Marion parks prep with pavilion reservations opening May 1
Joe Butterfield says Marion parks will offer pavilion reservations starting May 1 as crews tidy sites for spring and summer use. Hanna park awaits reopening after vandalized lights are replaced and trees planted, while Willow park rest rooms near completion and electrical work proceeds. Contact the parks department at city hall to reserve.
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Hanna
Willow Park
Ced-Mar Sertoma Gifts $1000 to St Luke’s for Sound Meter
The Ced-Mar Sertoma club donated $1000 to St Luke’s speech pathology to buy a sound level meter for calibrating hearing testing and testing industrial audiology levels. Funds were raised by selling chances on a grandfather clock made by Ced-Mar member Edward Kadera.
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Speech Pathology Department
St. Luke’s Hospital
Edward Kadera
Ced-Mar
Holiday Schedule for Marion City Hall and Services
City hall closes for Good Friday with other departments remaining open. Garbage collection and public library adhere to regular schedules. An ecumenical Good Friday service is planned at First United Presbyterian Church at noon with Rev. Alan R. Schultz speaking on "A Parable for Sinners."
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Mathews Says Higher Education Faces Vacuum in Purpose
Former HEW secretary David Mathews resumes the presidency of the University of Alabama and warns that American higher education has fallen into a vacuum of purpose. He cites sandbox politics and parochial concerns returning to campuses as accounting dominates the era.
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Jim Nabors to Perform Twice at All-Iowa Fair
The All-Iowa fair entertainment board announces two Jim Nabors shows on the fair's opening day June 25. Nabors, star of Gomer Pyle and host of the Jim Nabors Hour, has 17 record albums and a career in TV. The Hawkeye Downs venue in Cedar Rapids hosts the fair through July 4.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
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Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Color Reflected United Press International
The sea appears blue because sunlight’s blue wavelengths reflect off the water while other colors are absorbed. This explains ocean color through light behavior and water properties.
Talmadge Pushes Cash Grants Over Food Stamps Plan
Senate agriculture chair Herman Talmadge urged scrapping the food stamp program in favor of cash grants for welfare recipients. He spoke as Agriculture Secretary Bergland testified on Carter administration reform proposals and said he would seek a one year extension before converting to cash purchasing supplements.
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UPI
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Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Carter
Young critiques Britain on racism sparks UN debate
United Nations delegates react to US Ambassador Andrew Young remarks saying Britain invented racism and is slow to address racial issues at home and in Africa. Mauritius OAU spokesman Ramphal supports Young while a Western diplomat calls him a clumsy team player during delicate negotiations.
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Andrew Young
Britain
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British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Africa
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Organization of African Unity
OAU
U S Petroleum Reserves Down Again in 1976
Washington AP reports two industry groups say U S oil and natural gas reserves declined in 1976. API puts end year crude oil proved reserves at 30.9 billion barrels, down 1.7 billion from 1975, with consumption near 18 million barrels daily. Gas proved reserves about 216 trillion cubic feet, a roughly 10 year supply.
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U.S
American Petroleum Institute
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American Gas Assn
Ten Named Ambassadors By President
President Carter nominates 10 ambassadors including former Senator Mike Mansfield to Japan and Yale President Kingman Brewster to Great Britain. Also picks Robert Goheen to India and Anne Cox Chambers to Belgium along with Philip Alston to Australia. Other appointees include Wilbert LeMeere Kenya Seychelles Samuel Lewis Israel William Sullivan Iran George West Pakistan and Gov. Patrick Lucey Mexico. Mansfield retired from the Senate after leading Democrats 1961 to 1976.
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India
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Belgium
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Australia
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Iran
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Pakistan
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