Cedar Rapids school bonds push for space and savings
In Cedar Rapids the school district faces a 950000 bond measure to expand Kennedy High and Taft Junior High to ease crowding and scheduling. Officials project a mill levy near 0.3, about 30 cents per 1000 assessed value, with a 19 year term at 6 percent interest, arguing timely construction avoids higher costs later. The measure hinges on public need and fiscal restraint amid tax resistance.
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Maine
Alasska
Cedar Rapids Community
Kennedy
Taft Junior High
Cedar Rapids Triple X theater faces long road
Op-eds argue that local resistance to a proposed Cedar Rapids adult theater remains strong while law changes seem unlikely. Proponents cite freedom to operate. opponents warn of moral decline and exploitation. The piece predicts legal obstacles will persist without a clear legislative solution.
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Cedar Rapids
Triple X
Community recycling idea praised for pollution fight
A Madison letter to the editor promotes recycling old newspapers into paper pulp and urges Cedar Rapids to adopt the method. The writer argues it could reduce pollution and inspire other cities to follow suit.
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Madison
Wis
U.S
Marion
Arguing Police Pay Sparks City Council Debate
Patrick A Knight laments Cedar Rapids police morale amid wage talks and court leniency. He criticizes the city council for backing criminals and questions donations of new cars or turf to officials while praising officers who protect the community.
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Cedar Rapids
Patrick A. Knight
Washington Avenue
Health Welfare Bills Fight By Nixon's Family Plan Barriers
Liberal and moderate senators work with HEW to craft a passable family assistance bill while a conservative Senate Finance Committee adds regressive measures. The plan faces demands over income floor, day care, and legal service funding, risking a broader trade package and potential filibuster. President Nixon aims to keep welfare and trade bills linked to boost social security benefits before Christmas.
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Tom Wicker Ashington
Nixon
Senate Finance Committee
White House
HEW
Senate
Richardson
Inre
Finance Committee
William Saxbe
Ohio
Northeast Cedar Rapids traffic sigs gain legal sanction
The city council approved existing traffic signal sites at Center Point Road and Forty second Street Old Marion Road and F Avenue and Fiftieth Street and C Avenue. An explosion at the Quaker Oats plant destroyed the heating gas mixing building. State lawmakers favor harsher narcotics penalties. Fire protection shifts announced for Graham township. Linn County school refunds totaling 821,186 distributed to 331 districts. Iowa Education Board seeks 3.3 million annual operating funds and 31.5 million capital for two years. Lake Odessa to become year round recreation area if a 25 year lease is secured. Western Union Telegraph installs a 4500 repeater to service The Gazette and other papers.
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Cedar Rapids
Center Point Road
Forty Second Street
Marion Road
F Avenue
Fiftieth Street
C Avenue
Quaker Oats
Iowa
Associated Press
West Branch
Solon Rural Fire Departments
Graham Township
Walter Shupp
Linn County
Iowa Board of Education
State Conservation Commission
Lake Odes
Marion Chamber of Commerce program to greet Milwaukee trains
A 10 20 30 Years Ago note recalls Marion Chamber of Commerce planning a program to greet Milwaukee streamline trains on their initial runs into Marion. Another item reports London receiving 700 tons of explosives and 100 tons of incendiaries in a 12 hour raid. The Battle of Egypt was believed to have begun after a three month stalemate.
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Marion
Health Insurance Faces Fierce Debate in 1972 Election
In a Washington Star analysis, James J. Kilpatrick argues national health insurance faces strong opposition. He notes congressional proposals by Griffiths, Kennedy, Javits, and the AMA, but doubts any plan will pass in the lame duck session. He warns reforms may shift to form over substance and questions the wisdom of federalized care.
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Michigan
Martha W. Griffiths
Afl-Cio
Edward Kennedy
Jacob Javits
New York
American Medical Association
United States
Great Britain
West Germany
England
Sweden
Mao and Lin Age Weigh China Heavily on Power
The piece portrays Mao Zedong, Lin Piao, and Chou En-lai as aging leaders in their sixties and seventies ruling China from Peking. It describes Mao as frail yet forceful, Lin as ill and crafty, and Chou as polished but also ailing, with health incidents and scrutiny from U.S. officials.
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Ashington
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Lin Piao
Lin
Chou En-lai
Red China
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Legal Services Program
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New York Times Service
Tom Wicker
Mississippi River
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Cedar Rap
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Western Union Telegraph Office
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Harry Truman
Washington Star Syndicate
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China
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Egypt
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Bell-McClure Syndicate
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