Elm disease control demo in Cedar Rapids shown
Tom Merryman photos show Iowa State University Extension expert A H Epstein injecting chemical into a tree for Dutch elm disease control at Ellis Park Cedar Rapids Parks Commissioner Stan Reinis and Bob Hanson observe. About 40 professional foresters and nurserymen attend session noting Cedar Rapids has 4000 trees remaining and has removed about 12000 elms.
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Richard Freeman
Iowa State University Extension Service
Linn County
Ellis Park
A. H. Epstein
ISU
Epstein
Cedar Rapids
Stan Reinis
Bob Hanson
Elkader
Reinis
Dates Changed for Petitions To Linn Board of Review
Petitions to the Linn County Board of Review must be filed in writing by May 5. The board, effective this year, handles assessment adjustments outside Cedar Rapids and may add omitted property or adjust land and buildings. Organizational meeting is May 1 at the courthouse.
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Linn
Forrest Holveck
County Board of Review
Cedar Rapids
Holveck
Board of Review
Hugh E. Gordon
Marion
Ben Holets
Fairfax Township
Keith Kennedy
Center Point
Glenn Strother
Linn Township
John Waggoner
Jackson Township
Wallace Walks with Crutches and Braces
Gov George Wallace begins walking with crutches and leg braces after partial paralysis from the May assassination attempt. Spokesmen say he plans a public progress demonstration in the future.
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Montgomery
Ala
George Wallace
U S Supply Flight Blocked by Soviets
The U S air force canceled a supply flight to the American embassy in Moscow after the Soviet Union denied permission. The flight, from Wiesbaden to Moscow via Copenhagen, was scheduled for Tuesday and would have carried commissary items for embassy personnel.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Moscow
Soviet Union
Copenhagen
Air Force
Hearing set May 3 on IE Facility at Duane Arnold
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will hold an evidentiary public hearing May 3 in Cedar Rapids on environmental matters related to licensing the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo. The session starts at 10 a.m. in the Roosevelt hotel east room, with limited five minute public appearances. The plant is being built by Iowa Electric Light and Power Co., Central Iowa Power Cooperative, and Corn Belt Power Cooperative under an AEC construction permit issued in June 1970, and will use a boiling water reactor with about 569000 kilowatts output.
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Nuclear Energy Center
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Central Iowa Power Cooperative
Corn Belt Power Cooperative
Atomic Energy Commission
Ex-Strongman Stays Fit by Skipping Chain
Walter Cornelius, 51, a former circus strong man from Peterborough, England, keeps himself in shape by skipping rope with an eight foot long chain weighing 112 pounds.
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Peterborough
England
UPI
Walter Cornelius
Circus
Tama Toledo Good Friday March Slated
A walking and singing Good Friday march re enacting Christ s walk to Calvary is sponsored by the South Tama county Key 73 Task Force. The procession starts 1 30 p m at South Tama high school, stops at 2 p m at the Toledo courthouse, 2 30 p m at the state juvenile home, 3 p m in Tama city park, and 3 45 p m at the Tama football field. A life sized cross banners and posters will be used and participation is open to all churches and residents.
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TAMA
Simon of
Cyrene
Jesus
Personal Income Tops $1 Trillion For First Time
The Commerce Department reports March personal income rose 6.7 billion to an annual rate of 1,001.2 billion, marking the first time above 1 trillion. Wage and salary disbursements climbed 5.7 billion, with gains in machinery, lumber, furniture, apparel and chemicals.
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Washington
U. S
Commerce Department
Department
Cancer Crusade Contributions Exceed $31,000
Linn County Cancer Crusade reports $31,365 collected, 36.4 percent of the $86,000 goal, with the business and professional women's division posting $4,152 while aiming to boost volunteer calls. Offices of the Linn County American Cancer Society remain open for reports through Wednesday and late hours through Friday at the Mercy hospital School of Nursing building.
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Linn County Cancer Crusade
Crusade
John C. Rice
First Corps of
Business and Professional Women’s
Alvin Ousiin
Rice
Linn County
American Cancer Society
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Trinity Lutheran To Host Noonday Good Friday Service
Trinity Lutheran church hosts a Good Friday noon service at Veterans Memorial coliseum from 12:10 to 12:45 p.m. This 45th annual event is open to the public. Rev. Richard A. Osing will speak. A mass choir from St. Mark's, First Lutheran and Trinity Lutheran will sing. Offerings go to the American Bible Society.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Richard A. Osing
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
St. Mark's Lutheran
First Lutheran
Trinity Lutheran
Len Biella
James Kimmel
Clarence Koch
American Bible Society
Expansion of Iowa City Bus Route Denied
The Iowa City city council denied expanding bus service to the Wardway shopping center citing a slight drop in ridership and a potential $20,000 deficit. Priorities for revenue sharing and capital improvements were cited before further bus expansion. The meeting also covered rezoning for Bethany Baptist property and dog license options.
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Iowa City
Wardway
Planning and Zoning Commission
Bethany Baptist Church
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Wallace
U.S
Toledo
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Second Street
Cancer Crusade
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Kelly Cleaners
City Legal Department
Person ' S Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
FTD
Ellis Blvd
Flowerphone
Armstrong Baby Department
Baby Shop
Anda
Armstrong Baby Shop
Welch’s Nursery
Ata Ladee
Aa Pata
Peterson
Paterson Imperial
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