Iowa teachers gain in first year of bargaining
Iowa educators won monetary gains in 1975-76 with average salaries rising to about $12,524. Over 300 ISEA affiliated groups negotiated written contracts representing roughly 85 percent of the state's public school teaching force, with most settlements at the table and a minority requiring final offer arbitration.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa
Nancy George
ISEA
Ms. George
Public Employment Relations Board
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
United States
Paul Bowers
St. Louis
Bowers
Davidson
Cotter Guild meeting note June 3 at Cotter Presbyterian
The Cotter Presbyterian Church Ladies Aid met June 3 with Mrs Mildred Jones nine members and two guests Mrs Willard Sands of Crawfordsville and Mrs Bill Jones of Boulder Colo present The program theme patriotism included readings and poems Mrs Alice Peters humor about politicians and Mrs Hugh Morris spoke on America's beauty stressing voting and flag display concluding with the words to America the Beautiful No July or August meetings.
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Duane White Ainsworth
Cotter Presbyterian Church
Ladies Aid
Mildred Jones
Willard Sands
Crawfordsville
Bill Jones
Boulder
Colo
Alice Peters
Hugh Morris
America
Glen McGuire
Muscatine
Ron Ornduff
Ed Whetstine
Wellman
Gerald Whetstine
Tucson
Ariz
George Riddle
Phoenix
Larry Whetstine
Friendly Families Club
Marr Park
Government study finds $2 bill cut costs and saves millions
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing estimates printing the back of dollars costs 2.97 per thousand including paper and 0.92 for the front. Reintroducing the $2 bill would reduce use of the $1 bill and save about $27 million over five years.
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
L M Boyd fielding varied anecdotes and trivia
A column by L M Boyd from Weatherford Texas shares eclectic anecdotes and trivia. It discusses W C Fields bank accounts not found after death, early football hair defense, love quotes, weight gain, labor saving devices, alligators ears, garment industry influence by Marlene Dietrich, newspaper strikes lowering suicide rate, French fries origin, jail odds for graduates, baby crying time, hospital nursery quiet hour, and veterinary observations. Address at Weatherford TX and copyright 1976.
Unusual bridge play turns on queen of diamonds
In a notrump duplicate, West leads a heart and a hair raising counterplay can secure the contract. By leading a club to the queen at trick two and returning a low diamond from dummy, you may still make the contract whether East or West holds the queen of diamonds. The author notes flexible strategy can beat rigid rules in this deal. Tomorrow: Nightmare.
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John Oliver Hobbes
John Oliver
West
East
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