New Manual Reforms City Staffing Operations
A 23 member committee led by Perscanel Officer Mike Beshaw advances a personnel manual to standardize city payroll jobs. The plan includes a pay range for 28 job groups and aims to improve training recruitment and interdepartmental relations. The manual, plus a 50 page expansion, seeks efficiency and clearer job expectations.
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Act Heusinkveld
Sareise Salle
Perscanel
Mike Béshaw
Group
Beshaw
Gether
Detroit Business Week notes car sales and holiday mood
The article discusses Business Week's take on 1960 auto sales with forecasts of up to 7.25 million units and strong reception for GM Ford and Chrysler models. It also covers city personnel notes and Cedar Rapids pool progress, plus traffic sign experiments, and a public meeting on arterial street plans.
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Jones
Loomis Brothers
Gardner
Bever
Bath
New York
Business Week
Detroit
Memorial Coliseum
Jim Meaghan
U.S
Carnes
Elo i
Ford
Chrysler
Rambler
Studebaker-Packard
Cedar Rapids
Don Gardner
Noelridge
Willi
Housand
Bob Johnson
Johnson
Institute of Traffic Engineers
Navy Santa Claus fleet brings cheer to Far East duty
Cedar Rapids reported service members in the Seventh Fleet prepare for Christmas aboard the destroyer O'Bannon and four other ships leaving Hawaii December 9. The Santa Claus fleet ferries clothing and toys to underprivileged children as sailors plan a five month Far East tour visiting Japan Hong Kong Formosa and the Philippine Islands.
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Ly Bruce Fishwiki
Aymond L. Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Navy
R. Mason Marshall
Chandlerst
Mary
Shail
Onport
O'Bannon
O’banfhan
Hangman display draws shoppers to neck wear sale
A downtown tie shop in Dallas unveiled a provocative display a hangman’s noose with a sign reading almost everything in neck wear to attract Christmas shoppers. The setup drew attention and mixed reactions from passersby and local officials.
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Dallas
UPI
But Whose Mistake A Car With Hole and Sign Opened by Mistake
A Dallas car was seen with a damaged fender and a sign reading Opened by mistake. The incident highlights a quirky oversight as officials investigate how the mishap occurred.
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Dallas
Not A Total Loss For Bakery Cashier Robbery
NEW CASSEL New York three gunmen demanded cash as cashier William Schaefer returned from the bank to Dugan Bros bakery He handed over a bank bag and a paper bag The bandits left with unwanted items including Christmas books and 12 apples
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New Cassel
N.Y
UPI
William Schaefer
Dugan Bros. Bakery
Practical Politics Taught After City Service
Herbert Baxter, longtime Charlotte city councilman and former mayor, lost in the latest election and is now enrolled in a Chamber of Commerce course titled Practical Politics. In Bridgeport Connecticut, George Salley reported a home robbery netting about $50 with a note from the thief claiming escape to Canada signed Joe.
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Charlotte, N.c.ap
Herbert Baxter
Charlotte
Chamber of Commerce
Joe
Bridgeport
Conn
Frank
George Salley
Canada
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Dick Wilford
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Edward M. Meaghan
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Code of Town
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