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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1976
Page
12
A new mail mobile in Sacramento automatically delivers mail through an office building. Priced at £12,000, the device runs on batteries and uses an Ultraviolet path. It handles about 2,400 pounds of mail daily and requires continuous lighting.
A reception honoring Nevin Nichols, Cedar Rapids recreation director for 40 years, will be held January 7 at Ambrose Recreation Center. Nichols, a Janesville, Wisconsin native and Cedar Rapids graduate, started as city recreation chief in 1936, with a four year World War II Air Force break. He has served on civic and state boards, received professional awards, and contributed to journals.
Up-to-date highway conditions available by phone from Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls Davenport and surrounding areas. Lists several contact numbers for real time road reports and travel advisories. The strings include 219-3R6-3420 515-296-1493 712-243-1492 319-288 7575 310-388-4474 319-852-2434 815-424-1292.
Cedar Rapids city council discussed and approved numerous items including budget adjustments for air conditioning, water pipe bids, annexation of Beech ercourt NW, and a wastewater plant grant increase from 52,000 to 1.8 million. They also set bids for culvert work on seventeenth street NW, approved a garage easement, bought street equipment for 118,028.06, and handled resignations and appointments to the electrical board, HVAC board, and building safety office.
City readings discuss rezoning actions under Reb Ree Kingle family dwellings designations and multiple family allowances R-3G R-4 R-T HE F2 permits. Notices authorize clerk to publish grantee reports for second year community development program and third year program application for public inspection. Petitions include 226 Fourth Avenue SW 317 Third Street SW by WEP Hogan. First readings cover several zoning changes and property cases across multiple streets and developers.
France announces a Rubens Year event with an exhibition at the Louvre and displays in Calais Valenciennes and other cities. The program marks UNESCOs 400th anniversary of Pieter Paul Rubens birth with a festival in Antwerp and related activities. In 1885 Kipling is noted as a contemporary event.
A fragmented legal notices page lists various court actions and public filings. Names such as Peiry, Beret, and Dayna appear among notices tied to real estate, probate, and public auctions. The garbled text suggests multiple jurisdictions and dates, with references to sheriff sale and deadlines.
Fragmentary OCR text contains misread phrases and scattered names creating an unclear event. The readable bits suggest a nonsensical ad style line about beginnings, power, and various names like Vandaven Vesna Crete and Pingu, with no cohesive story or dates to anchor a clear summary.
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