Most Linn Taxes Will Be Higher
Property owners in Linn county face higher taxes next year as the board of supervisors approves the annual millage levy schedule based on 78 taxing bodies. Of 89 districts, 73 show increased revenue needs while 16 decrease. Lisbon sees the largest rise at 20 mills, raising taxes $20 per thousand, with other gains and several reductions noted across the county.
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Cedar
Linn County
Linn County Board of Supervisors
John A. Burrill
Lisbon
Hoosier Bend
Buffalo Township
Lisbert Selval
Franklin and Linn
Coggan
Fairfax
Mariow
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Wip
Dows
Sisler's Grove
Clinton Township
Maple Grove
Boulder Township
Elso
Lion County
Bertram
Mt. Vernon
ST. Boulder
Tawnship — Houlder
North Union
Prairieburg
Union
Buffalo
D Prairie
Brown Township
Viola
Martelle
Springville
Anti Soviet Riot Rocks Polish City in Stellin
Warsaw AP reports a large anti Soviet riot in Stellin led by students and young workers. Demonstrators stormed the Soviet consulate smashing windows as Polish troops and militia dispersed the crowd amid arrests and unconfirmed gunfire.
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Polish United Workers Communist Party
Stettin Dockers
Polish City
Warsaw
Stellin
Hungary
Radio Warsaw
West Berlin
der Abend
Radio
Stetlin
Berlin
German Pomerania
Poland
Moscow
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Coe College Students Honor Resigning President Brooks
Coe College students gave President Howell Brooks a standing ovation during the college Christmas service after he announced this would be his last chapel appearance. His resignation was accepted by the board of trustees the prior Thursday amid campus demonstrations.
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Aart Rapids
New _ Coe college
Howell St. Brooks
Board of Trustees
Wreckage Hinted in Mt Silvertip Search for Vanished Plane
A search pilot sighted an outline of possible wreckage on Mt Silvertip 100 miles east of Vancouver in one of the largest missing plane cases. Trans-Canada Airways had 62 aboard when it vanished Sunday night as storms hampered ground and air searches. Calvin Jones the University of Town star and Winnipeg Blue Bombers player was aboard as a standby passenger.
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Vancouver
B.C
Mt. Silvertip
Here
Trans- Canada Air Lines
Calvin Jones
University of Town
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Jones
Gordon Dowding
British Columbia
Air Force
George Sheahan
Sheahan
Dowding
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Sae General
Trans-Canada
Vanmee
We Shall Be Free or Die Hungarians Vow in Budapest
Budapest residents vow freedom or death as Soviet forces tighten grip. Reported unrest spreads outside the city with fighting continuing. Hungarians denounce Soviet control, waving flags of resistance and facing harsh reprisals.
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Horizonty
Trgallow
Katharine Clark
Budapest
INS
Hungary
Soviet Union
Sirite
Cold wave swept through Iowa with subfreezing lows
A Canadian cold front chilled Iowa as temperatures fall to five below and rise to near 28 in the south. Forecasters warned of gusty northwest winds and a steadier chill through Wednesday with snowy reminders and frigid daily highs in the northeast.
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Teva Newa
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Canada
Sibley 17
Gover
Ferenc Munich
Mass Strike and Clashes Hit Hungary
Hungary faced a general strike and violent clashes as workers protested premier Janos Kadar's regime. Refugees, police, and Russian forces were reported around Budapest with reports of deaths and property seizures threatened for those who fled since the start of the rebellion.
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Hungary
Vienna
Budapest
INS
Janos Kader
Belgrade
Pecs
Tala
Dunapentele
Capital
Magyarovar
Austria
Hungary Walks Out of UN Assembly Over US Interference
The Hungarian delegation protested to the General Assembly accusing the United States of meddling in Hungary's internal affairs and walked out of the session. The incident highlighted rising tensions between Hungary and the United States during discussions at the United Nations in New York.
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Mre Horvath
U. S
Hungary
Horvath
Mhe
Budapest
Endred
China
T. F. Tsiang
U. N
General Assembly
India
Hammarskjold
Moscow
V. K. Krishna Menon
Vege
United Nations
N. Y
Stores Open Late For Christmas Shoppers
Cedar Rapids retailers extend hours to 6 pm tonight for Christmas shoppers. Eight night openings this season include select stores following the Retail Merchants bureau guidance.
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Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Comamerie
Police Seek Segregated Attack Suspect In Two Cedar Rapids Assaults
Cedar Rapids police hunt a Negro man described as the same attacker in two late evening assaults Monday. Lee Barker, 223 Second Avenue SW, was struck with a pipe near 11 PM, and Ardaih Sperry, 808 Camburn Court SE, was stabbed near 11:45 PM as she walked from Immaculate Conception School. A prowler was reported near 1417 Third Street NW shortly after midnight.
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Cedar Mapids
Cedar Rapids
Lee Barker
Second Avenue
N Avenue
Third Street
Ardaih Sperry
Camburn Court
Immaculate Conception School
Third Street NW
Blind man earns life master in contract bridge
Dr. Arthur Dye, 60, becomes the first blind man to reach life master status in the American Contract Bridge League after scoring 300 points in New Orleans. He uses braille markings on cards and notes the strong sportsmanship of opponents and partners throughout his long bridge career. He began with whist and euchre and has played across the eastern United States.
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Charlotte
N.C
Arthur Dye
Charlotte Ofteopath
Messary
New Orleans
Dr. Dye
U.S
Texan Tries Toll Bridge Bargain After Missing Coin
The Texan driver runs onto a toll bridge gate and, after a refusal of 40 cents, asks the gatekeeper how much to pay to pass. He fumbles for change while the exchange unfolds with humor.
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Polish Communist Party
Zycie Warszawy
Aper
Society Roe Ea
Wees Bees
Brooks
Coe
Voorhees
Stan Henderson
United Eresa
Bernie Schmidt
Detroit
Schmidt
Antonio Pirrelo
Alrline
U.N
Kadar
Janos Kadar
Russia
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Allies
NATO
Rom Gagelte
Paris
Britain
France
Council
Szeged
Ims
Egypt
Middle East
Kremlin
Fexnos Kadar
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Jess
Abu Hanifah
Quster
Ceylon
Burma
Indonesia
Raossia
Embilo Nu‘nez-Portuonde
Delegadtes
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