Four day workweek trial may be extended in Cedar Rapids
City officials consider extending a four day workweek trial across three departments through December after a 61 day test. Traffic Engineering, Sewer Maintenance and Forestry reported higher work output, large reductions in sick leave and fuel use, and significant overtime drops though some workers found 10 hour shifts tiring. Employees favor continuation, unions to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mel Meyer
Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
Meyer
Eric Faaborg
Faaborg
Mom can't handle this furnace fire on Old Marion Road
A northeast side woman recounted a morning blaze at 924 Old Marion Road NE. Mrs. Gronski alerted her landlord, Mrs. Salter, to flames issuing from floor registers. Firefighters extinguished the furnace fire with damage confined to the furnace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Gronski
Old
Marion Road
Cedar Valley radio club meets to discuss convention plans
Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club members gather Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Peoples Bank and Trust 101 Third Ave SW to discuss the Midwest Division convention. Listings include Yukiko's Grooming Salon and a variety of local business notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club
Peoples Bank and Trust
Third Ave
Greek Orthodox Leader Iakovos to Receive Medal of Freedom
President Carter announced Arch bishop Iakovos, head of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Western Hemisphere, will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Carter praised the archbishop as an exemplar of humanity as the White House reception preceded the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iakovos
Hemisphere
White House
Carter
Jonas Salk
Martin Luther King Jr
Cedar Rapids School Board weighs minimum competency and honors plan
The Cedar Rapids Community School District debated handling low and high achievers, focusing on a pilot minimum competency program for sophomores and an upcoming honors track. Officials expect about 10 percent of sophomores enter remedial programs and 10 percent join honors, with proposals for foreign language and world history requirements under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Community
Ronald Moore
Ing
Maire
Iowa
William Rainbow
Moore
Arthur crossing guard discussed by Cedar Rapids school board
At a Monday meeting Cedar Rapids school board members debated funding and hiring a paid crossing guard for Arthur Elementary at First Avenue and 27th Street. They questioned city responsibility yet noted potential cost sharing and liability issues as they consider options for the current school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Arthur
First Avenue
27Th Street
Edward Beatty
Robert Weinhardt
Aldrich Drahos
Drahos
Drakos
Final police report on Cedar Rapids ambulance crash
A final Cedar Rapids Police Department report details a Saturday night collision at the J Street and Wilson Avenue SW intersection. Stuart Nechanicky, 17, drove a car that entered on a yellow light and struck a Cedar Rapids Area Ambulance Service unit, sending the car into a yard at Wilson Junior High before colliding again with the ambulance. Both drivers were listed in good condition at Mercy Hospital. ON THIS DATE in 1760 the Russians captured Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Stuart Nechanicky
J Street
Wilson Avenue
Nechanicky
Wilson Junior High School
Linn County Adopts Soil Conservation Assistant
The Linn County Board of Supervisors approved hiring an assistant soil conservation director. The appointee will inform farmers about minimum tillage and related methods starting Jan 1, with a salary between 12 000 and 16 500 dollars and total costs capped at 18 000 including benefits mileage and schooling. On this date in 1910 a forest fire killed 400 people across six northern Minnesota towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Linn
Minnesota
Farm credits extend relief aid to Dominican Republic
The United States extends a $10 million line of commercial credit for Dominican Republic purchases of U.S. farm products. Eligible items include wheat, soybeans, dry edible beans, and vegetable oils. Payments run over three years at commercial rates, with deliveries due by August 31, 1980.
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Washington
United States
U.S
Dominican Republic
Agriculture Department
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Gerette City Hall
Yukiko
Roosevelt Royale Hotel
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Blvd
16Th Ave
Jerome
Marilyn
Woodfield Mall
Adv
Shubert Theater
Chicago
Charter Coaches
D.J
Edward Linder
Keokuk
Iowa State Patrol
District 11
Linder
Oelwein
Upper Iown University
Travel & Transport, Inc
Knights of Columbus
All Saints School
Linn County Democrats
Call “Harvey
Stiers’ Crafts
Kirkwood Avenue
Iowa City
Legal Secretaries
William R. Eads
Siebke Hoyt Jewelers
Montrose
Emerald Knights
Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin Rubber Stamp Company
St. Joseph's Church Hall
Marion
Novak
14Th Avenue SE
Peck’s Flower Shop
Wayne King
Paramount Theatre
Christie Wallace
Marvin Maire
Arthur Crossing
Basing Appeal
State Department of Public Instruction
State Department
Robert Marovich
Heatheridge Drive
Marovich
Adams
Area Education Agency Board of Directors
Curran Rosser
Lauree Gerber
Marlin Berg
Taylor
Berg
Robert Bright
Cedar Rapids Education Association
Berlin
Edgewood Care
Clive
Edgewood Manor
Clive Drive
Soil Conservation
Sat
RCA
Akaul Ao
ColorTrak
Darrel’s TV
7Th Ave
Lindale Mall
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