Teacher resignations alarm Cedar Rapids district
Dr. Craig Currie voiced alarm at a Cedar Rapids Community School District report showing 210 teachers resigned in 1967 68, up from 152 the prior year. The board noted mobility and reasons including family duties and transfers, with 165 women and 45 men leaving.
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Bill Duffy
Cedar Rapids
Craig Currie
Board of Education
Currie
Barnes O’donnell
O’donnell
Peter Solar
Solar
Cedar Rapids Johnson School to Add 19 Rooms
The Cedar Rapids school board gave preliminary approval for plans and specifications for a 19 room addition at Johnson school on Washington avenue and Seventeenth street SE. The $850000 two story project includes classrooms a library gymnasium and office space and replaces thirteen older rooms. Public hearing December 2 bids due December 10 with construction to finish in 1970.
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Cedar Rapids
Johnson School
Washington Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Lash
Eighteenth Street
Soyuz 3 Not Intended for Moon Mission Says Keldysh
Moscow report says Soyuz 3 is planned for earth orbit only and not a moon mission. Cosmonaut Beregovoy described docking with Soyuz 2 during orbit, while Feoktistov noted automatic rendezvous controls. Russia has yet to master manned docking as the U S has.
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Moscow
Keldysh
Soviet Union
Soviet Academy
Mstislav Keldysh
Beregovoy
Soyuz
Konstantin Feoktistov
U. S
Board to Hold Executive Session on Sites and Personnel
The board voted to hold an executive session on November 18 at 4 p.m. on sites and personnel matters. A two thirds vote is needed to schedule a closed session as the district considers site proposals for the fourth elementary school in the northeast district area ahead of construction.
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Cedar Rapids
Election 68 Coverage by KCRG-TV 9 Faces Local Pundits
Eastern Iowa political pundits Frank Nye Dr Russell Ross Bob Johnson and Dave Carter discuss the Election 68 coverage for KCRG TV 9 in color. The program airs at 6 p.m. Tuesday and continues until results are in.
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Iowa
Frank Nye
Russell] Ross
Bob Johnson
Dave Carter
Kcrg-Tv
Pena Bound Over to Grand Jury on Rape Assault Charge
Michael R. Pena 23 of 1841 Hamilton St SW linked to rape and assault cases after October arrest. A Coe College student reported August assault on campus and a St Luke’s nursing student identified him in October attack with a knife at her throat. Pena free on $2,500 bond.
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Michael R. Pena
Hamilton Street
Linn County Grand Jury
Pena
Coe College
Coe
St. Luke’s School of Nursing
A B Schulte Receives 30 Days for Shoplifting
Alvin B Schulte age 18 of route one Norway was sentenced to 30 days in Linn county jail on a shoplifting charge after allegedly trying to leave the Spartan store with a coat valued at 45.99. Judge Loren Hullinger Jr noted the charge limited the maximum sentence. Appeal bond set at 110 dollars.
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Alvin B. Schulte
Route One
Norway
Linn County
Schulte
Spartan
First Avenue SE
Loren Hullinger, Jr
Youths Arrested in Cedar Rapids Radio Equipment Heist
Cedar Rapids police said two boys aged 14 and 16 were arrested for breakins at Communications Engineering Co. on October 26 and 29. They recovered 3540.50 worth of gear including a 1400 base station pager receiver and power supply and a 1500 adapter. One youth showed electrical interest in starting a radio station. The pair is in youth bureau custody awaiting probation review.
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Cedar Rapids
Breakins
Communications Engineering Co
Twenty-seventh Avenue
Blind Dad Is Named Outstanding Student
Stanley Williams, a 50 year old blind father of seven, was named outstanding student at a Staffordshire business college. He topped 4,500 students at Wednesbury college of commerce and earned a bachelor of law degree with honors after studying from books tape recorded by his wife Connie who read questions and noted his answers in the exam room.
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Birmingham
England
Stanley Williams
Staffordshire
Williams
Wednesbury College of Commerce
Connie
Fayette approves bonds for plant upgrade and fire truck
Fayette town council approved 88000 in revenue bonds for sewage treatment plant improvements and 21000 in general obligation bonds to finance a new fire truck.
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Fayette
Master Teacher Needs Help from Home From Cedar Rapids
Robert Arnold, president of the Cedar Rapids Education Assn, told the Optimist club that reinforcement from home is crucial for student success. He described respect as the key to motivation, linking it with desire and cooperation to form a “magic word wheel” for scholastic achievement.
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Robert Arnold
Cedar Rapids Education Assn
Optimist Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Arnold
Optimists
National Education Assn
Assault Charge Filed Against C. D. Hines
Carlton D. Hines age 52 of 1500 Oakland Road NE was arrested Monday night on assault and battery. He posted 55 bond and was released. Detectives say Keith Johnson 38 of 1508 Avenue NE was entering his home when Hines stepped from Johnsons house, insulted him and began the fight. Johnson wrestled Hines to the ground until police arrived.
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Carlton D. Hines
Oakland Road
Keith Johnson
Avenue NE
Johnson
Hines
Want Ad Blend Promises Easy To Use And Tough To Beat
A compact classified note touts an easy to use and hard to beat combination with a contact number 369 1234 for further details. The brief emphasizes quality and value in a general sales context.
Teacher Day Wednesday At Coe College
Coe College joins 30 Iowa colleges in Prospective Teacher Day to guide high school students toward teaching careers. The program opens with 9 a.m. registration, welcomes by President Joseph McCabe, and admissions talk by Hadley Nesbitt.
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Coe College
Iowa
Iowa Commission On Teacher Education and Professional Standards
Coe
Joseph McCabe
Hadley Nesbitt
Judith Dows
Nesbitt
Viet Cong envoy says NLF ready for four party talks
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh states the NLF will participate in an enlarged conference even if Saigon is absent. She calls the NLF an independent equal participant in a four party talks setup and notes the U.S. delegation could represent both the U.S. government and Saigon.
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Nguyen Thi Binh
Viet Cong
NLF
Saigon
South Vietnam
Vietnam
U. S
U.S
Burke, Former Senator, Dies in Maryland Home
Edward Burke 87 former U S Senator from Nebraska died Monday in Kensington Maryland nursing home where he had been a patient three years. Burke a Democrat served one term before being elected to the senate in 1934 and failed to win renomination.
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Washington
Edward Burke
U.S
Nebraska
Kensington
Burke
Senate
Court grants temporary injunction against Robins mobile home park
Linn district judge orders a $2,500 bond on a temporary injunction barring Park Town Ltd. from developing a Robins trailer court. Four residents sue town council over rezoning, vacancies, and ordinances alleging unconstitutional actions and due process violations, claiming the plan would increase taxes, strain services, and lower property values. A permanent hearing will be set to address the injunction and related issues.
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Linn
Robins
Park Town ‘Ltd
Theodore Hanna
Thomas Pfeiffer
William Hoyland
Kenneth Reasor
Sally Gilbertson
Warren J. Rees
War Zone Update Signals Possible De-Escalation Hints
Reported captured enemy documents suggest the communist command may be preparing to de-escalate in South Vietnam, though officials caution the evidence is not conclusive. Meanwhile U S air operations continue against Laos trails, and clashes occur around Da Nang and My Tho with civilian and military casualties.
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South Vietnam
Johnson
U.S
Saigon
Thieu
Paris
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
My Tho
Mekong Delta
da Nang
Novel Penalty for Indonesian Speeders
Indonesian police and troops stripped 50 young speeders to their underwear, marched them through the streets, and threw them into a fountain. The “hell drivers” were captured at roadblocks and released without charges. vehicles were impounded for one day.
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Jakarta
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John Sts
Cedar Niga
Telee
Sen
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Yourffi Insurance
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American Ins. Associates
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