Dual Scenes Sweep Cedar Rapids Christmas Lighting Contest
Santa Claus workshop and Nativity highlighted the grand championship by William Scott of 841 Fourteenth Street SE. Scott wins a 50 dollar gift certificate from Iowa Electric. Willard E Brown residence is runner up with a 35 dollar certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nativity
Cedar Rapids Recreation
Willard E. Brown
Sierra Drive
Brown
Eleanor M. Sproston
Sixteenth Avenue
Max Dumke
Fortieth Street
Charles Krejci
Knollcrest Court
Ralph Hunt
Thirty-sixth Street
Gary Stejskal
Bowling Street
Bill Hyde
Thirty-sixth Avenue
Daniel Hanover
Eighteenth Street
Gerald Hilby
Ravenwood Terrace
Santa
Anders Keeps Up Lively Airwaves Before Apollo 8 Splashdown
Astronaut William Anders teased Mission Control during broadcasts from SPACE CENTER about sleep and music aboard the capsule. He joked about Rip Van Winkle and humanity’s senses while noting four hours of sleep as Frank Borman and James Lovell joined in. He reported the moon remains hard to spot from their position after Christmas lunar orbit, saying they have not seen it since leaving.
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Rip van Winkle
Anders
Mission Control
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Today's Columnists Feature Roscoe Drummord and More
A page listing columnists including Roscoe Drummord, David Lawrence, Pearson Anderson, Evans and Novak, Edward DeLong, Florabel Muir, Jack Gaver, Abby Van Buren, The Jacobys, Dr. Andelman, and Art Buchwald. Also mentions television, Broadway, bridge, and a pictorial page.
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Roscoe Drummord
David Lawrence
Pearson-Anderson
Evans and Novak
Edward DeLong
Florabel Muir
Jack Gaver
Abby van Buren
Jacobys (Bridge
Andelman
Rest Room Facilities at Fillmore Adequate
Newell Lash and city architects say the Fillmore school addition at 520 Eleventh Street NW has adequate rest rooms for 659 pupils, with 32 stools and urinals serving only part of enrollment. The 1965 addition does not require new facilities per code, though some students may walk through a through a library to reach rest rooms. Classes resume next September.
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Fillmore School
Newell Lash
the Gazette
Eleventh Street NW
Lash
Fillmore
Native Son event in Cedar Rapids links seniors to local jobs
83 Eastern Iowa seniors from colleges and universities heard Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce leaders praise the city as a busy, export‑driven community with strong opportunities. Employers from 19 firms attended the Town House event offering conversations and future interview appointments.
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Gazette
John McIvor
Neil M. Whittle
Elkader
Upper Iowa College
Neil
Cedar Rapids
City of
Richard Ransom
B Avenue NW
Shirley Press
Park Towne Place
Forbes Olberg
Native Son
Olberg
Robert S. Wray
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Space Boxscore For U.S.-Soviet Space Center
At Space Center Houston AP notes the Apollo 8 flight changes the U.S. Soviet space boxscore as humans orbit the moon marking a milestone in space cooperation and rivalry between the two nations.
Nixon Returns From Bahamas
President-elect Nixon returns from a private Bahamian island visit in Key Biscayne Florida planning another day of rest before a Saturday conference with foreign policy advisers.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Bahamas
Government to remove British emblems from public buildings
India will remove all British crown emblems from government buildings within six weeks. The move targets symbols tied to empire days as part of a broader national redefinition of official insignia.
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New Delhi
UPI
Pension Increase Granted for Former Inspector Hanna
Linn district court ruled John H. Hanna of Iowa City is entitled to a $6.01 monthly pension increase based on a 1955 inspector salary and 1966 captain salary figures. The ruling clarifies how abolished positions are valued for pension calculations and may affect similar cases with abolished classifications.
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Cedar
Linn
John H. Hanna
Iowa City
Rng
Hanna
Board of Trustees
Rees
the Gazette
Resolve Action Against Tavern Without Trial
A 2500 dollar damage suit against Brown Derby tavern owners in Cedar Rapids closed without trial. Tressa Conner claimed the tavern’s serving beer caused her husband Atwell Junior Conner’s March accident, depriving their two daughters of support. she dismissed the suit to possibly pursue action again.
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Cedar Rapids
Tressa Conner
Linn
William W. Krejci
Louis Krejci
Atwell Junior Conner
Conner
Jury Panel Excused Remainder of Year
Linn district court says the November December petit jury panel need not report next Monday and has no further duty. The January February panel must report January 6 on the third floor of the courthouse unless notified otherwise.
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Linn District Court
Kenneth Perry
Vance Departs For Paris Talks
Cyrus Vance, the No 2 American negotiator in the Paris peace talks, left New York for Paris after high level meetings in Washington. He told reporters at Kennedy airport the effort to find a breakthrough in Vietnam war negotiations continues with flexibility on all sides.
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New York
Cyrus Vance
Paris
Washington
Vance
Kennedy
Righd
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Frank J. Cizek
Deborah Drive
Dan Michel
E Avenue NW
Cizek
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Louis J. Varrock
Dalewood Avenue
William A. Moley
Twin Pine Drive
Lloyd J. Paulsens
L Street
Don Crowley
Franbrook Terrace
Linda Cornwell
Twenty First Street
L. W. Woolfolk
Twentyseventh Street
Frank J. Snoble
Teresa Drive
Elwin L. Woolf
Mayberry Drive
Nichols
Astronaut Anders
Editorial
Art Buchwald
Gus Schrader
Pewee Amen
Jack Ogden
Sam Shulsky
Rex Conn Bae
King Features Syndicate, Inc
World Sights
Wilber Fi
Cedar Rapids, Lows
Walkup
Landis
AK Cedar Saunds
Winneer le Insurance Company
Lincoln, Nebraska
Civil Service
By Tom Williams
Chamber
Harold Ewoldt
Dial
U.S
Russia
Law
Warren Rees
Perpetual
Second Ave
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