City planning letter quiets opposition to Sears Younkers rezoning
A City Planning Consultant's April 2 letter tempered objections at the Sears Younkers center rezoning hearing. Bartholomew Associates backed the site on street and traffic grounds, while Surprised officials noted the letter only emerged late and was not in the public record. The debate over sidewalks and public access also dominated city concerns with safety for schoolchildren and cost of widening paths amid a cement shortage.
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Riley
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Cedar Rapids Home Builders Association
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Iowa
James W. Wilson
Carroll Daily Times Herald
Associated Press Freedom of Information Committee
Iowa Daily Press Association
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Burlington Hawkeye Gazette
Portable atomic power plant offered by Baltimore firm
The Glenn L. Martin Company announces a fully portable nuclear power plant capable of powering a 10,000-person city for 18 months without refueling. The unit arrives in eight aluminum pods, requires no local buildings, and can be moved to new sites. reactor cost is expected to be well under a million dollars.
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Lamont, Ill
Nagey
Latin Americas
Marjtin
Bridge collapse verdict set at forty years
The commissioner lamented that the bridge, if kicked free of dirt and painted, might still be usable, as authorities finalize a forty year sentence for the collapse this spring.
Automation Rules Chatty Girl in Factory Must Go
London report details a Worcester automation expert predicting a shift in Britain where chatty female workers in factories may need to become quiet to keep jobs. He warns social groups will shrink as automation spreads and workers adapt to operating robots, with talkers moved to bolt benches while silent workers handle machines.
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INS
Britain
James Jay
Worcester Automation
Tillie
Jay
Obvious filler confuses Cornette speech note
A Texas based item notes Dr. James P. Cornette, president of West Texas State College, speaking at West Kentucky State. A separate filler claimed Texas provides more than half the natural gas used in the United States, without clear separation from the Cornette story.
Musicians Plan Prades Tribute for Casals Birthday
World renowned musicians gather in Prades to honor cellist Pablo Casals on his 80th birthday. Casals has lived in self imposed exile in Prades since the Spanish Civil War. The event features top performers scheduled to play.
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Ins
Pyrenees
Prades
Pablo Casals
Casals
Festival lineup features Menuhin Szigeti Serkin and more
At this festival the dates July 3 to 18 showcase a lineup including Yehudi Menuhin Joseph Szigeti Rudolf Serkin Gerard Souzay Sandor Vegh Mieczyslaw Horszowski and Clifford Curzon in a series of performances and recitals.
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Joseph Szigeti
Rudolf Serkin
Gerard Souzay
Sandor Vegh
Mieczyslaw Horszowski
Clifford Curzon
Teen Arrested for Fast Motorcycle Stunt in Westport
Walter Buckner, 18, was arrested in Westport for riding a motorcycle at 55 mph while standing on the seat. He said he felt like stretching but did not want to waste time stopping.
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Westport, Conn
Walter Buckner
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