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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1969
Page
4
Jerry Elsen reports on Iowa LIC employees and state workers who may feel they are left behind in the drive for collective bargaining. The piece contrasts private sector gains with public sector status and notes that workers in non interstate commerce roles face unique concerns.
Iowa faces a lag in a statewide public employee collective bargaining law as legislators and an interim committee weigh a non political state agency to supervise elections and certification. experts weigh mediation as a template for future private sector rules while striking questions linger.
The Cedar Rapids recreation commission and Iowa Electric Light and Power Co sponsor an annual home lighting contest limited to city homes. Judging by three local judges occurs December 26 with certificates awarded in four city quadrants and overall grand prizes. Entries due by noon December 22 via mail or phone to the recreation commission city hall.
The Seminole Valley farmhouse in Cedar Rapids ends its fall schedule today with visiting hours from 1 to 5 p.m. The farm attracted 1,750 visitors since opening on October 5, including 23 special tours, and will reopen next May in Seminole Valley park along the Cedar River.
Harvard psychologist Dr. Ralph Schwitzgebel and engineer William Hurd secured a patent for a radio based system to supervise prisoners parolees and mental patients. A wrist worn code generator and a belt attached transceiver allow automatic identity and movement checks from a central station. The device can be set aside briefly during activity or rest.
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