Cedar Rapids teachers see discipline as a problem in classrooms
A Cedar Rapids Education Association survey of 700 teachers finds 65 percent view discipline as a problem and 41 percent of junior high staff call it a major issue. Administrators cite varying definitions and note few incidents of assault, while teachers report threats and property damage, urging smaller classes and more alternative programs.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Education Association
CREA
Kenneth Freeman
William Rainbow
Trucker Convoys Form As Diesel Fuel Tightens in Iowa
Independent truckers plan a Washington convoy amid ongoing diesel shortages paralyzing Midwestern fuel supply. Texaco withdrawal compounds shortages, leaving contractors scrambling for new suppliers and weighing possible deregulation actions.
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Iowa
Texaco
White House
Washington
Midwest
Michigan
Rocky Mountains
Brighton
Colo
Joy Fitzergald
Independent Truckers Association
Omaha
Fitzgerald
Department of Energy
Mike Parkhurst
Interstate Commerce Commission
Daniel O’neal
Teamsters Union
ICC
Parkhurst
Sioux City
Eldon Goldsmith
American Independent Truckers
Goldsmith
Elmer Fehrle
Cedar Rapids
Fehrle
Associated General Contractors
Ray Henely
AGC
Des Moines
Linn County replies to Driscoll lawsuit in federal case
Linn County answered the suit filed by Anthony W. Driscoll denying his claim of brutal treatment by deputy sheriff Donald Switzer and Cedar Rapids officer Parnell Schmitt. The county and officials say Driscoll and an accomplice provoked the incident. county seeks damages and a jury trial has been requested with no date set.
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Texaco
Iowa
Charles Rentz
Chicago
Rentz
Jackson
Scott
Des Moines
Muscatine
Lee
Dale Haycraft
Holiday Texaco
Williams Blvd
6Th St
Johnson Ave
Charlie McCollum
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Anthony W. Driscoll
Driscoll
Donald Switzer
Parnell Schmitt
Orlie Workman
Ahern Reports Progress on Run-Down Properties
Four Citizens for Community Improvement groups with Linn County Health Director Al Ahern reviewed 12 health and safety hazards at St Pauls United Methodist Church. Demolition or cleanup has begun on several properties, while six other sites await action as officials deliberate steps.
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Citizens For
Linn County Health Department
al Ahern
Ahern
Coe
Oakhill-Jackson
Southeast
Flats
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
CCI
Eighth Ave
Bever Ave
Fourth Ave
16Th St
Cve. SE
Eighth St
Dan Nickerson
Choreographer Kurt Jooss Dies After Auto Crash
German choreographer Kurt Jooss who created Der Gruene Tisch died from injuries after a car accident near Stuttgart. He was 78 and died May 22 in Heilbronn hospital. The item notes the 1793 Reign of Terror began on that date.
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Duesseldorf
West Germany
Kurt Jooss
Stuttgart
Jooss
Heilbronn
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C.R
Gazette
Workman
Switzer
20Th Century
Center Point Road
Linn District Court
Guardian
3Rd Ave
Bohemian Savings
Bohemian Savings Lender
Third Street
Mount Vernon Rd
Center Point Rd
Supreme Court
UIN Lee
Thirty-second
Oakland Rd
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