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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1974
Page
4
Coty Ralph, resigning executive secretary of Cedar Rapids human rights commission, notes dramatic improvements after nearly five years on staff. He emphasizes progress in minority hiring but says many tasks remain and work continues.
Coty says local industry shows strides with nearly 50 minorities teaching, but promotion barriers persist. He notes big retailers improve while small ones lag. quotas misnomer, urges attitude change first, employment equality as key to broader social progress.
Americans could free grain for the hungry by cutting alcohol use, urged by Harvard nutritionist Dr. Jean Mayer who proposes limiting intake to one drink per occasion and promoting wine as a humane substitute. The piece analyzes grain use in beer and spirits, yields, and potential food impact, noting wine demand growth and the complex balance of food vs beverage needs.
An Amana Christmas exhibit at Cedar Rapids Art Center hosts a Thursday quilting bee. About 8 a.m. Amana women begin a blue and white quilt with wool fleece padding, aiming to finish in one day. Public may view from 10 a.m. to 8 30 p.m.. exhibit runs through December.
Jefferson high school bands and choirs present a Christmas concert in the school auditorium with performances by the mixed chorus Hilltop Singers concert choir Festival chorus and band and the symphonic band. Selections include Joyful Noise On Christmas Night Gottes Son This Day to Us Is Born Alleluia the Angels Sang Hallelujah Chorus Carols for Christmas There Shall A Star From Jacob Meditation on a Chorale Now Thank We All Our God and more.
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