Inflation Cuts School Project At Marion Board Meeting
The Marion Independent Board of Education discussed cost cutting for the C B Vernon Junior High renovation where costs rose by 275000 beyond the initial 1.375 million bond. Changes included deleting and restoring various features, with total deletions around 276756 and the architect fee trimmed to 107000.
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Marion Independent Board of Education
John Vernon
C.B. Vernon Junior High School
Herb Stone
Brown, Healey and Bock
Connie Bennett
Morrow
Marion
Linn-Mar Band in Oelwein Festival Parade and Field Events
Linn-Mar high school band will participate in the Oelwein festival this Saturday with a parade at 11 a.m. and a field competition at 3 p.m. Debbi Coon is the queen candidate, with Rita Meeks leading the drum line and Cary Casteel and Brad Novak as assistants. Tina Thompson joins as a twirler alongside a 14-member pompon squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn-Mar
Debbie Coon
Walter Coon
Rita Meeks
Cary Casteel
Brad Novak
Tina Thompson
Weekend Postal Schedule Listed
Postmaster B J Mullaley announced weekend operations with regular Saturday delivery for routes and windows. No city or rural routes on Monday. Special delivery items will be distributed. Mail collection Saturday through Monday limited to arterial white star boxes and those near the post office.
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B.J. Mullaley
White Star
Advertise where people look in a want ad format
A compact call to action urging readers to place want ads with the listed phone number 398 8234. The note emphasizes reaching buyers and sellers through classified advertising channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dial
Machinists End Strike at Deere in Moline
The International Association of Machinists IAM Local at Deere & Co. voted to accept a new contract ending a four day strike that shut the Moline plant after United Auto Workers refused to cross IAM picket lines. About 200 IAM members at Ankeny Iowa returned to work after 66 percent approved the pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
UPI
Deere & Co
United Auto Workers
IAM
Ankeny
Iowa
Cedar Names Man To Tourism Council
TIPTON William Johnston, owner of the Southwind Motel, was named county representative of the southeastern Iowa Regional Tourism Commission by the Cedar county board of supervisors. The appointment followed a state request for a regional representative. The board also raised the speed limit to 35 mph on a blacktop road south of West Branch outside city limits.
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Tipton
William — Johnston
Southeastern
Iowa
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Regional Commission
West Branch
Judge Allows Sale of Parsons Library Contents
Federal Bankruptcy Judge Richard Stageman denied an injunction to block Parsons College Fairfield from selling its library. The University of Houston Clear Lake bought the books and supplies for over 100 000 volumes, and the contents will be shipped to Texas, while the building remains excluded from the sale.
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Des Moines
UPI
Richard Stageman
Parsons College of Fairfield
Stageman
University of Houston At
Clear Lake City
Texas
Charles Slocn
Parsons
Suspect on Roof Captured After Break-In Near UI Building
Jesse Long, 18, of Iowa City allegedly tried to enter a University of Iowa building. A campus officer heard glass break at 2:25 am near the Jefferson building. Officers chased the suspect through the streets. the radioman reported the fugitive on the roof where Long was arrested moments later.
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Iowa City
Jesse Long
University of Iowa
Jefferson Building
Long
Corsica Cleared of Germans After Allied Landing
A jubilant French communique claims Corsica is cleared of German forces, achieved twenty days after French and American troops landed to aid Corsican patriots.
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Corsica
Drop-out program to aid four-county area funded
Benton Iowa Poweshiek Tama Action Program receives 1500 from Campaign for Human Development to supplement CEO funds for a drop-out program. A coordinator will contact students who leave before high school completion and work to reengage them or guide into vocational training with referrals from local schools.
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Campaign For Human Development
Catholic Church
Benton
Iowa
Poweshiek and
Tam
Investor's Guide on Callable Bonds and Price Impacts
Sam Shulsky explains how a AAA rated callable bond like Pacific Northwest Bell 7s of 2009 responds to shifting money rates. If rates rise, price declines to align yield with triple A benchmarks. if rates fall, price climbs. Redemption at call price above market value could raise holding value.
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Pacific Northwest Bell
Pacific NW
Classified Act Offers Motorcycle Selling Help
Want to sell that motorcycle or bike? A Classified Act is the answer. Contact 398-8234 for help with listings and sales options.
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Stone
Maplewood
Duane Weltha
John Fowler
Richard M. Sorensen
Ruth Walker
James Morrow
Sorensen
Joan Costich
Joint County
Washington Elementary School
Harry Schley
Nancy Strom
Oelwein
Stickney
Tenth Street
Cedar Rapids Handicapped Children’s Assn
Carla
Wilson Beauty Salon
Adv
YMCA
Marion Branch
Marion Shell
Carl E. Newman
Twenty-sixth Street
Omaha
Kristine Karyl Newman
Nelson Newmans
Bestline
Grace Murrray
Kenneth Harms
Twentyfourth Street
Cedar Rapids
Papa Juans
2Nd Ave
Enterprices, Inc
George
Deere
Cedar Names Man To Tourism Council
Morris Blues
Pabst
Sirlein’n Brew
1St Avenue S.E
Bipt
Belle Plaine
Benton, Iowa
Tama
Investor’s Guide
Sam Shulsky
Ient
Happy Bright
Tony
Flaming Shiskabob
Bob Hersom
Blair Thorn
Ist Ave
Blairs Ferry Road
Supper Club
Seventh Avenue
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