Metro High expansion approved amid neighbor complaints
Cedar Rapids school board reaffirmed leasing a $350 month former grocery store at 1600 Fourth Ave SE for Metro High, an alternative program for dropouts. Neighbors cited parking, noise, and disruption while Metro supporters praised its personal attention and chance for students.
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Metro High School
Cedar Rapids
Louis Hindley
Metro
Schulz
Dorothy Stroisky
Seventeenth Street SE
Jean Harrington
Bever Avenue
William Slocum
Westwood Drive
Board Eyes Deeding Vacant School to Palo
The Cedar Rapids district may deed the unused Palo elementary to the town of Palo, with a six acre site and nearby lots under consideration. A reverter clause would keep the building within community use, while the district would seek bids after appraisal and legal notices.
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Palo
Cedar Rapito
Board of Education
Trailridge Road
Kingston Stadium
Lincoln School
Otto Wiedersberg
Sixth Judicial District
Compensation Commission
Wiedersberg
Iowa
Lincoln
Kirkwood Community College
Buchanan
Cedar Rapids
Pala
Wiedersburg
Warren Smith
Smith
H. Edward Beatty
Beatty
Pato
Pata
NATO Plane Part From Soviets Stirs UK Debate
London AP reports Britain confirms titanium from the Soviet Union will be used for swing wing pivots in the Tornado NATO combat plane built by Britain Germany and Italy. Production to start in 1978. Labour MP Jeff Rooker urges NATO sourcing. Krupp imports Russian titanium. On this date in 1975 Sadat arrived in the U.S. seeking aid.
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London
Soviet Union
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Defense
John Gilbert
House of Commons
Labor
Jeff Rooker
NATO
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
United States
U.S
Maire Gets Thirty Month Contract Increase as Cedar Rapids Superintendent
Maire, at Cedar Rapids Community School District, secures a 30 month contract with a $1,000 annual salary rise to $41,500 and a $1,400 transportation allowance. Additional changes include a $1,000 annual annuity, unchanged dues, 20 vacation days, and a provision allowing a closed session discussion on superintendent board relations.
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Marvin
Maire
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Federal funds may help remodel C R junior highs
Cedar district may access twelve million dollars from a 1978 unemployment act to fund remodeling of four aging junior highs. Richard Schulz said staff will apply to the program, with no matching funds required, as the district explores design development for McKinley Roosevelt Wilson and Franklin junior highs and related projects.
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Cedar Rapids
Geht
Richard Schulz
Schutz
Schulz
McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
Franklin
Wilson Junior High School
Citizens’ Committee
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Metro High
By Judy Deubenmier
Am‘brog Recreation Center
Ronald Bronsema
Sixteenth Street SE
Kirkwood
Metra
Togard
Sena Fercent
Gladys Barber
Scholz
Mny
Johnson Elementary
Norman Lipsky
Lauree Gerber
Gerber
Jersberg
Soviets
Krupp
Russia
Danie
Gms Ma
C.R
Marc
BIG Boy Family Restaurants
Coffe Shop
Linn
Kelchen
Linn Coxinty
F. Paice
Herman
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