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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1976
Page
4
The Cedar Rapids Public Library reports a 6 percent rise in total circulation to 602,435 for the year, up from 586,230, and a record 76,471 reference questions, up 12.4 percent. To ease crowding, fiction and biographies are moved to storage, and the auditorium has been converted to storage space.
Rep Don Spencer and colleagues push to raise the homestead credit from 6.75 per 1000 to 13.50, seeking higher relief as value rises since 1933. The bill targets a $125 annual maximum, contrasting decades of unchanged formula while elderly renters and low income groups gained special credits over time. Cedar Rapids library reports rising circulation and expanded services across main, Edgewood, Kenwood branches and bookmobiles, with reference questions climbing from 68,109 in 1974 to 76,471 last year.
The Salvation Army reported that 810 families were served through the Christmas clearing house in Cedar Rapids and Anamosa, including 507 food baskets for 1,959 people and 375 toys for children plus 225 toy gifts for inmates’ kids. Senior citizens dinner served 250. League of Mercy delivered 1,238 packets to hospitals and 143 to shut‑ins. Total donations reached 16,637.60. 108 volunteers assisted, with many others aiding kettles.
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