Cedar Rapids Adopts 1970 Building Code Aiding Handicapped
Cedar Rapids passes third reading on a new building code that includes a handicap provision. The measure requires ramps, elevators, accessible restrooms and sinks, wide doorways, drinking fountains with handrails, and other features in future or remodeled public buildings. The change aims to open facilities to wheelchair users and reflects a local effort aligned with a national uniform code.
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Cedar Rapids
Ed Winter
Winter
Cedar Rapids Area
Governor’s Committee
International Conference of Building Officials
Gazette
Kathy Wall
Woodland Drive
City Hall
Ex Motorcycle Racer Still Riding at 79
Walter Hildebrand, 79, remains a motorcycle rider in Kansas City. His lifelong passion began in 1909 with a $40 bike. He raced about 20 machines in six years, quit after many injuries, and returned last fall after buying parts for $40. He recalls early races on rough dirt roads and the dangers of old days.
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Kansas City
Walter Hildebrand
Marvel
Hildebrand
St. Joseph
Delegates crown Scooop Shovel Scotty king of the hoboes
Delegates to the national convention at Britt elected Scoop Shovel Scotty as king of the hoboes, climaxing his 18 year campaign for the honor.
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Britt
Scoop Shovel Scotty
King of the
Philippines Vows to Leave Newly Found Tribe Alone
Panamin chairman says the Tasaday, a secluded forest people found in the Philippines, should be left to choose their life. He notes government protection and guidance to shield them from logging, farming, or outside interference while acknowledging changes since discovery.
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Philippines
Panamin Foundation
Ferdinand Marcos
Panamin
Panamia
Footlockers Turned Apartment Furnishings Into One System
Prof. John Hilpert of the University of Alaska uses 17 labeled footlockers Athrough-Q to furnish a bachelor apartment. Each piece is either assembled from footlockers or collapsible, with a single organ requiring a special crate. He moves by packing the lockers into a pickup truck, creating a compact, adaptable living space.
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Anchorage, Alaska
UPI
John Hilpert
University of Alaska
Anchorage
Hilpert
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Lindale
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Iowa
Jean Joyce
State
Richard Sloan
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Baltimore
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