Books by Mail brings library reading to Cedar Rapids seniors
Cedar Rapids public library and Junior League volunteers launched Books by Mail to deliver reading material to elderly residents and shut-ins identified by public service organizations. Lists with large print options were prepared, orders logged by readers assistants, and books mailed with return mailers for home delivery. The program is small but growing, with plans to expand using library facilities and community support.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Junior League
Harold Hensel
Council On Aging
Tom Carney
Public Library
Carney
State Official Raises Questions in Zoo Issue
Hawkeye Zoological Society faces scrutiny from Doyle Adams of the state conservation commission who questions the feasibility and financing of a proposed zoo at Squaw Creek park. Adams warns land use, funding risk, and county involvement could impede progress, while society members press for land commitment and public support.
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Hawkeye Zoological Society
Gene Cretsinger
State Conservation Commission
Squaw Creek Park
Society
Doyle Adams
County Conservation Board
Board of Directors
Adams
Squaw Creek
Cedar Rapids
Picknicking
Commission
Phillip Klinger
State Commission
Housing and Urban Development Department
HUD
Duane Anton
Anton
Cretsinger
Zoological Society
Henry Keyes
Engle Named Chairman of University United Way Drive
Robert E. Engle was named chairman of the University division for the 1972-73 United Way campaign. The announcement was made Wednesday by Thomas Hoogerwerf, general chairman of the annual combined fund raising drive.
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Iowa City
Robert E. Engle
United Way
Thomas Hoogerwerf
Bids Set on Waukon Airport Runway Job
Waukon city council approved an airport project bid plan for resurfacing the runway and 10 blocks of streets. Bids open July 17 for runway taxiway tie down area and streets with asphaltic mat surfacing. State participation covers about half the airport cost, with work starting August 1.
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Waukon
Montgomery Recounts Rename Move on King St
The Montgomery city commission rescinds a resolution to rename seven blocks of Jackson Street in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Mayor Jim Robinson dissents as Commissioners Rucker and Evans vote to drop the King naming project amid mixed white and black resident objections.
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Montgomery, Ala
Jackson Street
Martin Luther King, Jr
Jim Robinson
Jack Rucker
Cliff Evans
King
Montgomery
Andrew Jackson
King’s
Mayor Hurt in Fight Seeks Workmen's Compensation
Auburn New York Mayor Paul Lattimore who dislocated his shoulder in a street fight over potholes has applied for workmen's compensation. Asked how the injury relates to his job he said he does not work an eight hour day. The April 6 tavern dispute led to hospitalization. the assailant was not identified and no charges were filed.
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Auburn
N. Y
UPI
Paul Lattimore
Lattimore
Ostomy group meeting set for June at UI hospital
Iowa City Ostomy group will meet June 29 at 7 15 p m in the Peterson conference room E 140. Dr L Ben Besten from the University of Iowa hospital surgery department will speak.
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Iowa City
Peterson
L. Ben Besten
Department of
University of Iowa Hospital
Pressures in Egypt threaten Middle East action risk
London reports that external and internal pressures threaten a possible Egyptian military move under President Anwar Sadat. Sadat reiterated demands for arms before 1967 borders are fully withdrawn, rejecting status quo terms and any bargaining on borders. Analysts note talk of limited Israel-Egypt arrangements may surface despite unresolved Arab-Israeli tensions.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Sadat
Moscow
Washington
Yitzhak Rabin
Cairo
United States
Soviet Union
America
Arabs Warn of Intensive Strikes in New War
Cairo based Al Ahram argues a forthcoming Arab Israeli war will focus on rapid, heavy strikes against Israel’s strategic targets rather than Sinai liberation. It warns brief battles favor Israel while protracted campaigns benefit the Arabs and calls for greater damage to Israel’s economic and military centers.
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Gaza Strip
West Bank
Israel
Cairo
Sinai Desert
al Ahram
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