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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
13
Marion residents met with the town highway commission and the firm Howard Needles Tammen Bergendorf to discuss the proposed northeast south west expressway feeder into the Cedar Valley expressway. State officials and the consultants took statements from citizens voicing their concerns.
More than 200 Cedar Rapids residents sign a petition opposing routing the Cedar Rapids Marion freeway east of First Avenue East. They warn the plan would damage scenic open spaces along Indian Creek near the Cedar Rapids Country Club and set a precedent against preserving public parks. Public hearings this week, with meetings in Marion and Cedar Rapids, seek community opinions ahead of corridor decisions by the Iowa Highway Commission.
Ames area highway officials approve plans to light rural primary road intersections across Eastern Iowa. Priorities include four sites in Iowa, Clay County, Keokuk and Tama counties with costs ranging from 4 800 to 16 000 dollars. Additional cooperative and county lighting projects in Jones and Benton counties outline state shares and total costs. Want ads advertise dial-in sale listings.
A four man Soviet patrol halted a West Berlin bus on the autobahn to Bavaria, ordering all passengers off for about ten minutes with no explanation. Police reported the incident, after which travelers were allowed to reboard and continue their journey.
Fire blamed on faulty wiring in an electric stove caused minor damage to the Marvin Dabling residence three miles south of Elkader at about 3 40 pm Wednesday. Ddaughter returning from school found the blaze. parents were at work. Firemen confined damage to stove and windows shove it, with smoke damage throughout the house.
The Oelwein Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter donated 1500 dollars to the ambulance fund drive. The total reaches 6200 dollars with 1800 still needed to meet the 8000 dollar goal. The 8000 funded ambulance will be bought with a federal match in Oelwein.
Doctors and tests promote Anacin as a fast acting, nonprescription remedy for nervous tension headaches. Survey data claim twice as many internal medicine specialists would recommend Anacin over another leading extra strength tablet. The copy emphasizes strength, habit safety, and stomach tolerance.
Linn County Bar Association endorses Robert C. Tilden for a seat on the Iowa Supreme Court. Three nominees will be named March 45 to fill Justice Larson’s vacancy, with Gov. Ray choosing within 30 days. Names are not public, but rumors link Attorney General Richard Turner and others to the race. Tilden, 42, Cedar Rapids attorney, a Yale law graduate, has served since 1951 with military service, and is a Republican.
Washington report notes the 1967 to 1969 migration showing more people moving in than out for the first time since before the Civil War. It cites a 19 percent black population in the south in 1970 versus 24 percent in 1949, with the 13 Western states adding 2.8 million residents, 2.1 million to California.
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