Grant Wood tps Budget Up To Seven Million For 1978 79
Lone Tree The Grant Wood Area Education Agency board approved a 7 million dollar budget for the 1978 79 school year in the high school library. The total 7 037 613 budget targets three divisions and administration and awaits DPI approval. Estimated expenditures include a van paper cutter sorter typesetting disc computer equipment and a lift equipped bus.
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Lone Tree
Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board of
Cedar Rapids
Aea budget discussion shows division director salaries rise
Board members debate the 1978 79 budget noting administrative cost increases and balance. Three division directors receive 7.2 percent raises while administrator Dwight Bode remains frozen at 27500, prompting questions about salary parity and policy.
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Clifford Ehlinger
John Cordes
Myron Rodee
John Bousley
Marion
Dwight Bode
AEA
GWAEA Board Hears Budget Review and New Agreements
After a December budget hearing the GWAEA board will know in January if the adopted budget meets DPI approval. The board approved a pooling agreement with Olin Consolidated Schools and a University of Iowa Hospital School contract for twice monthly supervisory services at Taylor Rehabilitation Center and Nelson School. Twenty five preschools have signed material utilization contracts for GWAEA library access. Lone Tree hosted a session, part of six meetings planned this year across GWAEA seven county area.
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GWAEA
DPI
Olin Consolidated Schools
University of Iowa Hospital School
Taylor Rehabilitation Center
Cedar Rapids
Nelson School
Coralville Center
Coral Nursery and Day Care, Inc
Coralville
Hawkeye Area
Sycamore Center
Tipton
Lone Tree Board of Directors
Lone Tree Educators
Lone Tree
CB repair not for amateurs warning issued in Texas
College Station Texas discusses CB radio repair rules and the dangers of incompetent service. Claudia Kerbel from the Texas Agricultural Extension Service urges hiring licensed repairers to ensure compliance with government regulations and avoid citations.
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College Station, Texas
UPI
Claudia Kerbel
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Grant Wood area to join statewide computer network
Grant Wood Area Education Agency GWAEA plans to join a regional computer center consortium with Eastern Iowa education agencies. The group will operate at Kirkwood Community College and serve seven to eight merged areas, handling payrolls and report cards while preserving instructional services.
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Grant Wood
Eastern Iowa
John Cordes
Educational Services
GWAEA
State Department of Public Instruction
Eastern Iowa Regional Computer Center Consortium
Kirkwood Community’ College
Iowa
Cordes
Consortium
AEA
DPI
Gwaea Board
Page Convicted of Robbery Granted New Trial
Lionel Page, 21, of Cedar Rapids, was ordered a new trial in Linn District Court for robbery with aggravation in the Aug 16 incident at a 7-Eleven on Bever Ave SE. The judge cited undisclosed information suggesting Page’s innocence and set the new trial for Jan 16.
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Lionel Page
Linn
Bever Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Page
John Hyland
St Lukes appoints Diane Rattner director of Medical Social Services
Diane Rattner, a St Luke s staff social worker since 1971, is named director of Medical Social Services effective Jan 2 1978, replacing retiring Doris Johnson who led the department since 1961. Rattner holds a BA and a master s in social work from the University of Iowa and leads the Iowa chapter of Social Workers in Health Facilities. The department counsels about 500 patients monthly.
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Diane Rattner
St. Luke’s
Doris Johnson
Rattner
University of Iowa
Iowa
Social Workers
Johnson
Buenos Aires Theater Demolitions Ignore Law
A Buenos Aires ordinance bars theater demolitions without replacement by new stage facilities but has been widely ignored since 1950. At least eight theaters were torn down with only a few replaced, leaving parking lots shopping arcades and cinemas in their place.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Four day weekend observed across Eastern Iowa area
Many Eastern Iowans enjoy a four day break for Thanksgiving with Friday off as well. State offices close Thursday and Friday while the public library closes both days and opens Saturday.
Merchants National Bank seeks local movie stars for new ads
Merchants National Bank invites customers to audition for two TV commercials for its 1978 Hey, That's Easy campaign. Fifty volunteers will be filmed December 3 and 4 in Cedar Rapids. finalists may attend an academy awards style finale with public voting and prizes.
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Merchants National Bank
MNB
Second Avenue
Third Street
Cedar Rapids
Kenwood students keep holiday dinner Thanksgiving tradition
Two Kenwood Elementary School classes for educable mentally retarded children will host a Thanksgiving meal for school staff and teachers. Instructors Nancy Raw and Judy Ray lead 6 to 11 year olds in cooking baking and invitation tasks as part of culinary training and appreciation.
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Kenwood
Nancy Raw
Judy Ray
Cedar Rapids
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Steve Murphy
Linda Edwards
First Avenue
Geamerica
Executive Weathertron
Weathertron
2Nd Ave. S.W
2Nd Ave
Raw
White-Westinghouse
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