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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1974
Page
2
A complaint filed with the Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission alleges the Joint County school system discriminates by prohibiting secretaries from smoking while male staff may smoke. Superintendent Dwight Bode reported the complaint was filed December 17 by Cindy Collins at a Coralville monthly board meeting.
Local petitions push for a city referendum on cable service with 25 signatures in each of 36 precincts. eight precincts meet the threshold. Dr. Percy Harris of Community Cable Corp says the firm plans to provide education oriented service and will reveal more officers next week. A previous GE Cablevision franchise vote failed in 1972. organizers promise details on costs and external stations pending.
A Cedar Rapids action on the Sylvan Heights preliminary plat after a two mile boundary issue was postponed. Jerome Padzensky plans 11 one acre lots near Cottage Grove avenue SE and Indian road with city water and sewer opposed by residents seeking to avoid annexation. City officials debate feasibility of city services versus individual wells and septic tanks and the need for annexation to connect to city utilities.
Michael Hawkins, 19, of 200 Twenty-second street NE, was injured Monday while trying to stop two youths, 15 and 16, from breaking bottles near H and H Motor Sales at 521 First avenue SW. Hawkins suffered cuts to his right wrist and left leg. The 15-year-old was arrested on assault with intent to commit great bodily harm. the 16-year-old did not participate.
Planning Director Don Salyer urged the city council to meet with the urban renewal board and the Oak Hill Jackson Taison committee to discuss fixed-cost bidding for a two block land plot bounded by Twelfth Fourteenth avenues and Eleventh Fifteenth streets SE. The site will house federally subsidized housing for low income elderly and disabled residents. Land price was set at 31476 by the Federal Housing Administration. Developer selection will be based on management design and experience. Bids are due January 30.
Mrs Meir states that Sinai does not form a permanent border for a time of peace and signals readiness to negotiate return of more territory for a lasting Middle East settlement.
A major policy statement from Cairo indicates Egypt plans to clear the canal and prepare it for navigation, rebuild abandoned towns, and restore civilian life in the canal area. External observers see this as a potential turning point toward peace after conflict.
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