Marion area review set for bond issue Dec 18
The Grant Wood Area Education Agency and area school boards will review a 1.5 million auditorium and fine arts center bond proposed for Marion Independent School District at a Dec 18 special meeting. State law requires adjacent districts and the AEA to review expansion plans and comment though approval is not binding. The plan may go to voters in mid January or early February. The board also approved YMCA facility use with a 50 dollar monthly fee and storage duties, noting some district facilities are used free for swimming lessons by second graders.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Marion Independent School District
Marion Board
Area Education Agency
YMCA
Mentzer
Vernon Middle School
Longfellow Administration Center
Longfellow Gym
Kenneth Techau
Bill Chia
School board discusses recreation funds and park guards
Supt Bennett outlined use of one half mill recreation funds for community programs and Y facility costs. Parents urged an adult guard on a Hanna Park to Mentzer Elementary path, noting prior harassment of walkers. Board watched situation, did not act, citing winter supervisor difficulty. Also reviewed Marion IEC advisory report, approved Coe College student teacher contract, and named signatories for land sale closing papers.
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Supt
Robert Bennett
Hanna Park
Mentzer
Coe College
Jim Bencke
al Watson
Longfellow
Eighth Avenue
Bill Huntoon
Kenneth Techau
Darrell Helgens
Virginia DeWees
Iowa Association of School Boards
Des Moines
Iowa City
Roene Cammack
Helgens
de Wees
Jodi Miller
Kathy Miller
Mike Cummings
Kari Williams
Judy Steckel
Three Charged in Break-In at Big Yellow House
Marion police report three people charged with second degree burglary after a Wednesday break-in at 1655 Blairs Ferry Road. Don D. Smith, 20, and two Cedar Rapids youths, 16 and 17, were accused of entering through a window and taking 400 dollars from cash drawers. The 16-year-old faced additional marijuana and weapon charges. The 17-year-old was also arrested on third degree theft for stealing 200 dollars in tools from Tim Brandt’s residence.
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Marion
Big Yellow House
Blairs Ferry Road
Don D. Smith
Center Point Road
Cedar Rapids
Smith
Linn County
Tim Brandt
First Avenue
Sixth Ave
Brandt
Cedar Rapids Airport awards second rental car facility contracts
The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission awarded the construction of a second rental car facility near the airport and approved four rental car concessionaires. Loomis Brothers of Cedar Rapids submitted the low bid of 148,897, about 11,000 lower than the next bidder. Concessions were awarded to National, Hertz, Avis and Dollar, which will replace Budget run by Bob Zimmerman Ford.
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Cedar Rapids Airport
Marion motorcyclist escapes after early chase
A motorcyclist fled Marion police after a four a.m. stop at Marion Boulevard and Blairs Ferry Road. He stalled to shift gears, then sped away through Lindale Plaza, later ditching the bike and fleeing on foot. He faces charges of driving left of center reckless driving attempting to elude and disobeying a traffic device.
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Marion
Marion Boulevard
Blairs Ferry Road
Linn County Sheriffs Deputies
Linn County Agencies Win 211500 for ASAP Program
Linn County law enforcement agencies received contracts totaling 211500 for the 1979 Alcohol Safety Action Program funded by federal highway safety funds. The awards were signed at the Linn County Courthouse and praised as a model for other state ASAP agencies.
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Linn County
Col
Howard Miller
State Department of Public Safety
Iowa
Miller
Kirkwood Invests in Energy System to Cut Costs
Kirkwood Community College board approved a 59049 energy management system from Johnson Control Inc for Linn Benton and Iowa halls. It automates equipment on time and temperature, aiming to save about 20000 in year one and pay back within 3 1/2 years.
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Kirkwood Community College Board
Linn
Benton
Iowa
John Blong
Blong
Johnson Control Inc
Kirkwood
Iowa County
Johnson County
Jones County
Washington County
Benton County
Cedar County
Kirkwood board advances master planning with community task forces
Kirkwood College approves land purchase in Washington for new student housing and awards bids for scrubbers tractor forklift air conditioner and grinder. Darrell Slabaugh resigns as head of fund raising and alumni affairs to join Wichita State University Endowment Association. Tadlock Associates leads a 14 day jam December 1 and 2 as ten task forces study mission philosophy and goals with Cedar Rapids director proposing a women task force and board members asked to join and recruit participants.
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Washington
Iowa
Darrell Slabaugh
Slabaugh
Wichita State University Endowment Association
Kirkwood
Alice Davis
Cedar
B.A. Jensen
Cedar Rapids
NTSB chief blasts six years of inaction on LP gas safety
In Des Moines James B King accuses federal officials of neglecting tighter LP gas pipeline standards after an Aug six fatal explosion near Donnellson. He cites 1972 proposals ignored and faults the Office of Pipeline Safety Operations for unresponsiveness while noting LP lines cause most deaths and damage in liquid pipeline accidents.
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Des Moines
National Transportation Safety Board
James B. King
NTSB
Donnellson
King
Office of Pipeline Safety Operations
Department of Transportation
Robert Knight Sr
Claricy
Mary Rider
Fort Madison
Kansas City
Office of Pipeline Safety
Gazette Company Cedar Rapids Daily History Publication Details
The Gazette Company established 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates list carrier 1.15 per week, mail 7 issues 5 174 weeks 356.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press owns republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Associated Press
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Marion’ Branch
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League of Nations
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Edolpop
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