Cedar Rapids School Board Eyes Future of Electronic Teaching
The Cedar Rapids school board approved a $37,000 bid from Cage Co for conventional language lab equipment at Taft and Harding junior highs. An advisory plan urged staff to study use of telephone switching to control remote audio video, with leasing discussed and future expansion potential.
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Cedar Rapids
Dialphone
Centrex
Dage Bell Corp
Ohio
Taft
Harding
Dage
Diaz
Plan Additions at Three West Side Schools
Cedar Rapids school board authorizes planning for additions at Madison Fillmore and Grant schools and grades space requests for more elementary classrooms. Superintendent notes Madison Overcapacity and uses basement rooms at Fillmore and gym space at Grant. enrollment totals 1341 Woodside Dr NW, 520 Eleventh St NW, 254 Outlook Dr SW. Architects Brown Healey Block Crites McConnell and Kohrlmann Eckman Hukill to design the additions. Cedar Hills building proposal postponed.
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Cedar Rapids
Madison School
Woodside Drive
Fillmore School
Eleventh Street
Grant School
Outlook Drive
Salisbury
Cedar Hills
Brown, Healey and Block
Crites and McConnell
Kohrlmann - Eckman-Hukill
School unveils plan to lease Henderson Metal site
School officials announced plans to lease the Henderson Metal Products Co. building at 1203 Rockford Road SW to house the district vocational technical program. The school board authorized G. W. Eddings, director of vocational technical education.
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Henderson Metal Products Co
Rockford Road
G. W. Eddings
Cedar Rapids School Board Moves to Condemn Adjacent Parcel
The Cedar Rapids school board authorized condemnation of an 85 by 123.5 foot parcel on Cobban Court SE beside McKinley Junior High to expand parking and recreation. If no response from owner J A Lamp by noon Wednesday, the district will pursue purchase offers.
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Cedar Rapids
Cobban Court SE
McKinley
J. A. Lamp
West Branch
Teachers urged to avoid political partiality in Cedar Rapids schools
Dr. Arnold Salisbury superintendent of Cedar Rapids schools reminded staff that classroom work on political topics must be neutral. He issued the memo October 7 and said complaints about a junior high teacher are under investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Arnold Salisbury
Salisbury
Five Colleges Approved for Cedar Rapids Student Teacher Placements
The Cedar Rapids school board approved agreements with five colleges for student teacher placements this school year. The colleges are University of Iowa, Coe, Cornell, Mt. Mercy, and Iowa Wesleyan. Cedar Rapids placed 219 student teachers in 1963-64, with placements required under supervision.
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Cedar Rapids School Board
University of Iowa
Coe
Cornell
Mt. Mercy
Iowa Wesleyan
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
All-Iowa Fair Association Ends Year in Black
The All-Iowa Agricultural Assn finished its fiscal year Sept. 30 in good condition despite three rainy days cutting fair attendance. Receipts totaled 180 761.63 while expenses were 136 413.19. Net cash and receivables reached 43 353.66 with direct fair receipts 88 534.37 and expenses 88 654.33. Five new board members Arther Barlow Gene Leman Charles Kriz W H Wen kstein and Harold Ward were named.
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All-Iowa Agricultural Assn
Ray Verrimont
Association
Montrose Hotel
Hawkeye Downs
Stevan B. Smith
Arthur Barlow
Gene Leman
Charles Kriz
W. H. Wenkstein
Harold Ward
H. S. Amalong
Louis Shepard
Ray Vernimont
Dwight Hughes
C. W. Bohlander
O. J. Elsenbast
William D. Alford
Edwin Evans
Cedar Rapids Sees Rising Student Teaching Applications
Dr. Arnold Salisbury says applications for student teaching positions in Cedar Rapids schools rise each year and Cedar Rapids has accommodated all requests. Dr. Donald Stout notes Iowa State has shown interest in placing student teachers here in vocational and shop courses at a sixth school.
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Arnold Salisbury
Cedar Rapids
Donald J. Stout
Iowa State
Old Gold Singers to Perform in Iowa City Concert
The Old Gold Singers from the University of Iowa will present a concert the evening of Nov. 10 in the school auditorium. The Etude club is sponsoring the concert.
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Columbus Junction
Old Gold Singers
University of Iowa
Etude Club
Doris Feller Injured in Traffic Crash
Doris E. Feller, 43, of 1758 Memorial drive SE, suffered a minor neck injury Monday after her station wagon was rear ended in the 2600 block of Mt. Vernon road SE. The other driver, Donald C. Detert, 32, of 1415 Second street SE, was charged with failing to stop in the assured clear distance ahead.
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Doris E. Feller
Memorial Drive
Mt. Vernon Road
Woman Is Accused Of Disturbing The Peace
LaVera D Wiedemeier, 33, of 210 First avenue NW was arrested Monday on disturbing the peace charges. She allegedly caused a disturbance at rear of 210 First avenue NW around noon and struck Doris Kubasa of the same address. She was released on $30 bond.
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LaVera D. Wiedemeier
First Avenue NW
Doris Kubasa
Make housecleaning profitable. Order a want ad.
Local ad note urges readers to place a want ad to promote housecleaning services. Mentions EM 2-1121 as contact for placements and rates.
Renewal Board To Recommend New Appraiser
The Cedar Rapids Urban Renewal board will urge the city council to hire S. De Wayne Guernsey of Waterloo to perform a second acquisition appraisal of the Cedar Lake Urban Renewal area. His bid is 15000 dollars. the initial Des Moines firm cost 17610 dollars. Work should start early December with completion within 90 days. The city is about seven months from the execution phase of Cedar Lake.
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Cedar Rapids
Guernsey
Iowa Appraisal Co
Des Moines
Don Salyer
Salyer
Cedar Lake
Mt. Mercy Receives National Science Foundation Grant
Sister Mary Annunciata, chair of science and mathematics at Mt. Mercy College, received a $2,000 National Science Foundation grant for biological research. The funds will support mycology research and provide fluorescence microscopy equipment.
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Mary Annunciata
Mt. Mercy College
National Science Foundation For Biological Research
Cerebral Palsy Assn Elects 2 New Officers
Cedar Rapids United Cerebral Palsy Association elected John Hays as president and Dr Earl Bickel as vice president at its annual meeting. Richard Ryan became treasurer while Mrs John Skogsbergh was named secretary. New directors include Mrs Edward Tealey and others. Dr Louis Brown spoke on ten years of progress in handicapped education.
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John Hays
Greenwood Drive
Cedar Rapids United Cerebral Palsy Assn
Earl] Bickel
Richard Ryan
John Skogsbergh
Directoard of Directors
Edward Tealey
Norman Lipsky
John Roalson
Arthur Barnes
Robert Chadima
Henry Cross
Archie Thompson
Election Returns On KCRG Radio 1600 At 6:15 PM
KCRG Radio 1600 will broadcast election returns Tuesday night starting at 6 15 PM The program features live results and analysis from local and state races with ongoing updates through the evening.
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KCRG
Linn Red Cross Drive Reaches 56.4 Percent of Goal
The Linn county Red Cross rural membership drive has surpassed the halfway mark with contributions totaling 1963 dollars, 56.4 percent of a 3000 dollar goal. Five more townships reported over the top as Mt. Vernon Community Chest plans a next week campaign launch, with volunteers urged to finish assignments this week.
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Linn County Red Cross
Mt. Vernon
Red Cross
Rex Conn
Conn
Columbus Junction Family Moves to Japan for Three-Year Station
Master Sergeant Ted Garrett his wife and their children are in Japan where he will be stationed for three years. They departed California on Saturday after visiting Mrs Laura Garrett and Mr and Mrs Gary Reed in Columbus Junction.
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The
Gazette
Columbus Junction
Ted Garrett
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Johnson Or
Goldwater
All-Iowa Fair Association
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Robert H. Caldwell
Stevan Smith
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Linn Red Cross
V.O. Hasek
Route One
College Township
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