Cedar Rapids City Council Reels Off Wide Range of 1971 Actions
The Cedar Rapids city council met in regular session Wednesday with commissioners Shank Oberthien Phillips and Reinis present. Actions included zoning changes, building code amendments, road and sidewalk projects, street lighting, liquor license adjustments, park and sewer decisions, and a public hearing with no objections before approving financial and contractual items totaling several thousands of dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Stewart Shank
John Oberthien
Richard Phillips
Stan Reinis
C. R. Scholl
Cottage Grove Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Gary Mrazek
van Buren
William F. Bucklin
Twenty-first Street
Lee Wells
Center Point Road
Harold Hughes
Life Investors, Inc
Lindendale
Skogman Midwest
Bowman Road
Highway 218
Johnson Avenue
Pope criticizes seekers of a new church
Pope Paul VI condemned those aiming to repudiate the Catholic Church and form a new church. He urged adherence to Second Vatican Council reforms and warned that novelty without purpose harms faith, calling such efforts not liberating but aligned with secular attitudes.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Paul VI
Papal Palace
Historian Opposes Gettysburg Observation Tower Plan
Pulitzer winner Bruce Catton argues a 307 foot glass tower on the battlefield would break the historic spell and jar visitors into the present. He testifies in a case to bar a Maryland builder from erecting the three story structure with an observation deck.
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Gettysburg
Bruce Catton
Pennsylvania
Catton
Maryland
Pickett
California to replace highway signs with international symbols
California plans to switch from English language highway signs to international pictorial symbols over five to 15 years. Highway Engineer John LeGarra says the signs will aid non English speakers and travelers in foreign countries. A walking figure indicates pedestrian crossings and a word plate will accompany symbols on worn or new signs.
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State of
California
John Legarra
U.N
Legarra
Teen hatchman uses oven to incubate duck eggs
In Ashington England 16 year old Andre Mather placed two duck eggs in his mother's electric oven and turned it to low heat. The eggs began to hatch, illustrating improvised incubation methods and prompting safety concerns.
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Ashington
England
Andre Mather
Gazette Want Ads Boost Sales Across Homes Cars Merchandise
Local Gazette headlines showcase millions of dollars in sales through want ads. The notices highlight homes, cars, and merchandise changing hands, driven by readers listing items for purchase or sale.
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Gazette
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F Avenue NW
Raymond L. Wright
Edward Kopecky
J Street
Thirty-third
Thirty-sixth Avenues
Radec Corp
E and F Cement and Asphaltic Concrete Co
Bowman Woods
Christensen Brothers Inc
Everett
Forest Drive SE
Darlene L. Bulicek
Sixteenth Avenue
Ronald G. Driscoll
Burr’s
First Avenue
PDQ Food Stores
Iowa
Washington, D.C
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Third Street
10Th Avenue SE
Dale Jensen
Nekoosa
Wis
Cedar Rapids Police Department
General Contractors
Zobac
George R. Zinser Inc
Cedar Rapids Municipal
State of Iowa
Iowa National Guard
Pope
Grates
North Towne Lane
Kenwood Transfer
Center Point Rd
Blairs Ferry Rd
New York Times Service
Dial
Calif
Sacramento, Calif
UPI
Pidgeons
One
Dom
Vaughan
Pidgeon
Thomasville
Bassett
Lane
Serta
Daystrom
Brody
G.E
Whirlpool
Zenith
Speed Queen
Crosstown
Pidgeon’s
Ao 1500
Crestline
Boston
Pidgeon’s Warehouse
Futorian
Charles Charles Schneider
Dixie Crestline
Flexsteel Keller
La-Z-Boy
Pontiac
Queen City
Stanley Bassett
Vaughan Wardle
Speed Queen Whirlpool Rca Zenith
Mattress & Box
Pidgeons Furniture Warehouse Showroom
First Ave
S.E
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