Flood rules threaten Cedar Rapids downtown expansion
Four Cedar Rapids representatives to the eleventh annual Congressional Cities Conference in Washington warned that new federal flood insurance regulations could hamper future downtown growth. Mayor Don Canney cited the national program as the most important topic, fearing constraints on plans like an enclosed downtown shopping mall.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
D.C
Iowa
Don Canney
Flood Insurance Administration
FIA
Cedar River
Second Street
Second
Fourth Avenues
Flood
Vision and hearing tests offered across seven counties
Free kindergarten entrance screenings are provided by the Grant Wood area education agency in seven counties with tests scheduled through May 27. Tests occur during weekly rounds at schools in Cedar Rapids Solon Iowa City Olin and College Community with results and follow up shared with parents by the agency.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Grant Wood Hearing and Vision Specialists
College Community School District
Prairie Elementary
Arthur
Cedar Rapids
Lakeview
Solon
Mann
Iowa City
Olin
Prairie
College Community
800 Piece Exhibit of Roman Treasure at British Museum
An 800 piece exhibition of Roman gold and silver opens April 1 at the British Museum. The show features the Anti och Chalice and includes two newly found treasure troves from central England and Cyprus, running through September.
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London
UPI
British Museum
Antioch
England
Cyprus
Panama Increases Hotel Room Tax to Ten Percent
The Panamanian government raised the hotel occupancy tax to 10 percent effective January 1, announced by the Panama Government Tourist Bureau. The rate previously stood at five percent after years of use.
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Panama City
Panama
UPI
Tourist Bureau
Sea Burial of Nuclear Wastes May Be Safe
Marine scientists say seabed disposal could safely contain high level radioactive waste for up to a million years. The two Pacific mid plate gyres 18 000 feet deep in clay sediments show slow currents and good absorption, with canister design and heat issues under study by ERDA NRC and EPA.
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New York
Energy, Research and Development Administration
Oceanus
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole
Mass
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Pacific
ERDA
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
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