Council Bluffs Schools--Board and General File #4
subject: local news
description: Council Bluffs Schools Board and General FIle #4 1/1/88-- Bond issue/teacher salaries, etc.
description: Area salaries much lower. January 3, 1987 "The staff -development program in the Council Bluffs Community School District..." March 4, 1987 Slide show touts school levy renewal. January 20, 1988 C.B. superintendent search could cost as much as $25,000. January 15, 1988 C.B. schools sell 12 lots for $39,500. January 20, 1988 C.B. schools narrow search firms to two. January 27, 1988 State cuts funding formula for teachers' merit raises. February 3, 1988 Levy renewal vote Tuesday. February 7, 1988 Junior high class covers drugs, sex. February 3, 1988 Summer league would end metro baseball competition. February 3, 1988 Light turnout seen for school levy vote. February 9, 1988 School levy passes, but few cast ballots. February 10, 1988 School service workers receive 28-cent raises. February 10, 1988 Board interviews hiring consultants. February 10, 1988 C.B. school budget rises to $37 million for 1988-89. February 16, 1988 Canvass adds 4 votes to school levy margin. February 16, 1988 C.B. board hires Ventures for superintendent search. February 17, 1988 State aid up $1 million in C.B. schools' budget. February 17, 1988 Superintendent search officially under way. February 20, 1988 Few schools linking pay, performance. March 1, 1988 Schools to cut 8 posts. March 2, 1988 C.B. schools get good marks in accreditation team report. March 4, 1988 Bluffs, L.C. get $1 million in state funds. March 7, 1988 'Communicator' needed for superintendent post. March 15, 1988 10 C.B. teacher contracts targeted for terminations. March 16, 1988 Board to act on 7 teacher terminations. March 22, 1988 C.B. Board terminates 7 contracts. March 23, 1988 Bluffs school post draws 50 applicants. April 11, 1988 Superintendent post draws 25 applicants. April 12, 1988 Improving instruction is C.B. schools' goal. April 24, 1988 C.B. trains 300 teachers. April 24, 1988 C.B. school finalists are Christie, Arizonan. April 26, 1988 School administrators may receive salary hikes. May 1, 1988 C.B. board delays …
creator: Nonpareil reporting
source: Daily Nonpareil
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1987-1996
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Document
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Council Bluffs Schools Board and General File 3
subject: local news
description: Council Bluffs Schools Board and General File #3 4/1/81-12/3/87
description: Disposition of land on school list. April 5, 1981 Officials work on plan for school land. April 7, 1981 Elderly get school land. April 8, 1981 Bluffs children improve scores on national tests. May 12, 1981 10 on school staff get new positions. June 10, 1981 Schools may benefit from cuts. July 30, 1981 Good news for schools. July 31, 1981 School fees ruling could tighten pinch. August 21, 1981 C.B. schools set future goals. August 26, 1981 C.B. school personnel reassigned. August 4, 1981 C.B. schools lead in administrative cuts. August 9, 1981 Chopra promises curriculum change. September 1, 1981 Council Bluffs teachers 'don't make that much.' September 29, 1981 Graduation requirements under study; Inconsistencies at local high schools. September 30, 1981 C.B. teachers ask 17.9% hike in pay. October 8, 1981 Bluffs teachers offered 4.2% raise; Had asked 17.9%. October 20, 1981 School financial woes aired at ISEA forum. October 21, 1981 Incentive stipend plan called insulting; Proposed by school board. October 27, 1981 Positions eliminated under 9th grade plan. October 31, 1981 Area schools top average on tests. November 2, 1981 Lepley sees merit in plan; First hearing on night grade plan. November 3, 1983 High school curriculum altered; Class periods argued. November 18, 1981 New curriculum: What it will mean. November 18, 1981 High schools may get ninth graders. November 19, 1981 Contract termination topic of C.B. school board meet. March 23, 1981 Bluffs schools to add computer programming. June 23, 1983 Lepley announces new lineup. June 30, 1983 Architects, teachers meet on school remodeling plan. February 8, 1984 School committee discusses courses. February 10, 1984 Architects prepare for T.J., A.L. remodeling. February 10, 1984 'Project Business' set in C.B. schools. February 13, 1984 Master construction plan sought; Schools set for ninth grade conversion. March 9, 1984 Schools paddle students; Rule allows corporal punishment. March 12, 1984 Borrowed funds to pay t…
creator: Nonpareil reporting
source: Daily Nonpareil
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: April 1981-December 1987
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Document
type: Newspaper articles
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Union Pacific Locomotive File 1
subject: Union Pacific Railroad Company.
description: The Union Pacific Transfer Depot, undated.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: Undated
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
type: Photograph
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Union Pacific Locomotive File 1
subject: Union Pacific Railroad Company.
description: Union Pacific locomotive in a rail yard. Nonpareil 3-66 written on the reverse side.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil March 1966
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1966-03
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
type: Photograph

First Run For New Mail Train
subject: Local news
description: A new 36-car, coast-to-coast mail train departed 10 minutes early as it passed westward through Council Bluffs Saturday night. The train was to leave here at 7:15 but pulled out at 7:05. The train stopped at the former mail terminal on South Twenty-first Street to take on the mail from western Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and both Dakotas. The train is expected to cut down travel time for mail from 58 to 50 hours to the west coast and from 71 to 50 hours to the East Coast. It will stop in Council Bluffs at 6:15 p.m. each day and depart at 7:15 p.m.--Nonpareil Photo.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil July 16, 1972
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1972-07-16
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Bison Head, Typifying Old West, Looks Down on Travelers Crossing U. P. Span
subject: Local news
description: The fine bronze buffalo head which looks down from the east portal as all trains pass over the Union Pacific railroad bridge here.--Nonpareil Engraving.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil July 26, 1936
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1936-07-26
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Union Pacific Bridge Carries Transcontinental Traffic
subject: Local news
description: Over the Union Pacific bridge, pictured in the foreground above, passes the nation's transcontinental traffic. The bridge carries the passenger trains and most of the freight trains of all railroads between Council Bluffs and Omaha. In the background is the bridge of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway company, which carries street car and vehicular traffic between the two cities.--Nonpareil Engraving. This photograph is also used in another Daily Nonpareil article titled "Council Bluffs Lost Union Pacific Headquarters in a Fight Over Railroad Bridge," from October 8, 1939. The caption reads "Key to the western section of the United States is this present bridge over the Missouri river between Council Bluffs and Omaha. It's the Union Pacific bridge that carries all trains from the terminal bottleneck into Nebraska."
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil July 26, 1936 Daily Nonpareil October 8, 1939
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1936-07-26 1939-10-08
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Intermodal Terminal
subject: Local news
description: To handle the increasing volume of piggy-back freight, Union Pacific Railroad has opened an intermodal freight terminal in Omaha, according to W. J. Fox, UP vice president of operations. The terminal, located on the old Union Station passenger yard, has two parallel tracks with a capacity of 32 cars, and allows quick pick-up and set-out by train crews. Trailers are loaded and unloaded circus-style, with a portable ramp, and especially built tractor for power.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil July 8, 1973
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1973-07-08
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph
coverage: Omaha, Nebraska

U.P. Diesel Shop Nearly Complete
subject: Local news
description: "Three-Level" Construction...in new diesel shop enables workmen to service all parts of a unit at one time. Railroad employes [sic] are shown here taking advantage of the new idea in shop construction.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil December 2, 1956
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1956-12-02
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Foot Bridge Is Demolished
subject: Local news
description: Going Down...the heavy span with supporting legs partially cut through folded like a pair of scissors and landed with a thud on the well-placed timbers for a cushion. The bridge cleared the rail tracks by inches.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil March 22, 1974
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1974-03-22
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Union Pacific Spruces Up
subject: Local news
description: The Union Pacific Railroad yards at Seventeenth Street and Fourteenth Avenue are a bit more glamorous. Trees have been planted along the tracks and all the light poles have been painted a light green. There also are flower pots hanging from each of the poles. Pavement has been laid for the convenience of passengers.--Nonpareil Photo.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil October 10, 1971
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1971-10-10
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

UP Plans 2 1/2 Million Program For Bluffs
subject: Local news
description: New Diesel Engine House...whose site is roughly shown here is part of a $2,500,000 improvement project for the Union Pacific Railroad yards in Council Bluffs. Access tracks to the new engine house will necessitate relocation of the stock yards, lower right. The project, due to start this spring, also calls for a new westbound freight forwarding yard.--Nonpareil Photo. 1949 is written on the reverse side.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil February 13, 1955
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1955-02-13
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Engineers Plan To Build Underpass From Top Down
subject: Local news
description: Detour Routes...will be constructed on either side of the Union Pacific's tracks at this location to allow train passage while Iowa Highway Commission contractors build an underpass for Interstate 29--from the top down!--Nonpareil Photo.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil July 20, 1969
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1969-07-20
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Three Giant Steamers Are Going West-For Last Time
subject: Local news
description: Greasing Big Drives...on old "823" for its last run is Machinist Robert Swanger of Honey Creek. Drive wheels on the steam engines are six feet in diameter.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil February 1, 1962
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1962-02-01
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

New U.P. Viaduct Is Great Convenience for Employes [sic]
subject: Local news
description: This new viaduct, more than 400 feet long, in the Union Pacific yards, was recently completed for the safety and convenience of employes [sic], who formerly were forced to go a roundabout way to their place of employment in the yards. Cost of construction was approximately $35,000. The railroad has nearly 1,400 employes [sic] living in Council Bluffs. The viaduct extends from the platform in rear of the transfer building south across all tracks to the roundhouse and yardmaster's office.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil May 26, 1929
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1929-05-26
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Rail Strike Affects 2 Bluffs Industries
subject: Local news
description: Cars Tied Up...by strike at the Council Bluffs yards of Union Pacific total about 1,200. Some are shown here, looking west from the U.P. yard tower. -Nonpareil Photo.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil April 2, 1966
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1966-04-02
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

U.P. Opens New 'Bailey Yard' Friday
subject: Local news
description: Cross-Over Tracks...lead down to the bowl of the Union Pacific Railroad Co.'s 'Bailey Yard' west of North Platte, Neb. The $12.5 million facility was dedicated Friday.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil October 25, 1968
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1968-10-25
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph

Union Pacific Locomotive File 1
subject: Union Pacific Railroad Company--Maps. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--Maps.
description: Map showing tracks owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad in the United States west of Chicago.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil November 1964
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1964-11
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Map
language: English
type: Map

Council Bluffs Schools Board and General File 2
subject: local news
description: Council Bluffs Schools Board and General File #2 2/15/75 - 3/31/81
description: Public Notices: Budget Estimate School District. July 27, 1967\1969-70 Budget Presented TO Bluffs Education Board; $8,058,159 Proposed. May 29, 1969 School Personnel Get Salary Hikes; Most Over $2,000. July 20, 1969 Here's How To Compute New Salary. July 20, 1969 Board Drops Levy To Give Taxpayer Break; Budget Up $441,933. June 24, 1970 Facilities Committee Is Named. December 4, 1974 School Committee Selects Its Officer. Dece3mber 6, 1974 Most Back New School Construction. February 13, 1975 Target Of Project Phoenix Is Aiding Disruptive Child. February 16, 1975 Talking About Schools. March 14, 1975 3-Hour School Facilities Hearing. March 14, 1975 School Enrollment Reaches Plateau. April 1, 1975 Junior Highs Among Top 4 Suggestions. April 1, 1975 C.B. Board Action On Closure OK'd. April 10, 1975 Schools Facilities Report May Be Bond Issue Base. May 4, 1975 Citizens Group To Drop Suit On School Closings. June 6, 1975 Board Accepts Bids To Raze 2 Schools. July 9, 1975 Bond Issue petitions being drafted, 907 signers needed. April 8, 1976 Plans for junior highs revealed; Spokes radiate from center. April 19, 1976 Jr. High plan is 'spoked'. April 19, 1976 Consultant may probe low student scores; Bluffs below state, National average. April 20, 1976 Junior high floor plans receive preliminary approval. April 20, 1976 Walls added to school plan. April 23, 1976 C.B. teachers group endorses bond issue. April 25, 1976 KIDS plans open house Thursday. April 28, 1976 Outline bond issue's tax cost to property owners. April 28, 1976 Junior high boundaries would change; If bond issue for schools approved. April 29, 1976 Federal office may require maternity back pay for some. May 3, 1976 Back wages suit would cost school district $80,000. May 4, 1976 Young school board members won't support May bond issue. May 6, 1976 Bonds mean more space for education. May 6, 1976 Traditional classes in proposed schools. May 11, 1976 New schools will not have 'open concept' classrooms. May 12, 1976 …
creator: Nonpareil reporting
source: Daily Nonpareil
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1975-1981
rights: The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.
format: Document
type: Newspaper articles
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa

New U.P. Engine is Latest Giant
subject: Local news
description: This locomotive, "old 58", is of the type in use on the Union Pacific at the time of the driving of the golden spike. This engine is now traveling across country and being shown in conjunction with the railroad's latest type locomotives, picture of which is shown in an accompanying column. Union Pacific Railroad Photo written on the reverse side.
creator: Nonpareil photos
source: Daily Nonpareil April 26, 1939
publisher: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
date: 1939-04-26
rights: Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
format: Black and white photograph
language: English
type: Photograph
coverage: Council Bluffs, Iowa