Political chatter and campus notices in Area X
A mix of political commentary and local campus notices. The column cites Sen. McCarthy and Rep. Culver with Iowa ties, notes Greece’s political scene, Eartha Kitt headlines, and reports Cedar Rapids Mount Mercy College registration plans for the second semester on January 22 with classes starting February 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Georgine
RSM
Mount Mercy College
Cedar Rapids
Catherine McAuley
Handwriting Size Says Much About Personality
A reader on handwriting analysis links slant and size to mood and personality. Large scripts imply planning and sociability, while small writing shows focus and solitary work. The column notes teacher influence and family examples, then invites letters to Citizen Times in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizen Times Office
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Hughes to Speak to Job Corps Grads in Clinton
Governor Harold Hughes will headline the January 24 graduation at the Clinton Iowa Job Corps Center. It marks his second appearance at the center, with committee members and graduates receiving vocational diplomas and GED certificates. A reception follows the ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hughes
Clinton
Iowa
Job Corp
Clinton Center
Hughes
Gov. Hughes
Sex Education in Iowa Schools Faces Major Problems
Assistant Superintendent LeRoy Jensen at an Advisory Council meeting discusses the challenges of teaching sex education in Iowa. He cites questions of content and timing, ethical behavior, and instructor influence, noting Keokuk High School’s Family and Marriage course and veteran teacher James D. Lockett, named Iowa’s 1968 Teacher of the Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Jensen
Department of Public Instruction
Advisory Council
Coordinating Committee For the Advancement of Education
Iowa
DPI
Jensen
Keokuk
James D. ‘Lockett
Area Ten Community College approves tuition hike
The Area Ten Board of Directors voted January 18 to raise tuition from 56 7 to 90 per quarter effective September. Superintendent Ballantyne cited cost increases and the aim to sustain quality programs while noting Area Ten has offered limited financial aid and is examining expanding aid programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area X College
Area X
Area Ten Community College
A. Ballantyne
Ballantyne
Area Ten
Lutherans Study Missions During Centennial Year
The First Lutheran Church centennial year study of world missions continues Sunday with the third program on the Virgin Islands and Trinidad. Rev. Dennis Hahle, a missionary to Guyana, will speak. Hahle, commissioned May 24, 1964, serves in Guyana and resides in Campbellville East Coast Demerara. The study starts at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, with public welcome.
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Lutheran Church
World Missions
Virgin Islands
Trinidad
Dennis Hahle
Guyana
Hahle
Board of World Missions
The
Lutheran Church In America
Campbellville
East Coast
Demerara
Nebraska
Midland College
Fremont
Central Lutheran Seminary
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Des Moines
Troy's Sports Forecasts Accurate Predictions Grow
The CITIZEN-TIMES sports page notes Tommy Troy’s predictions improving with 40 wins and 13 wrong last week for a .756 batting average. It cites exact scores such as Washington 84, Oregon 73, and a Superbowl forecast off by seven points with Green Bay 34, Oakland 20 vs 33 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizen-Times
Tommy Troy
Tommy
Washington
Oregon
Green Bay
Oakland
Iowa Farm Outlook: 1968 cash receipts eyed higher
An Iowa outlook predicts farm marketings and government payments will rise modestly while higher production costs trim net farm income. The report notes strong U.S. farm product demand in 1968, with exports remaining high and farm income gains possible despite increased costs. Commodity by commodity, corn prices may drop, soybeans stay below last year, cattle and hog prices expected firmer early 68, milk costs cut returns, eggs improve with lower feed costs.
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Iowa
U.S
United ‘States
Chicago
Week of Prayer in Iowa Highlights Race and Poverty
Iowa church leaders launch six crisis conferences on race and poverty during Unity Week January 21 to 30. Gov. Harold Hughes will speak at Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Waterloo, Sioux City, and Cedar Rapids as Protestant Jewish and Catholic groups urge action on education, job discrimination, crime, and urban unrest.
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Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Waterloo
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Jawa
United States
National Council of Churches’ Faith and Order
Commission For Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
Ares
William
Norgren
National Council
Faith and Order
Hughes
Towans
New Lincoln Third Grade Teacher Retha Conner Named
Miss Retha Conner will teach third grade at Lincoln School Cedar Rapids beginning second semester. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Conner Route 3 New Sharon. A Lacey High School graduate she attended Venard College and Penn majoring in Elementary Education with a Religion minor. She has worked in Embers Student Center and been active in Choir JSEA and Omega Kappa Gamma.
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Retha Conner
Lincoln School
Cedar Rapids
Don Conner
Route 3
New Sharon
Lacey High School
Venard College
Penn
J.S.E.A
Omega Kappa Gamma
Red Cross Adds Water Safety Courses in Linn County
The Linn County Chapter of the American Red Cross offers additional fire safety and water safety instructor courses at Jefferson High Pool. Courses run evenings from 7 to 9 pm starting mid January through February and March through April, with eligibility for 18 plus individuals holding current Senior Lifesaving certificates. Contact Linn County Chapter at 327 Granby Building or 366-3538 for details.
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Linn County
The
American Red Cross
Jefferson Senior High
Red Cross
Red Cross Water’ Safety Committee
Granby Building
What Is Fair Teacher Wage by Elmer C. Gast
Elmer C Gast president of the Iowa State Education Association discusses fair teacher salaries. He notes salaries drive school budgets and tax bills, and public employees have lagged private pay. He cites teacher shortages since World War II, mobility, merit pay debates, and Iowa districts adopting merit pay in some cases.
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Elmer C .Gast
Iowa State Education Association
Keokuk
Iowa
Towa
Jess
Iowa Center For School Administration Research
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Chuck
Charles Seda
Tom
Riley
Iowa City
John Culver
Cedar’ Rapids
Nation” Magazine
James Bramwell
U. S. Senate
Sen
B. B. Hickenlooper
David Stanley
Stanley
Bramwell
Hick
Kansas
Ken Benda
Hartwick
Greece
Eartha Kitt
Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
McCarthy
Kennedy Brothers
Bobby Kennedy
Kennedys
C-T
Iown
Secret Service
Des ‘Moines. Register
Times 5
Register
Damags
Des Moines Outfit
Gazette
Robert P. Larson
Troy
By Tommy Troy
Lincoln
Northwestern University Endicott
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