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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1976
Page
7
Hurst, opposed to the proposal, argued the baseball field has been mismanaged for years. He said lights were inadequate and the diamond overused by many groups, making the situation intolerable and doubted a new field near the school would solve the issue.
At a school board meeting city officials and trustees debated building a new baseball diamond and possibly two diamonds for softball and baseball near the school. Proposals included joint development, phased construction, and timing up to five years. Other items covered a flower show request, Title XI policies, a summer driver education program, and a changes to the 1976-77 handbook plus a 8:30 to 3:15 school day.
Three University of Northern Iowa students received Iowa Educational Media Association research grants at a conference in Iowa City. Andy Kaupins, a former Rock Valley Community School student, won $50 for his study on how the sponsor influenced survey results on school librarianship attitudes toward censorship and intellectual freedom.
Ambitious high school track students and readers reflecting on freedom and accountability. It praises a range of figures from Defense Secretary Rumsfeld for reviewing recruit training after a Marine’s death to journalists noting perceived faith bias in politics. The piece salutes the Supreme Court for denying Nixon papers to a Des Moines Register reporter who exposed a grain shipping scandal.
A biting roundup targets items from postage stamps and grain shipments to soap operas and rock bands. It lampoons public figures, broad cultural irritants, and symbols like the liberty bell and the concrete cloverleaf, ending with a jab at Spiro Agnew’s public stance.
The Postal Service seeks efficiency and cost cuts including closing rural post offices. Legislation calls for equal service and public hearings before closures, citing Arion Iowa as an example of poor public communication and planning.
The Area Education Agency 4 and guidance instructors sponsor a Sophomore Career Exploration Day on Thursday May 13 at Northwestern College in Orange City. Eighteen schools participate with 1,004 sophomore students and about 65 consultants presenting career information.
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