Cedar Rapids council meets to discuss drainage runoff relief
The Cedar Rapids city council met in regular session on Wednesday at the Shank property in the 3400 block of First Avenue SE. Ten protesters attended to urge an adequate drainage system to curb flooding from Wilson and Co. runoff. Present were Finance Commissioner Stewart and Public Improvements Commissioner Donald Canney along with Public Safety Commissioner John Oberthien and Parks Commissioner Charles Decker. Shank stood in as mayor in Mayor Bush's absence.
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Shopping Center Park
Ing Lot
Eldon L. Colregular
Stewart
Shank
Donald Canney
John Oberthien
Charles Decker
Frank Bush
First Avenue SE
Wilson and Co
City authorizes equipment purchases and truck bodies for fire dept
Resolutions approve buying two 1969 model 1700 chassis from International Harvester Co for 11979.92 and two custom rescue bodies from Gerstenslager Co for 21046. Also allow beer permits, zoning changes, and street light requests while detailing maintenance bonds, deeds, and a storm sewer project.
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International Harvester Co
Gerstenslager Co
Wooster
Ohio
Department of the Interior
Geological Survey
Gerald Hiland
Hawkeye
Bjornsen Construction Co
Glassroad
Spencer Development Co
Spencer
Iowa Properties Co
Chestnut Knolls
William and Margaret Koach
Wilmar
Exercise Is Good For Oldsters Too
A gerontology institute study in Oslo shows moderate exercise is not harmful to seniors aged 70 to 81. Participants reported improved well being and relaxation from the program. Due to limited joint mobility walking proved preferable to bicycling.
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Oslo
Norway
UPI
Pioneer 10 Rocket Destroyed After Control Loss
Cape Kennedy AP Pioneer 10 a seven million dollar earth sun relation experiment lay wrecked in the Atlantic after its Delta rocket veered off course eight minutes after launch. Officials detonated charges to end the flight. Also lost was a 45 pound communications satellite. NASA blamed loss of hydraulic pressure in the first stage engine before shutdown.
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Cape Kennedy
Atlantic
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
School Integration Injunction Vacated in Denver
The 10th U S Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower court injunction that required racial balance improvements in northeast Denver schools before opening next Tuesday. It ruled that community interests are best served by a full trial on the integration program now under reconsideration after the new school board rescinded it.
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Denver
10Th
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver School Board
Paul Harvey Reviews Nixon Welfare Policy on TV
Paul Harvey comments on Nixon's welfare policy in broadcasts at 5 30 PM and 10 PM. The remarks analyze the policy's implications and political strategy as aired by TV News 9.
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Paul Harvey
Nixon
TV 9
NEWS
Ruling on Powell Pay Is Declined
Federal judge George Hart declined immediate back pay for Rep. Adam Clayton Powell. He said Powell must answer House charges of misused funds via an amended complaint to trigger a trial on the House counterclaim. a declaratory ruling on salary and seniority may follow, while $25,000 fine and 24 years of seniority remain unresolved.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem Democrat
Congress
George Hart
Powell
House
Hart
The
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
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