Kirkwood Faces Question Over Property Tax Funds
Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids must justify its need for property tax revenue for the 1978-79 year. State Auditor Richard Johnson said the college could theoretically operate without levying property taxes, noting a large general fund balance and tax revenue accounting for less than 10 percent of the 1977-78 budget. The college maintains the levy is mandated by Iowa Code and expected to continue. Enrollment for 1977-78 stood at 42,357 students, with rapid growth since 1970. Kirkwood serves multiple central Iowa counties and parts of nine others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Kirkwood Community College of
Cedar Rapids
Richard Johnson
Johnson
Kirkwood
Kenneth Kupka
Iowa
Kupka
Linn
Benton
Jones
Cedar
Washington
Man stacks watermelons to fund Carter ad in Nogales
Rodolfo Leon earns 2.50 per ton for 52 tons of watermelons to pay for a newspaper ad supporting President Carter. He forms the Just Judgment on Jimmy Carter Committee and urges replacing Congress rather than the president, accusing the press of bias.
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Tucson
Ariz
Rodolfo Leon
Carter
Leon
Lewis Murphy
Nogales
Just Judgment
Jimmy Carter
Nixon
U.S
High Frying Preserves Flavor in Fish
Fish cooks quickly at high temperature to retain flavor and stay moist. It contains little connective tissue so it does not require long, slow cooking unlike meat.
Nine Linn County residents charged with drunk driving weekend
Nine people were arrested for drunk driving in Linn County over the weekend. Among them were Roger D. Hartgrove 26 charged also with assault and other offenses in Marion and Nancy J. Svoboda 23 cited for driving left of center in Lisbon. Others include Lester A. Oellrich 25 Marshall D. Amos 45 a 17 year old juvenile Donald C. Malecek 41 James V. Stick 26 Alan R. Randall 27 and Barry D. Alger 20 with additional charges such as speeding possession of a controlled substance and failure to have vehicle under control.
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Linn County
Roger D. Hartgrove
Sharon Lane
First Avenue SE
Nancy J. Svoboda
Mount Vernon
North Jackson Street
Lisbon
Lester A. Oellrich
Monticello
Marshall D. Amos
A Ave
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Highway 149
Beverly Road
Donald C. Malecek
Dennis Drive
M Street
15Th Avenue
James V. Stick
J Ave
20Th Avenue
Alan R. Randall
Third Street
Barry D. Alger
Mechanicsville
Old Lisbon Road
Linn County boardsback plan to curb duplicate services
Three local funding groups won support from the Linn Board of Supervisors for a three year research project to map services and cut overlaps. United Way and the Linn County Health Center will lead a data bank like study with Hall Foundation seed funding potential to survey agencies and plan allocations.
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Linn Board of Supervisors
United Way
Linn County Health Center
Linn County
The
Hall Foundation
Bonnie Severn
Health Center Board of Directors
Jim Davidson
United Way Board
Davidson
Severn
Jean Oxley
Oxley
Board of Supervisors
Ken Schriner
Suit seeks 120000 for fall at Longbranch Supper Club
Ralph W. Bock of 4021 Council St. NE filed in Linn District Court claiming the Longbranch Supper Club at 90 Twixt Town Road NE was negligent in restroom upkeep, causing his fall on June 3, 1978 and resulting in permanent knee injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn District Court
Ralph W. Bock
Council St. NE
Longbranch
Town Road
Wedderspoon returns to plant duties after suspension
Steve Wedderspoon resumes work at Cedar Rapids water plant after a five day unpaid sanction for not reporting sludge flowing into the Cedar River. He is reassigned to the solids handling building where the sludge is treated. A union grievance is filed and the DEQ found the spills accidental. EPA may investigate if unsatisfied with state findings. Today is a federal holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Wedderspoon
Cedar Rapids
Wedderspoon
Cedar River
Municipal Employees’ Union
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Vigortone convenes large sales meeting in Cedar Rapids
More than 350 Vigortone sales managers from 38 states gather at Stouffer's Five Seasons in Cedar Rapids for Project 82. The event runs through Wednesday noon with a goal of 100 million in fiscal 82 sales, while current year gains already top 1977 totals.
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Vigortone Products Co
Cedar Rapids
Stouffer
C. Richard Swarzentruber
Vigortone
Swarzentruber
R.W. Moore
Blairs Ferry Road
Church Stresses No Door To Door Fundraising
New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ says it does not solicit funds at homes or businesses. Pastor Bishop Hurley Bassett noted two youths asked southeast residents for contributions for the pastor's anniversary over the past month. The church at 631 Ninth Ave SE raises funds by serving dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jerusalem Church of God In Christ
Hurley Bassett
Bassett
New Jerusalem Church
Ninth Ave. SE
City Briefs Highlight Local Events And Ads
NARFE Dean Lindsey discusses energy at a Longbranch luncheon for federal retirees with a follow up business meeting. Calendar items include Beauty Salon Week October 7 to 13 and Annie at the Shubert Theatre October 31. Various ads cover theater tours, library story hours, Lebanese dinner, jewelry buyers, and a Danish Club meeting.
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Narfe
Dean Lindsey
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Federal Association of Retired Federal Employees
Longbranch
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Gozette
Des Moines Bureau
Vanessa Shelton
Gazette
Bock
Vigortone Sales
Stouffer's
Beatrice Foods Co
Fremont
Neb
Ohio
Thomson
George Santayana
Adv
Shubert Theater
Chicago
Charter Coaches
D.J
Travel & Transport, Inc
Knights of Columbus
All Saints School
Linn County Democrats
Early Birds
Harvey
Barney’s Paint
1St Avenue E
Kenwood
First Ave. SE
Third Ave. SE
St. George
Tenth Street SE
Liebke Hoyt Jewelers
Siegel’s
Friendsmobile
the Public Library
Kindercare
Burdette Drive
Eden Day
Eighth Ave
Eighteenth Ave
Ninth St
Lovely Lane Outreach
F Ave
Lori
Grandma B
Hoyt Thomas
D.C
Iowa Theatre Building
3Rd Street
Marion Community Center
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids Community
Lincoln Community Education Center
16Th Ave
9Th St
Lewis
Old Max
Washington High School
Jefferson High School
Kennedy High School
China
Silk
Taylor Elementary
Wright School
Tba
Becker
Baumert
Stastny Blazek
Cooley
Jardine
Basore
Lacey
Kohl Blazek
May City Lanes
Trent St
Town & Country Bowl
Town & Country Shopping Center
Kenwood School
Jackson Elementary
POLK
Truman
Erskine
ST. Andi
Max Beg
Max
Inter
Max. Beg
Kirkwood College
Kimk Wood
Knutson
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