Adult High School Work Set at Ten Locations
Kirkwood Community College announced winter adult high school completion classes at ten Linn County sites with daytime courses on the Kirkwood campus and nine off site. A 12 week term begins next week with free tuition for graduates. non graduates pay 20 dollars per course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Barbara Freer
Kenwood
E Avenue
Harrison School
Eleventh Street
Jane Boyd
Fourteenth Avenue
Tenth Street
Hawthorne Hills
C Street
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth Street
Linn-Mar High School
Marion
Coggon
Kennedy High School
Wenng Road
Jefferson High School
Czech Officials Strip Citizenship From Politicians
Prague AP reports chess master Ludek Pachmann and Jan Sling, son of an executed Communist official, lost Czech citizenship for actions deemed to harm Czechoslovakia abroad. Pachmann, a Dubcek supporter, lives in West Germany and plans to challenge the decision as unconstitutional. Sling, son of Otto Sling, is a long‑time exile political figure.
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Prague
Ludek Pachmann
Jan Sling
Communist Party
Czechoslovakia
Prace
Pachmann
Alexander Dubchek
Solingen
West Germany
Sling
Otto Sling
Marion Weber
Britain
Jan
Officers Elected By Cedar Rapids Stamp Club
Cedar Rapids Stamp club elected David Vaughn president with terms starting December 1. Officers include Robert DeGroff as vice president Wilbur Feild as secretary and treasurer Robert Douglas as sergeant at arms Sylvia Hinchcliffe and Carl Bowman as two year board members Julius Yoder and George Tressel as one year board members Bertha Moran won the Brookman trophy The board meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Taylor Music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Vaughn
C Avenue
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club
Robert DeGroff
Wilbur Feild
Robert Douglas
Sylvia Hinchliffe
Carl Bowman
Julius Yoder
George Tressel
Bertha Moran
Taylor Music
Unpatriotic Law On Massages Sparks Dallas Area Suit
Directors of massage parlors in Garland Texas challenge a city ordinance as unconstitutional and unpatriotic amid an energy crisis. They cite a rule requiring three 100 watt lights per room and oppose employee fingerprinting photos and privacy inquiries plus dress restrictions. The Texas Association of Massage Parlors joins the federal suit opposing these regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland
Texas
Texas Assn. of
Lawmaker Eyes Smaller GI Bill Benefit Increase
Washington AP The chair of the House Veterans Affairs Committee Rep William Jennings Bryan Dorn seeks to cut the proposed 13 6 percent GI bill education benefit hike to 8 percent Dorn argues 8 percent would be more reasonable and avoid veto risk The bill would raise monthly payments for single veterans in school from 225 to 250 dollars with proportional increases for others The Veterans Administration opposes any rise but Dorn says Nixon may not veto a smaller increase if passed this year
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Washington
House
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
D-S. C
Veterans Administration
Dorn
Nixon
Kirkwood Vo-Tech Graduates Report 93.3 Percent Job Placements
Kirkwood Community College reports 724 vocational graduates from Sep 1972 to Aug 1973 with 657 in field, 24 still interviewing, and 24 not seeking work. Overall 93.3 percent employed, 92.8 percent in Iowa, agriculture leading at 97.4 percent, and reports exclude arts and sciences graduates.
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Kirkwood
Kirkwood Community College
Grundy
Iowa
Area Ten
Agriculture
Mailman Delays Lead to Returned Registered Letter
In Mestre Italy on January 21 1972 post office sent Mimo Anni a registered letter notice after not finding him at home. The notice spent 22 months in transit before Anni collected it only to learn the letter was returned to the sender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mestre
Italy
UPI
Mimo Anni
Anni
LBJ Gift Papers Had No Tax Break Says LBJ Library Director
AUSTIN AP Former President Lyndon Johnson gave about 200000 documents to the LBJ library before 1969 without a tax write off, says director Harry Middleton. He notes the law changed later and that Nixon cited a prechange write off for his vice presidential papers.
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Austin
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
United States
LBJ Library
Harry Middleton
Johnson
U.S. Senate
House
Nixon
IRS Announces New Improved Return Forms
Internal Revenue Commissioner Donald C. Alexander announced improved income tax forms designed to ease filing. Changes include a campaign fund donation checkoff on the form, retroactive for 1972 returns, a single revenue sharing question, elimination of Schedule B and income limitations for the 1040A, and removal of requirements to list canceled checks or receipts and detailed medical payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue
Donald C. Alexander
IRS
Alexander
Electric bikes near Milan with limited range and weight
The Italian Association of Bicycle and Motorcycle Manufacturers reports that current electric bicycle prototypes in Milan have heavy batteries, a top speed of 16 mph, and a maximum range of 50 miles per charge.
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Milan
Italy
Italian Association of Bicycle and Motorcycle Manufacturers
Firms To Plan Car Pools With Computer Aid
Detroit area employers are asked to join a computerized car pool program to alleviate the fuel shortage. SEMCOG proposes collecting addresses and work hours for computer analysis to produce printouts listing potential car poolers. Leaders say this could become the main method for solving the energy crisis, with firms like the Big Three, Michigan Bell, Wayne County, and Detroit city government already showing interest.
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Detroit
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
Semcog
James Trainor
Council
Michigan Bell Telephone Co
Wayne County
Cedar Rapids Toy Drive Seeks Donated Toys
The 1973 Christmas Toy Project by Cedar Rapids Jaycees and Citizens Band Radio club gathers toys for underprivileged kids. Drop boxes appear in Hy-Vee stores, and pickup runs December 1 by CB radio volunteers. Toys go to Lincoln Laboratory for Cedar Rapids Community School District special education classes for repair.
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Cedar Rapids Jaycees
Citizens Band Radio Club
Cedar Rapids
Doug Koch
Citizens Band Radio
Lincoln Laboratory
Eighteenth Avenue
Ninth Street
Cedar Rapids Community
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Stamp Club
Kenwood Transfer
North Towne Line
Humane Shelter
Mt. Vernon Road SE
Bill Grundy
LBJ
U.S. General Service Administration
Library
Middleton
Donald Thomas
Armstrong’s
Armstrong Portrait Studio
WrigHt
Armstrong
Johnn
Belle-Sharmeer
Armstrong Hosiery
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