the beer and liquor control department, including funds for five new stores and relocations, while defeating a 2400000 liquor warehouse project.

Des Moines Iowa Senate Arthur Neu Senate Gene Glenn Ottumwa E. Kevin Kelly Sioux City Richard Ramsey Osceola Norman Rodgers Dadel Earl Willits Dale Cochran Eagle Grove House Conference Committee Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department

DEQ Doubles Cedar Rapids Wastewater Discharge Limit

The Iowa DEQ grants a temporary operating permit for Cedar Rapids wastewater plant doubling allowable BOD discharge into the Cedar River. The permit, valid through July 31, 1979, accompanies the city’s expected completion of a new plant downstream. Previous limits were 8500 pounds daily, but actual flows ranged from 10 000 to 50 000 pounds due to equipment failures.

Iowa Department of Environmental Quality DEQ Cedar Rapids Cedar River George Milligan

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