Cedar Rapids mayor criticizes Congress for inaction
Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Canney, returning from the National League of Cities meeting in Washington, blasts Congress for indecision and delays on tax relief and rebates. He urges more federal spending on public works and stabilization, criticizing red tape and misplaced aid priorities that hurt local economies.
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National League of Cities
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City Hall Notes on federal aid and local taxation concerns
Mayor Canney criticizes federal officials for sending staff rather than attending meetings, urges Congress and administration to avoid tax-raising relief schemes. He warns proposed legislation may raise local taxes and cites petroleum price increases as a driver of living costs. He questions the logic of rebates followed by higher costs.
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Congress
Washington
Cities challenge FLSA rules before Supreme Court
The National League of Cities and U S Conference of Mayors sue to block federal wage rules that would extend the Fair Labor Standards Act to municipal workers. City leaders warn of skyrocketing costs and threaten to oppose plans tied to federal funding.
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U.S. Conference of Mayors
U.S. Supreme Court
Canney
Congress
High Court
Johnny Appleseed Planted Near Fort Wayne Grave Park
John Chapman alias Johnny Appleseed planted apple seedling nurseries in western clearings before pioneers arrived. He died March 18, 1845 near Fort Wayne Indiana where his grave is now a small park centerpiece. Some trees still stand though many believe the last toppled near Mansfield Ohio on June 2 1959 after bearing apples for over a century.
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Johnny Appleseed
Fort Wayne
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Ohio
Vietnamese student fights deportation amid antiwar stance
Nguyen Huu An, 26, a MIT electrical engineering hopeful, faces deportation hearings in Cambridge as South Vietnam presses for his return. He accuses Saigon of political revenge for antiwar activities and criticism of the Thieu regime while he has lived in the United States without a valid visa for over a year. He is one of seven Vietnamese students ordered to leave, four others on the West Coast already subject to proceedings.
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South Vietnam
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
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Gon
Thieu
U.S
State Department
Eagle Award for Clemens David Clemens at Court of Honor
Clemens David Clemens 15 will receive the Eagle Award at a Boy Scout Troop 85 court of honor today at 2 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Lutheran church. A Taft junior high ninth grader, he has 24 merit badges, Red Cross lifesaving cert, and led as senior patrol leader. He designed and installed three gravel splash beds at Morgan Creek park as his Eagle project.
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