Iowa-born Admiral to speak at Cedar Rapids Navy League dinner
Vice Admiral William A. Schoech, born in Blakesburg, Iowa, will address the Cedar Rapids Navy League dinner at the Town House at 7 p.m. Reservations by noon Thursday. Schoech leads the four major material bureaus overseeing 10.5 billion dollars. He earned a masters from Caltech and is a WWII Legion of Merit recipient. Temperatures ranged to 20 below at Red River and Edmonton with 63 below at Snay Yukon.
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Frigid polar air drives temps below zero across plains
A mass of polar air pushes temperatures well below zero in the plains and Great Lakes, with Minnesota and North Dakota recording as low as 20 below. Snow accumulates in Michigan New York and Western Canada cites heavy snowfall and recent totals, while West Yellowstone reports 24 inches of new snowfall. New Mexico endures its coldest night of the year.
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Christmas Budget Boosters Gazette Want Ads
Classified blurbs advertise holiday budget aids and shopping deals in the Gazette, urging readers to call EM 2-1121 for more information on Christmas budget boosters.
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NAACP files test challenge to Prop 4 housing ban
NAACP counsel Nathaniel Colley filed suit in Sacramento County Superior Court on behalf of a Black tenant threatened with eviction. The action follows Proposition 14, passed 2 to 1, which nullified existing housing discrimination bans and allowed landlords unrestricted refusals to rent or lease.
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Equity suit seeks eviction injunction in race housing action
Colley filed for Clifton Hall of North Sacramento against white landlord Crawford Miller. The action seeks an injunction to evict Hall as part of a friendly suit to test the law. Judge William Gallagher set a hearing for December 29.
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No Early Ruling On Hoffa Seen
Cincinnati AP report says the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is not expected to rule on James R. Hoffa’s jury tampering conviction for weeks or perhaps months.
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The Cedar Rapids Gazette Establishment and Pricing
The Cedar Rapids Gazette was established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. It is a daily paper with Sunday insertions and lists various subscription rates by carrier and mail, including terms for Night edition, Afternoon and Sunday issues, and rates for other states. It notes exclusive AP news republication rights for local and dispatch content.
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Minority group absent at Cedar Rapids neighborhood meeting
Mayor Bob Johnson expressed surprise that no members of Cedar Rapids' minority group attended the December neighborhood meeting at Jane Boyd Community House. He said their absence suggests satisfaction with the Human Rights Commission and city progress. Attendance grew from three men to 17 as Homemakers' Retreat members arrived and discussed local issues.
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Cedar Rapids
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City tax share cited as tenth of a mill in Cedar Rapids
Johnson stated the city's share equals a tenth of a mill and about $18,000 from the annual property tax. He noted Cedar Rapids assessments will stay stable while his administration remains in office and contrasted with the 1965 tax. He added the Cedar Rapids rate compares favorably to other places.
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