Muscatine school board approves 82,000 salary hike
Muscatine Iowa March 15 1966 the school board voted an 82 000 raise for the 1966 67 school year representing a 4 8 percent increase to the faculty salary budget. Teachers pressed for about 125 000 more while noting salaries lag behind other communities.
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Muscatine, In
Muscatine
Muscatine Community School District
Edwin Chamberlin
The
Teachers’ Association
Huber
McKinley
Reuben Tesch
Washington School
Readership Survey To Interview Muscatine Journal Readers
More than 1,000 regular readers will be interviewed by a team of over four. Homes are chosen on area probability basis giving randomization and a representative sample. Dr. Charles L. Allen of Oklahoma State University directs with prior work at several major papers. Interviews begin Thursday March 17 at 10:00 a.m. at Hotel Muscatine.
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H. L. Nelson
Muscatine Journal
Muscatine
Mustazine Journal
Charles L. Allen
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Allen
Hotel
Resignations Accepted and New Hires At Muscatine District
The Muscatine Community School District board accepted resignations from nine teachers including Charles Shook a longtime ninth grade English teacher and Miss Margaret Logan a longtime Washington third grade teacher. New hires include Mary Lynn Diercks to teach first grade at Grant or Garfield and John Baek as driver training and coaching staff with Janet Baek teaching physical education. The board authorized funding to hire special course instructors in instrumental music vocal, art and physical education with federal funds of 98 200 to be included in the budget. A public address system will be bought for Jefferson school and a spring budget inspection tour is planned for April 20 and 27.
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Muscatine Community
West Jr. High
Frances Pundt
Central Jr. High
J. D. McKibben
Laura Offerman
Muscatine
Mary Lynn Diercks
Grant
Garfield School
John
Janet Baek
Johnson
Jefferson School
Horses in U S decline as cars rise across decades
The United States had 21 million horses in 1915 but numbers dwindled as automobiles gained popularity. By 1935 horses numbered 12 million and by 1960 about two trillion remained.
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United States
River Opening Spurs Corn Deliveries
The river side levee was loaded with corn as barge traffic opened. Deliveries surged to the local elevator as river commerce resumed.
Muscatine to Open Laura Musser Art Gallery May 15
Grand opening at Muscatine's Laura Musser Art Gallery and Museum set for Sunday May 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Exhibits to be announced. main attraction includes the Muscatine Room showing furnishing details of an average 1880s Muscatine home.
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Muscatine
Laura Musser
Ing
Robert Petersen
Art Gallery and ‘Museum Board of Trustees
Subscription Rates and City News Brief From Muscatine
Subscription rates list daily carrier and mail options for Muscatine and surrounding areas. Office hours are posted and a special delivery service for missed papers is noted. In Brussels police strike for 24 hours over working conditions and security concerns.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Sso
Dial
Brussels
Belgium
Commercial River Barge Traffic Buildup Continues
Commercial barges move up and down the Mississippi as fog slows towboats. The 1966 season begins its second week Wednesday with northbound tonnage 46 400 including coal 22 400 petroleum products 19 000 and general cargo 5 000. Downriver traffic totals 8 450 tons with 4 200 grain and 1 250 miscellaneous. Corn and soybeans ship from Muscatine terminals. McKee Feed and Grain Co. is MIS Rogers 19 Earl. Lance Cpl George C Norwood USMC wounded March 4 in Quang Ngai Province Vietnam. brief telegram notes superficial wounds to right hand and nose, prognosis excellent. Towboats and barges head upriver toward lock and dam 14 near Muscatine. fog light and passage not hampered. US Corps of Engineers reports river stage to slowly fall this week. Guttenberg flow 77 500 cfs, Saverton outflow 110 800 cfs. Water from tributaries accounts for rise. Forty-seventh American Legion anniversary to be celebrated at Edward H. Biser post Harbor Drive Wednesday 6 30 p.m. Potluck supper for Legion and auxiliary families. each brings a covered dish.
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Mississippi River
Muscatine
McKee Feed and Grain Co
Mis Rogers
Earl
Lance Cpl
George C. Norwood
USMC
Quang Nagi Province
Republic of Viet Nam
Jalva Ingversen
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
Guttenberg
Saverton
The
American Legion
Edward H. Biser
Harbor Drive
Post Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary
Man Sues for 158727 Damage Over Hand Injury
A factory worker from Cedar county sues for 158727.52 in Muscatine district court claiming injuries to his hand. Plaintiff Richard Slach pursues the case in today’s filing.
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Muscatine District Court
Richard Slach
Cedar County
Good Samaritan Deeds Prove Costly to Man
Walter Lamp of 1622 15th Street, Moline, Alabama, recounts a near tragedy after giving a ride to two youths on Highway 61 around 11 p.m. They claimed a patrol officer gave them gas, but Lamp awoke to a stolen car and lost a $95 billfold and papers. The youths’ story and damages prompt Lamp to seek recovery and a jury trial.
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Lamp
Population Pattern Reveals Canada Near U S Border
About 90 percent of Canada's 119,516,000 residents live within 200 miles of the United States border, highlighting the geographic concentration along the shared frontier.
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Canada
United States
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Robert Heewig
Devere Newberry
Jerry Lange
Franklin School
Ethel May Northey
Grant School
Elmer Swanson
Jefferson
Kenneth Bartell
Lincoln School
George Harvey
Madison School
Kenneth
Board of Education
Arthur Johnson
Fred Messenger
Owen Olson
Clyde Gabriel
Ruth James
Muscatine Community College
West Jr
Central Jr
University of Illinois
Rutgers
Northwestern University
Janet Bock
John Bock
Sherwin- Willams
Sherwin-Williams
Aluminum
Aluminum, Inc
Mulberry Ave
Muscotine
Roach and Musser Sash and Door
South Muscatine
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
E. 3Rd St
Iowa
Associated Press
John Klein
Viet Nam
Legion
Broadway
PA Ord
Wmureen Olulian
Sara Autton
Ee WeEley
FBI
Gary Lewis and
Play Boys
Hi Morgan
San
Samaritan
Stewart Bolling and Company, Inc
Cleveland
Ohio
Mullins Manufacturing Corporation
Salem
Slack
Bandag, Inc
Stewart Bolling
Mullins Manufacturing
Bandag
Slach
Ponce Dé Leon
Florida
Menlo Park
Cal
OT Wartford
Com
East Second St
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