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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1959
Page
4
Cedar Rapids city council considers a detailed bill paying resolution to list each payment at meetings. Mayor Meaghan says the change would improve at a glance scrutiny, tying to broader agenda reforms as the council handles a growing volume of business and vouchers.
A small package at the Modesto airport produced buzzing rumors as a demolition expert unwraps it cautiously. Inside, toilet articles and a battery operated fingernail buffer buzzed, but authorities treated it as non threatening.
A new reflective red sign with white letters, designed by Public Improvements Commissioner Swede Halvorson, will mark street cleaning areas in Cedar Rapids and replace cardboard notices. 250 signs by Continental Sign and Advertising Co. of Minneapolis cost about $4.55 each, anchored by a two pronged steel rod. The sign lists the work day through an adjustable disc and aims to reduce grass sweepings dumped into gutters to aid operations.
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