Early Cedar Rapids council race chatter as petitions filed
Potential Cedar Rapids city council hopefuls have begun collecting nomination petitions though elections occur later in the year. Incumbents likely seek re election amid salary gains and budget strains, with Mayors and commissioners eyed for higher offices and several challengers already declared for the safety and parks posts.
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Cedar Rapids
Northwest
City Hall
Delmer A. Duffy
Broadmore Road NW
Oberthien
Thomas L. Gardner
Avenue
Joseph A. Frazier
F Avenue
Art Pennington
Fifth Street
Safety Post
Ray G. Brown
O Avenue NW
Parks Commissioner
Army Ad Budget Surges to 10.6 Million in Recruiting Blitz
Washington reports the army is expanding paid advertising to 10.6 million for a 13 week radio and television push aimed at high school graduates. The move shifts 15 million from other programs, drawing opposition from the air force, Marines and Navy while targets for an all volunteer army by mid 1973 loom. The agency Ayer wins the main contract and earnings could reach 750 thousand to 900 thousand this year with further renewals possible.
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Washington Star
Washington
Dazed Ad Agency
Armed Forces Journal
Army
Army Recruiting Command
N. W. Ayer Advertising Agency
Philadelphia
Ayer
Kester
Air Force
Marines
Navy
IRS Monitors Collectors as Well as Payers
Washington UPI report notes the IRS increases surveillance of its own 65,000 employees to curb theft of about 200 billion dollars collected yearly. Assistant Commissioner Vernon Acree leads 300 inspectors and notes firing hundreds and indicting about 100 annually. He cites 200 employees reporting bribery attempts and contrasts agency integrity with private sector white collar crime.
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Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Vernon Acree
Acree
Simon Pure
Seminole Valley Farm Announces New Public Hours
Seminole Valley farm opens to the public this week with scheduled hours by month. April May September and October open Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 to 4 p.m. by appointment, Wednesdays 2 to 5 p.m., Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. starting April 17. June July hours are Wednesdays 1 to 3 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. August Sundays 1 to 4 p.m.
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Seminole Valley Farm
Management Society To Hear Don Sheriff
The Cedar Rapids chapter of the Administrative Management Society will meet Tuesday at 5 30 p m in the Hotel Roosevelt with a pre meeting session on personnel problems followed by dinner. Don Sheriff manager of the bureau of labor and management at the University of Iowa will speak on Leadership Skills in the World of Work.
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Cedar Rapids
Administrative Management Society
Hotel Roosevelt
Don Sheriff
Bureau of Labor and Management
University of Iowa
Camp Good Health Fund Gifts And Memorials Listed
A list of donations and memorials names contributors and amounts for Camp Good Health. Entries include Judge Eads wedding fund from Daniel B Hunting and in memory gifts for Anne Rance Raymond Goodwater Libbie Dostal Meryl Walloran Carl Howland and Dr. R D Proctor among others. Amounts range from 10 to 15 dollars with several entries noting family relations and dates.
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Libbie S. Dostal
Joe Meek
Meryl
Walloran
Gazette
Carl Howland
Luther Howland
Monticello
Raymond EF. McCreedy
R. D. Proctor
Fly-in Communities Grow in Popularity Near Denver
The AP reports fly-in neighborhoods near Denver are expanding with custom built homes for private pilots. Developments feature garage hangars, golf courses, and amenities suited to aviation enthusiasts, as demand rises for homes with private airstrip access.
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New York
Denver
Clark
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