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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1970
Page
10
A yearly tree on Cedarwood Trace grounds requires two mechanical arms to reach the top. Paul Croy decorates it as Santa gifts are handed out to about 90 children on the nineteenth of the month, per manager George Haddad.
Scott Holm will receive Eagle Scout honors at St Michael s Episcopal church Friday at 7 30 p.m. He is a Kennedy High School sophomore and member of First Lutheran church. He joined Troop 75 in 1966 and serves as junior assistant Scoutmaster and ceremonies chief for the Order of the Arrow.
Two Cedar Rapids men were chosen for NEA evaluation teams. Robert E. Allender, CREA president, will head to a four day visit to a suburban Washington district. Robert Arnold, immediate past CREA president, joins a team visiting Norfolk, Virginia on February 1. An NEA team visited Cedar Rapids last month and a written report is expected soon.
Ro bert Crisawn twenty five, of Morganton North Carolina, died after being struck by a car on route 7 about ten miles south of Sioux Center late Tuesday. Patrol officers said the accident occurred on a rural stretch as Crisawn walked along the roadway. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
The subject is identified as the son of Mr and Mrs Holm with ties to Camp Wakonda and Gazette carrier duties. Archery and swimming are noted as major interests. The fragment mentions an address at 4416 Pepperwood Hill SE and family connections.
AP reports nearly half of south London workers commute out of the area for identical roles. A spokesman notes city glamour brings no wage advantage once higher travel costs are factored in.
Ten NATO members propose a broad defense program to raise European military outlays to about 24.4 billion dollars in 1970 and 420 million for an integrated comms system and air raid shelters. Britain resists further cash, while West Germany ups transport plane costs and Turkey. Allies expect U.S. forces in Europe to stay at current levels through mid 1972.
Frankfort Kentucky officials outline a bicentennial celebration centered on Harrodsburg’s founding in central Kentucky and the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville. The plan marks 1974 as a year of commemorations and public events across the state.
Kirkwood Community College restarts GED testing with sessions in Building Y from 8 30 a m to noon and 1 to 4 30 p m Monday through Friday and an evening Thursday 6 to 10 p m. Courses cover English composition social studies natural sciences literature and mathematics. A high school equivalency certificate is awarded on proficiency. Testing also offered at Town City adult education offices 700 South Dubuque Street.
A cargo plane carrying relief supplies for East Pakistan cyclone survivors crashed near Dacca airport. An air traffic official said four crewmen were killed and the aircraft appeared to be a Belgian plane.
The National Weather Service predicts above normal precipitation for the next thirty days, shaping a wet spell for central and eastern Iowa. Temperatures are expected to run near normal in Eastern Iowa.
In Russell Kansas the city government started a holiday plan with Municipal Power to lower homeowner bills. Nearly all 1 145 homes in town display holiday lights as part of the program reducing monthly bills by five dollars.
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