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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1950
Page
2
Minnesota moved to establish a civil defense plan with a 40 000 appropriation. A volunteer air spotter corps in 38 northern and eastern counties will support a full time state civil defense director as Adjutant General Joseph E. Nelson urged statewide self help in emergencies.
LAFF A DAY staff will draft 5 000 to 6 000 volunteers to man aircraft spotting stations with control centers at Duluth Rochester Minneapolis and a later designated fourth point. The state will align with plans of the army eastern seaboard command Se ED OS Se sota. The appropriation covers through July 1 1951 and the 1951 legislature will decide on continuation.
Fire swept through the Ridpath hotel building in downtown Spokane destroying half the structure. About 300 guests from two hotels evacuated as the center section suffered near total loss. No injuries reported. four firefighters were overcome by smoke before the blaze was brought under control after five hours.
A Western intelligence source says at least 100000 East Germans work in uranium ore mining and transport under Soviet guard in Erzgebirge Saxony, with 2500 others drilling near Wernigerode Harz mountains.
Sealed proposals will be received until 3:60 p.m. on March 12 at the superintendent's office for the general contract covering elevators, plumbing, heating, ventilation, and electric wiring at St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids Iowa. Plans cost 75 dollars per set with refunds for bidders. plans available at Ellerbe and Company Cedar Rapids and local chambers.
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