Monotrol Signal Plan Fails to Link with Rock Island
Safety Commissioner Ed Prochaska reports no progress on the Monotrol traffic signal system linking to railroad crossings as Rock Island officials refuse to permit the plan citing lack of interest. City plans to automate green phases after trains would cost Rock Island nothing, but progress stalls amid past council rejection and railroad control.
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Memorial Colosseum Use Slows As 1956 Budget Remains Unspent
By nine month totals the Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum and stadium show a drop in rental income and use versus 1955. Armory rent at 670 is 790 lower, auditorium 4065.60 down 2399, concession 1473.62 down 1426.82, with the commission aiming to trim expenses and finish the year underspent.
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Women and City Projects Highlight Local Notes
Finance officials report 1956 Memorial Commission disbursements dipping to 22123.40 while the Coliseum net rose to 8436.22. Mayor Meaghan discusses women in government as Finland's parliament lists 30 women among 200. Mrs Mikkola notes Finland’s 1906 voting right and low illiteracy due to marriage literacy rule. Cedar Rapids school board veteran Mrs Krumboltz attends. Park crews begin cold season work building 100 new picnic tables and plan 25 all metal structures next spring.
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Tomi Mikkola
Finland
State Department
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Europe
Park Department
Costly warning cites four trillion war price tag
Hartford AP report notes a Na ai Resources Conference warning that a third world war could cost four trillion dollars to the United States. The speaker says wars are funded by taxes and borrowed money borne by citizens.
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Hartford
Coffee association head urges reforms for world crop stability
John F. McKiernan, president of the National Coffee Association, calls for improved crop reporting services, expanded farm mechanization, and more agricultural research to stabilize the global coffee market in a keynote at the 64th annual convention in Boca Raton.
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National Coffee Association
John F. McKiernan
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