Iowa City engineer outlines Highway 30 work plan
Iowa City resident engineer Dick Kautz of the Iowa Department of Transportation says the relocated Highway 30 in the southwest quadrant will be completed next summer. The 32 mile route from Highway 218 to Highway 149 will include grading bridges and culverts at an estimated cost of 9.8 million dollars with paving to begin next summer and finish late next year.
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Dick Kautz
Iowa City
Iowa Department of Transportation
Kautz
Ambroz Center to Host Yard Sign Disposal Drives
A trailer will park at Ambroz Recreation Center on Thursday 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday 2 to 5 p.m. for yard sign disposal. Cedar Rapids code requires removal within seven days after the election. Signs will be recycled for an Ambroz Arts festival promotion. The center is at 2000 Mount Vernon Road SE.
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Ambroz Recreation Center
Cedar Rapids
Ambroz Arts Advisory Board
Cedar Rapids- Marion Fine Arts Council
Ambroz Center
Mount Vernon Road
Wenzel to Lead YMCA Building Committee for Capital Campaign
Metro President John Gerber announced a seven member committee to oversee a 3 million dollar capital improvement drive for the Metropolitan Area YMCA. Dean Wenzel chairs the group which includes Don Gardner Irwin Wasta Lee Horn Dr Victor Klopfenstein Larry Gutz and John Hollar. The plan covers upgrades at Central Ellis and Marion branches plus a new YMCA near Stoney Point Road and First Avenue West and Camp Wapsie Y improvements. Pledges reach 2.54 million with 85 percent of the goal. A regional YMCA executive will visit Cedar Rapids next week to discuss staff salary and administration updates with Robert Taylor of the Mid American Regional YMCA office in Minneapolis.
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Metropolitan Area
YMCA
Metro
John Gerber
Gerber
Central Ymca
Dean Wenzel
Don Gardner
Irwin Wasta
Lee Horn
Victor Klopfenstein
Larry Gutz
John Hollar
Ellis and
Marion
Central
Stoney Point Road
First Avenue West
Camp Wapsie-Y
Cedar Rapids
Metro Board
Robert Taylor
Minneapolis
First labor dispute in Thebes over diet and work 1153 B C
The oldest labor dispute on record centered on monotony of diet and harsh working conditions in Thebes Egypt dating to 1153 B C. On this date in 1944 Franklin D Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term.
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Thebes
Egypt
Franklin Roosevelt
Grant Wood board denies special busing appeals
Grant Wood Area Education Agency board rejects two transportation appeals from Cedar Rapids parents. The Warkentins seek bus service from 3419 Sue Lane NW to Taft Junior High, and Vivian Northrup seeks bus access for two children to Jackson Elementary. The Cedar Rapids school board had already declined exceptions to bus transportation rules citing safety concerns.
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Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board of Directors
GWAEA
Carolyn
James Warkentin
Sue Lane
Vivian Northrup
F Ave
Warkentins
Taft Junior High
Northrup
Jackson
Cedar Rapids board upholds student transport denial appeals
At the GWAEA meeting Cedar Rapids officials denied appeals by the Warkentin and Northrup families affecting about 40 junior high students. Board member Susan Turner argued transportation is a parental and cost burden, not a school duty, with further state appeals possible.
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GWAEA
Cedar Rapids
Warkentin
Northrup
Susan Turner
Turner
Warkentins
State Department of Public Instruction
Grant Wood area agency boosts 1979 80 budget
The Grant Wood Area Education Agency board approved a $12,589,789 budget for 1979 80, with the amended current total at $11,036,994. The session included public hearings and four attendees among staff and board. Future allocations include $3.7 million for special education instruction and $6.46 million for the special education division, among others. Revenue relies on local and state taxes, grants, and pooled district funds. Enrollment in seven counties drops to 66,321 from 68,428 year earlier. Two contracts approved: $20,000 for Convoy Work Activity Center services and $125 monthly rent for preschool classes at Sharon United Methodist Church. A closed session discussed negotiation strategy.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board of Directors
State Department of Public
GWAEA
Iowa Department of Social Services
Convoy
Department
Sharon
Carter vetoes subsidy measure for DC debt
President Carter vetoed a bill that would provide the District of Columbia a $1.6 billion federal subsidy over 25 years to cover pension debts for police firefighters judges and school employees. He said the bill overstates federal responsibility and ignores abuses in the system.
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Washington
Carter
District of Columbia
Bishops Restaurant Draws Praise For Food And Atmosphere
Patrons describe Bishops as a relaxed, family friendly spot with fried fish, coffee service, and a wide changing menu. Two readers share their positives, noting the enjoyable dining experience and the ability to recreate the flavors at home is not easy.
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Junior Achievement
Iowa Cities
Steve Gaylord
Paul Pate
Ironmen Inn
al Williams
General Mills
Junior Achievement Board of Directors
Dubuque
Des Moines
Waterloo
Mason City
Vinton
Kathryn Gerken
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids Association For
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Educational Service Center
Gerken
Howard R. Green Co
David McGuire
Environmental Protection Agency
McGuire
EPA
Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
Wenzel
Campaign For Youth
Metro Y
Maurice Wilson
Grant Wood Board
Christie Wallace
Grant Wood
United Methodist Church
Pyrenees
France
Spain
Medicine Chest Guaranteed Savings Club
Medicine Chest
First Avenue
Jim Odem
John Drzycimski
West
Medicine Chest West
Edgewood Road
Lindale Plaza
Bishops
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