Rail wreck in Illinois leaves two dead and dozens hurt
An Illinois Central passenger train collided head on with a freight train in fog near Kankakee. Two trainmen were killed and a third missing feared dead. at least 47 passengers and crew injured with eight in fair condition. The freight engineer was missing as cars derailed and track damaged.
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Kankakee
Ill
UPI
Illinois Central Railroad
William Coffey
E. L. Lee
R. W. Dinkleman
U.S. 54
Champaign
Carbondale
University of Illinois and
Southern Illinois University
Chicago
December Waterworks Report Placed on File
The Cedar Rapids water department pumped 431,987,000 gallons in December, an average of 13,612,000 gallons daily. Electrical energy usage totaled 570,960 kilowatt hours, about 1,342 kWh per million gallons. water hardness averaged 17.4 grains per gallon for well water and 5.02 grains for treated water.
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Cedar Rapids
End of AP Walkout After Eight Day Strike
Wire Service Guild members return to work at AP offices nationwide after voting to accept a three year contract. The deal includes a $250 weekly minimum in year three for reporters photographers and some staff, but excludes a modified Guild shop.
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New York
Wire Service Guild
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Officials Attend IBM Computer Seminar
Cedar Rapids city officials were guests of IBM at a seminar on data processing and computer fundamentals held at 830 First Avenue NE. The city plans to switch bookkeeping to data processing soon as McGladsey Hansen Dunn and Co. studies equipment needs.
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Cedar Rapids
International Business Machines
IBM
First Avenue
McGladsey, Hansen, Dunn and Co
HACAP Delegates Elected in Linn County Precincts
Two more anti poverty precincts in Linn county have elected delegates to HACAP county advisory board. In the Chain Lakes area, delegates were chosen to represent local residents in the HACAP structure and its anti poverty efforts.
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Linn County
Hawkeye Area
HACAP
Chain Lakes Area
Repairs Complete On Phone Service
Northwestern Bell reports repairs finished on telephone service after an ice storm. Manager Steve Raps said long distance and local volumes spiked with a 30 percent and 29 percent increase respectively, and Wyoming was the last area with service restored by Friday noon.
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Northwestern Bel
Steve Raps
Wyoming
Raps
Psalm Setting from Chant to Jazz Concert by Cantata Singers
The Cedar Rapids Cantata Singers present Psalm Setting from Chant to Jazz on Jan 26 at 8 15 p m in King chapel Cornell college Mt Vernon. The program features Gregorian Chant to jazz and Psalmkonzert by Zimmerman with three trumpets vibraphone and string bass. Directed by Dr Rosella Duerksen the group is sponsored by Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission and affiliated with the Marion Area Council of Churches. Feed the Birds
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Cedar Rapids
King Chapel
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Zimmerman
Rosella Duerksen
City of
The
Recreation Commission
Marion Area
Hearing March 12 on Cedar Rapids rail signal request
The Iowa commerce commission scheduled a March 12 hearing at 10 a.m. in city hall to consider Cedar Rapids' request for automatic railroad crossing signals on C avenue north of Blairs Ferry road NE. The panel will decide desirability and cost apportionment among the city the Milwaukee railroad and the highway grade crossing safety fund.
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Iowa Commerce Commission
Cedar Rapids
C Avenue
Blairs Ferry Road
City Hall
Commerce Commission
Milwaukee Railroad
Commission
Allen Motor Honors Veteran Employees at Cedar Rapids Dinner
Allen Motor Co honored 21 employees with 15 or more years of service at a Tuesday dinner at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. Newcomers to the 15 year club were Howard Phelps Morris Grissom and Ernest Quint. Marvin Brown retired and received a watch from R. H. Allen.
Service advertisement for readers of want ads
A classified blurb promotes advertising services to over 200000 want ad readers. It urges servicemen to place ads, highlighting wide reach and potential customers in the local market.
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Mr. Serviceman
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Glenn Miller
Robert Flecksing
Toddville
Willard Martin
Center Point
Cedar Rapids West Side
Fairfax
Bill White
H Avenue
Celestia Perkins
K Avenue
Joan Rothmeyer
J Street
City East Side
Marion
C.R
Ry Jimmy Hall
Cantata Singers
Allen Motor
Armstrong
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