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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1961
Page
4
Switzerland unveils four stamps for its annual publicity series. A 5 centimes gray stamp features a vermilion lion and a blue green design showing a wall under construction with a globe to symbolize development aid and young nations. A 10 centimes blue green and yellow honors the 1961 event.
A spring 1961 Helvetia hygiene and sports exhibition takes place in Bern with HYSPA emblem on a stamp. Stamps advertise ice hockey European championship in Lausanne and Geneva in March and Swiss telephone service nationwide. First day covers handled by Washington DC post office as the Inter American Conference dates remain uncertain. Des Moines Hamburg Highway Post Office curtails to Shenandoah and ends. United Arab Republic and Italy issue Stamp Day stamps with postal imagery.
Halifax’s Angus Macdonld bridge stands as the sole harbor span linking Halifax and Dartmouth amid rising congestion. Experts predict a second span is needed as rush hour traffic nears capacity, despite a Micmac chief’s curse tied to three failed bridges in history.
The Oelwein Smithfield township independent school district No. 5 voted 20 to 2 on Monday to merge with West Central Community. The result advances the consolidation plan and sets the stage for district realignment.
A collection of lines from Henry Ford I Jean Paul Getty and Rear Admiral Edward O'Donnell, reflecting views on survival aspiration defiance and steadfast presence. The compilation closes with a call to read Gazette Want Ads.
The Iowa City board of education approved plans for additions to Mark Twain and Roosevelt elementary schools. Bids will be opened at 2 p.m. on February 21 in the board office.
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