Cedar Rapids Voters Defeat Civic Center Bond Proposal
Cedar Rapids voters rejected a 7.9 million general obligation bond plan for a civic center with 11 774 no votes 4 949 yes from 16 723 participants. Only two precincts produced a majority yes with 34th and 21st showing strongest opposition due to flood and sewer concerns. Mayor Frank Bush cited weather fiscal caution and lack of civic center loyalty as factors.
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Rioting in Northern Ireland Leaves 300 Injured
Protests turned violent in Londonderry as Catholics and Protestants clashed after a Protestant parade. Police used tear gas as 300 people were injured, with 90 officers among them and damage to homes and shops across the city.
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Cable Fails on Near West Side Brief Outage
Electric power dropped briefly on the Near West Side from 10 03 to 10 19 a m after a faulty underground cable. The outage affected the courthouse and police station and traffic lights, with Cedar Rapids officials placing the area on a separate feeder while the 13 800 volt west industrial feeder is checked.
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Cedar Rapids Council Proposes Mayor and City Council Raises
Cedar Rapids city council gave first reading to an ordinance raising mayoral salary to 19500 and councilmen to 17500, effective Jan 1 1970, following home rule expansion allowing cities to set commissioners' pay. The election is Nov 4.
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Murder of golf range instructor shocks family hopes for TV show
Los Angeles police investigated the fatal shooting of 54 year old William Lennon at a Venice golf range where he taught. Witnesses described a tall bearded gunman wearing blue trousers and green sweater fleeing in a blue and white car after a struggle for the rifle. Lennon, father of 11, had guided his daughters to fame with The Lennon Sisters Hour on ABC TV. The motive and identity of the killer remained unknown.
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Outburst at Frontier of Atom Area
Fighting broke out Wednesday between Soviet and Chinese troops on the frontier of Sinkiang, near China's nuclear arsenal. Each side accused the other of invasions with casualties reported by the Tass news agency and Peking radio. Both governments demanded withdrawal and blamed the other for the incident.
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Soviet technical mission to visit Indonesia in August
Indonesia will host a 15 member Soviet technical mission for top level talks starting August 28, as announced by Foreign Minister Adam Malik. It marks the first Communist bloc delegation officially to visit since Indonesia outlawed its Communist party in 1965.
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Nixon Proposes Revenue Sharing With No Strings Attached
President Nixon asks Congress to begin sharing a fixed portion of income tax revenues with states each year with no strings attached. Starting modestly at 500 million dollars, the plan would rise to 5 billion by mid 1975 and aims to shift power from Washington to the people while funding local education and empowering state and local officials.
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Sinkiang Tension Deepens Between China and Russia
AP reports in Red Star that Soviet forces claim Chinese incursions into Sinkiang, a region Moscow values for resources and nuclear-testing potential. China counters, while both powers accuse each other amid rising Sino Soviet hostility.
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Chuckle Definition of Brat in Light Verse
A humorous line defines a brat as a child who behaves like your own kids yet lives up the street. The joke frames the label with a playful tone, contrasting ownership and neighborly antics while avoiding sharp insult.
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