Eight East Iowans awarded Army ROTC four year scholarships
Eight Eastern Iowa high school seniors received four year Army ROTC scholarships valued over 11 280 dollars depending on each college tuition. Recipients include Jeffrey Hunzinger Belle Plaine Douglas Harts and others. Several sailors and marines on duty or leave are listed with names and hometowns.
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Eastern Iowa
Jeffrey Hunzinger
Belle Plaine
Douglas Harts
Tomahawk Trail
Robert Scott
H Avenue
Craig Solyntjes
Crestridge Drive
Robin Fennessy
Dyersville
Michael Hall
Lisbon
Steve Merritt
Marengo
James Gilliam
Watkins
Soviet Taxes Downgraded But Ivan Pays
In Moscow, officials say personal taxes make up about 8 percent of the USSR budget at 19 billion dollars this year. They note more than 90 percent comes from state enterprises. tax abolition is being considered. Tax rates range 0.7 to 13 percent with exemptions for pensioners students and others. Different levies include agricultural, house, registration taxes and a bachelor tax to fund social programs.
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Soviet Union
Novosti Press Agency
Siberia
Annual YMCA Session Set for April 26
The Cedar Rapids Marion Metropolitan Area YMCA will hold its annual meeting at noon April 26 at the Roosevelt hotel. Maurice Wilson, executive director, announced that the meeting will review last year’s activities and outline future plans. The program includes tributes to Alvin Keyes and W. H. Wenkstein, retiring leaders, with Art Holmberg presiding. reservations are available by telephone.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion Metropolitan Area
Art Holmberg
Metropolitan Y
Gift Auto Gets POW in Trouble
Army Spec. 5 Juan Manuel Astorga, 21, a former Vietnam POW, faces arraignment on charges of reckless and hit and run driving with a car given to him as a welcome home gift. Deputies say he drove into another auto last week and fled the scene while on leave from Letterman General Hospital.
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EL Cajon
Calif
UPI
Juan Manuel Astorga
Vietnam
Astorga
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United States
Plea for Junk Raises Record Auction Funds
London reports that Blue Peter viewers donated junk for charity, yielding a 71 200 dollar auction haul. The top item, a Victorian jubilee 1887 coin, fetched 350 dollars amid 270 watches, 408 bracelets, 1000 medals and other silver cups and porcelain jugs.
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London
UPI
Lesley Judd
Police Indicted Over Washington Gambling Payoffs
Eleven city policemen were indicted by a federal grand jury on taking payoffs to shield a 10 year old numbers racket in the capital. Two ex officers and ten gamblers face six counts of bribery conspiracy or perjury. Payoffs reportedly continued through last week with one officer earning about 15000 dollars annually.
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Washington
UPI
Internal Affairs Division
Gunfire in Darkness Kills Man In Texas Home
Doris Britzker, 20, heard a noise in her San Antonio residence and fired five shots with a shotgun. She killed her father Harold Britzker, 53, during the nighttime incident. The case remains under investigation.
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San Antonio
Texas
UPI
Doris Britzker
Harold Britzker
Jensen pushes for more study if U.S. delays action
Cedar Rapids public works reports EPA questions on a $21 million sewage plant grant. Director Richard Jensen warns a delay beyond July 1 triggers a new, extensive study of the sewer system focusing on surface infiltration. Mayor Canney calls the EPA action an excuse to withhold funds. The council asks Jensen to reply to EPA while delaying industry outreach.
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Cedar Rapids
EPA
Richard Jensen
Questhe
Niows
Fed
Jensen
Environmental Protection Agency
Cily Ullicleis
Donald Canney
Bvva
South Africa Eyes Million Tourists by Late 1970s
The government stated it expects at least one million international visitors annually by the late 1970s, a goal based on projections after 1971 when arrivals numbered under half that amount.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Want ads perform an important community service
Daily want ads offer a quick guide to local needs and offerings. Open listings cover jobs housing services and items for sale, helping residents connect with neighbors and support community exchange.
CREA Backing Bargaining Bill Promised by Iowa Education Group
Alan K. Whitworth president of the Cedar Rapids Education Assn says CREA supports a bargaining law before the Iowa general assembly. The executive board voted unanimously to back a proposal allowing school boards and teachers to negotiate wages and working conditions upon request, with a no strike clause.
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Iowa General Assembly
Alan K. Whitworth
Cedar Rapids Education Assn
Whitworth
CREA
Nevada Senate Rejects Ban on Public Pay Toilets
The Nevada senate rejected a bill that would ban pay toilets in public buildings. The measure aimed to remove charges for restroom use and faced opposition over access and funding implications.
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Freedom
Carson City
Nev
Nevada Senate
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Midway Drive
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San Diego
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Albert Siebels
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Francis Wagner
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Orville Thornton
Ely
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Douglas Lowe
Terry Lowe
Twentyninth Avenue
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Moscow
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Gift Auto
Guaranty Bank & Trust CO
F.D.I.C
U.S
Hardi-Gardens Home and Garden Center
First Ave
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