Child abuse rise noted in College district report
Vanessa Shelton reports more children were abused or neglected in the College Community School District last year. Nurse Mary Hynek cited increased detection and stress from economic downturn as contributing factors, with district officials noting familiar signs among students. Hynek refers cases to the Iowa Department of Social Services and the district maintains a reduced nursing staff. The board approved senior passes for free admission to activities, a balanced spending plan totaling about 7.5 million general operating, 266 thousand for renovations, and 118 thousand for grounds upgrades. James Bowersox and Norman Humble chosen as local representatives to county conference boards.
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College Community School
Mary Hynek
Board of Education
Hynek
William Bach
Iowa Department of Social Services
James Bowersox
Johnson County Conference Board
Norman Humble
Linn County
Marion police firing case eyes union clash at fair review
Witnesses recount firing and suspensions in the Marion Civil Service Commission case over July 1981 Fair on the Square security. Capt. Joseph Neuhaus described actions against James Weitenhagen and Michael DeLaMater amid union leadership claims and assertions of protected activity.
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Joseph Neuhaus
Marion
Civil Service Commission
Neuhaus
James Weitenhagen
Michael DeLa- Mater
Weitenhagen
DeLa- Mater
Wellenhagen
Cedar Rapids Veterans Public Safety Unit
DeLaMater
Marion Police Auxiliary
Frank Nash
Nash
Experts clear air on pollution status in Cedar Rapids
The meeting sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Marion League of Women Voters heard Linn County Health Department officials say the area remains non attainment under the Clean Air Act. Officials discussed potential EPA sanctions, proposed standard changes, health impacts on asthmatics and joggers, and regional planning measures to reduce dust and other pollutants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Keith Erickson
Linn County Health Department
Erickson
Cedar Rapids-Marion League of Women Voters
Bethany Lutheran Church
Linn County
Iowa
Clean Air Act
Linn
Madson
Gazette
Don Hornste
Ralph Beckett
Stephen Ballou
State Department of Environmental Quality
Linn County Health
Robert Madson
Cedar Rapids Planning and Redevelopment Department
Five Seasons rockers turn big profits at Cedar Rapids center
Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids shows rock concerts as major money makers. Doobie Brothers and Rick Springfield brought in high totals with tickets, concessions, and novelties. From July to September the center earned a net 79 511, higher than all of 1981.
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Five Seasons
Cedar Rapids
Dana Warg
Rick Springfield
the Police
April Wine
John Denver
Warg
Commission
Five Seasons Commission
Arson Suspected In Cedar Rapids Apartment Fire
Cedar Rapids fire officials suspect arson in a five unit building at 524 Fourth St SW. The fire started in a vacant attic apartment and caused extensive top floor damage along with heavy smoke and water damage to other units. No damage estimate yet.
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Fourth St
Cedar Rapids
Lawrence Spielbauer
Spielbauer
Airport workers seek 10 percent across the board raise
Cedar Rapids Airport maintenance workers in Teamsters Local 238 ask for a 10 percent raise for fiscal 1984 plus a cost-of-living adjustment beginning Jan 1 1984. They also seek a $52 clothing allowance, added prescription drug coverage, a dayshift before Christmas, and a shortened probationary period for part timers. The airport plans a counter offer on Oct 19.
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Cedar Rapids
Teamsters
Bob Schorg
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The
American Nuclear
Nancy Stevens
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Ballou
EPA
Mississippi
Cedar Rapids Planning and Redevelopment
Regional Planning Commission
Dick Kogan
Tusedey
Pek
Ilass
Anyon
Aig
Ai Warp Bros
Chicago
Nergy Saver
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