Conservationists hail Iowa bottle bill and rail rights push
Delegates at the Iowa Association of Conservation Boards praised the bottle bill now law for reducing litter conserving energy and saving tax dollars. They urged funding to acquire abandoned railroad rights of way for public use and recreation and backed a conservation recreation fund. Sen John Culver will speak at a noon luncheon as discussions address 1980 legislative programs and landbanking.
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Record JA approves all time high 33 companies
The Junior Achievement board approved a record 33 JA companies for the year, with 25 in Cedar Rapids, four in Iowa City and two each in Vinton and Manchester. Activities begin next week as high school students may join the companies. Contributions to the operating fund rose to 67052 dollars, a fifty percent increase from last year, with support from professionals and business, and five new board members were elected.
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Paul Pate
Cedar Rapids
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Vinton
Manchester
Pate
Marion
Alburnett
JA Center
Marion Briefs and School Reading Winners
Iowa Arts Council grants funds for author-illustrator Steven Kellogg's May appearance at Marion Independent Schools with extra backing from local business leaders. Starry Elementary honors 50 book readers Brenda Westergren Chad Pinter Teresa Cook Angie Brende Dana Pinter Robbie Bowen Sherry Buck Teresa Huntington Rene Bolsinger Christine Bowen Amy Hoffman Sheila Cory Lisa Larson. Enjoy Sunday brunch at The Hearty Appetite 9 am to 2 pm at 1155 7th Avenue Marion.
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Steven Kellogg
Marion Independent Schools
Marion
Starry
Brenda Westergren
Chad Pinter
Teresa Cook
Angie Brende
Dana Pinter
Robbie Bowen
Sherry Buck
Teresa Huntoon
Rene Bolsinger
Christine Bowen
Amy Hoffman
Sheila Cory
Lisa Larson
7Th Avenue
Boy 17 to be tried as adult in slaying case
A Lee County judge ruled that Ruben Garza 17 be tried as an adult for the murder of 14 year old Carlene Stevens of Fort Madison. Stevens body was found August 24 in a backyard. Garza will stay seven more days at Eldora boys training school while appeal options are decided.
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UPI
Lee County
Gary Snyder
Ruben Garza
Carlene Stevens
Snyder
Garza
Eldora
Independence School Board offers $3 start to staff union
Independence School Board proposes a step salary schedule with starting pay of 3.00 for association members including secretaries cooks and teacher associates and tops of 4.50 5.25 and 4.25 respectively. It also raises insurance to 60 with a 2 deductible prescription drug plan adds 25 physical exam reimbursement and personal leave with no pay. Negotiations resume in closed session at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Middle School.
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Independence
Independence Community School Board
Independence Association of
Lowell Betsworth
Marquee Removed As Marion Theater Reopens As Garden
The Marion Theater marquee was taken down Friday during remodeling led by new owner Wayne Engle. A Marion resident called the action uplifting while manager Larry Purvis said the marquee would be sold as junk. The改 remodel targets a November 9 reopening as the Garden Theater with family oriented first run films.
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Marion Theater
Marion
Wayne Engle
Larry Purvis
Garden
Marion Community Center Weekly Activities Schedule
This week's Marion Community Center events include basketball and square dance lessons on Sunday, high school completion and safety meetings on Monday, multiple sessions of high school completion and dance and craft classes Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, plus senior citizens activities. A full senior citizens listing appears in Growing Order in Sunday's Gazette.
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Marion Community Center
Klinger
Connell
Mel Rhodes
Kirkwood
George Westinghouse Born On This Date 1846
On this date the American inventor and manufacturer George Westinghouse was born in 1846. He would become noted for pioneering railway air brakes and advancing electrical power systems.
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George Westinghouse
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