Biggest Construction Contract Clash Faces Cedar Rapids May First
In Cedar Rapids the twelve major building trades near expiring contracts on May 1 amid labor management tensions. President Nixon’s wage and price controls faced by construction inflation are blamed by officials, with unions threatening a possible strike if settlements aren’t reached. Local leaders cite national averages and Davis Bacon act changes as factors shaping the stalemate and bidding dynamics.
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Cedar Rapids
Nixon
Kriz
Allied Construction
Darrell Schumacher
Allied Construction Interests
Krieg
Hans Eschbach
Eschbach
Department of Labor
Federal contracts spark calls for building trades pay rises
Federal projects at the University of Town and other sites funded by federal money trigger a mushrooming pay debate in the trades. Officials seek a break in the widening gaps, while leaders Schumacher and union agents push ongoing discussions since last fall to avert a strike.
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University of Town
Kansas City
Detroit
Tabor
Schumacher
Free Police Classes Offer Tuition Free Education
Kirkwood Community announces tuition free college classes for police and correctional workers. Criminal law and criminology courses run Mondays through Saturdays with no tuition or book charges. Registration at Linn Hall on the Kirkwood campus. contact Charles Blank for details.
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Abi Lo
Ara
Kirkwood
Ronald Kuhlman
Mdta Su
Charles Blank
Linn Hall
NSF gives $3 million for ocean pollution study
Washington AP reports the National Science Foundation awarded three million dollars in grants to study ocean pollution. The project aims to provide information on pollutant levels and radioactive byproducts in the sea, oceanic mixing, and organic matter production.
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Washington
National Science Foundation
True Love Finally Won After Many Years
In Donisthorpe England Maggie Tomlin long awaited a reunion with her first fiancé Joe Cox. After surviving four marriages and decades apart since World War I the couple reunited in Staffordshire and plan to wed in their late 70s.
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Donisthorpe
England
Maggie Tomlin
Maggie
Joe Cox
Staffordshire
Memorials and Remembrances Across Families and Churches
A string of memorial notices recalling Richard W Kaufman Elizabeth McDonnell and other loved ones. Messages come from multiple families including Mr and Mrs Earl Michel Milo J Reit in Chicago and Brainerd Minnesota. The notes honor birthdays memory and tributes address church and community groups.
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Chicago
Eldon Hornstein
Richard
Serevy
Robert Bomer
Anns
Betrybl
Coeg
Lilien Gillesky
Catharine Bridge
Cale
Elizabeth L. ” Ingham
John HH
Johu
Rea
Nancy
Warren Smith
Evan Fr
Fred Bokervey
George
Carrier Pigeons to Aid Dublin Carpet Business
Dublin AP report notes a carpet factory manager who advertised for carrier pigeons to speed orders after a six month telephones delay. The Posts and Telegraphs Department apologized and pledged a phone within a month. In Seoul, Korea, male college students face TH hours of military training during undergraduate years per education ministry.
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Dublin
Department of Posts and Telegrams
Seoul
South Korea
Education Ministry
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Jerome Kriz
Cedar Rapids Building Trades Council
Geale
Davis-Bacon
Jerome Kriz Building Trades
Assembly
National CR. CA
Carpenter
NAS
Bureau of Labor i
Mai
Central
YMCA
Georganne Tharp
Central Y
Marty Martin
Mutual of i
Mutual of Omaha
AL Shepherd & Assoc
Seder Rapids
Love Phone
Fatal
Ihe Fe Tomate Ani En
Af Orahe
Jewelry Jf Company
Third Avenue
Damon ‘ Hathaway
Mens Shop
Lindale Plaza
Richard W. Kaufman
Mr. and, Mim
R. J. Kaufman
Polly Bergen
Paris
Exivan
Lindale
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