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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1966
Page
1
Due to a large class, Monticello Community Schools use a team teaching approach for summer drivers education. Instructors Ron Curtis and Earl McCaustland alternate teaching and preparing visuals, allowing better student contact and preparedness.
Curtis, AV director for Monticello Community Schools, explains proper parallel parking to students Jane Heiken Galen Muller Pam Adams Susan Aitchison and Amy Yeoman as teachers use driving situations and two films daily in the drivers education course. He has resigned effective next month.
Students in the program learn to handle a car and manage unexpected issues for two hours weekly. Ken Wennekamp receives instruction on correcting parking technique from McCaustland as Pat Himebaugh Dan Specht Harlan Hanken and Greg Janssen observe. Classroom work ended Friday with the National Drivers' Test prepared by CBS. driving sessions continue until Aug 5 with extra pedals enabling the instructor to take control in emergencies.
In Jones county district court, Beverly Rickels seeks 10460 from Paul Mesch for injuries from a Dec 16 1965 traffic collision on highway 38 near Monticello after a rear-end crash while stopped at a light at 11 45 am. The filing occurred on a Saturday.
Two traffic accidents in Jones County led to charges. William Waterhouse, 48, of Central City, failed to yield at a gravel road collision with James Rittmer, 24, of Mechanicsville causing $100 damage to each car. Willard Edwards, 22, of Cedar Rapids, suffered minor injuries after a rollover on highway 64 and was charged with failing to control his vehicle.
The Monticello council discusses FAA funding for a new airport, with $16,800 from the agency and $2,500 in city engineering costs. Plans include a Tipton option and potential state aid, while local parties would donate the city’s share. Other items cover the fire station, dirt disposal issues, land fill plans, the 1967 budget, and traffic lights installation.
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