Iowa City road office planned despite protests from legislators
The Iowa highway commission will establish a road construction engineers office in Iowa City to handle work on highways 218 and 1 and the new Interstate 380. Gov. Ray vetoed an amendment opposing relocations, prompting ongoing legal challenges and debate over moving Maquoketa staff. Weighed objections cite economic impact on communities and workload considerations.
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Maquoketa
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Ray
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William Gray
Jack Kirkland to Speak at C R Welfare Session
Jack Kirkland, assistant professor of social work at St Louis University, will speak at the fall district conference of the Northeast Iowa Welfare Association Friday at Mt Mercy College. He is known in Iowa for staff development and in service training with the Department of Social Services and serves as a consultant to multiple agencies including Alton State Hospital and Liberian Peace.
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Social Problems Where Do We Stand Speaker
Kirkland from Corps Dartmouth College and the Department of Indian Affairs join the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington DC to discuss current social issues and their stance.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Washington, D.C
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Enrollment in Cedar Rapids city schools reaches 24958
The Cedar Rapids Community School District closed its enrollment at 24,958 across 39 schools. Elementary enrollment totals 14,539 with Jefferson High School the largest at 1,988. Washington High, Kennedy High, and the largest elementary, Hiawatha, are among noted figures.
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Holderness Gets 50 Year Sentence
Iowa City Johnson County District Court Judge Harold Victor sentenced Lawrence Paul Holderness, 28, to a 50 year term in the state penitentiary at Ft. Madison. The court overruled a motion for a new trial and ordered further investigation after Holderness made a new statement citing others present at the time regarding the July 1968 beating death of 81 year old Mary Stanfield in her Iowa City home.
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Lawrence Paul Holderness
Ft. Madison
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Law to ease injury claims proposed by Iowa state rep
State Rep. Scott McIntyre Jr. announced Monday night to the Cedar Rapids Claimmen's Assn. that he will introduce legislation to simplify auto injury claims in Iowa. The plan seeks repeal of Iowa's contributory negligence rule in favor of a comparative negligence standard allowing partial compensation even if the claimant bears some fault. McIntyre noted Wisconsin has long used comparative negligence and Minnesota recently enacted such a statute.
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Cedar Rapids
College Board Elects Krob as New Chairman
The College Community school district board voted Robert Krob as its new chairman at the annual organizational meeting. Incumbents Lloyd Williams and Elmer Grissel were sworn in. Resident George King protested the reopening of Shueyville school to handle enrollment, while the board approved a policy on notifying parents and allowing officials present during student interviews with law enforcement. A professional growth plan for teachers was approved, allowing extra credits for travel, research, and writing. Ray Mitchell was authorized to drive and store a district truck due to the maintenance building’s conversion to a junior high art space.
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City Briefs Highlights From Cedar Rapids Area
Local notices cover theft reports at residences and garages, a car entry in the Washington high school lot, and tools stolen from a Mt Vernon road garage. Community events include NARCE Chapter 133 meeting at the YMCA and Optimist club talks at the Elks, plus a siren test and civic announcements.
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Thirty-first Street
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Mt. Vernon Road
Solon Proposes Licensing of Right of Way
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers consider licensing land use for utility lines and highways instead of permanent takings. State Sen John Mowry says owners are being ignored and licenses could require renewal suspension or revocation. Meeting covered organ concerts and the formation of the American Theater Organ Society to preserve theater pipe organs.
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Marshalltown
Mowry
Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids Sees Local Chapter Of Theatre Organ Society
Eastern Iowa residents gathered Saturday to form a local chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society. Officers include Howard A. Burton of Marion and other regional organizers.
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No Gas Danger In Crash Found
The National Transportation Safety Board said no evidence of significant phosgene release was found in the Glendora Mississippi freight train crash investigation, announced Tuesday.
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Glendora, Miss
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Coe Convocation Opens School Year With Address
Coe college marks the new academic year with a 7:30 p.m. convocation in Sinclair auditorium. Dr. Joseph E. McCabe, the president, will deliver the address on Tough-Mindedness and the Creative Deed. Board chair Dr. William G. Murray will give the charge to the president. Richard Harrison will read scripture. Chaplain Larry E. Rickey will lead opening prayer and benediction. Music by Prof. Eleanor Taylor. A faculty staff coffee follows in the west gallery.
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Board of Trustees
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McCabe
Richard Harrison
Coe
Larry E. Rickey
Eleanor Taylor
City awards 1150 dollar water pipe contract
West Union city council approved a 1150 contract to Russell Lauer and Associates of West Union. The firm will lay 1000 feet of 8 inch water pipe to connect two dead ends on Hall street.
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