Cedar Rapids notices brief city events and ads
City briefs list Upcoming Story Times at Cedar Rapids Public Library west side and Kenwood branches. Numerous ads include Nut Co. specials, bingo events, classes, tours, and service offers. Community notices cover fund drives, cemetery cleanups, hospital and church activities, and local business promos.
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Story Times
Cedar Rapids
Child Poverty Shifts Color U.S. Regions
A study released Tuesday shows child poverty rising fastest in the Midwest, including Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Illinois, while dropping most in the South. The findings highlight economic erosion in the Rust Belt as rates change across regions.
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Boston
Midwest
South
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
Illinois
Southern states see sharp fall in child poverty since 1970s
Tufts Center on Hunger Poverty and Nutrition Policy reports across 1959 to 1989 state data. Declines in child poverty occurred nationwide with Southern states showing significant gains as manufacturing declines shifted income to the region. North Carolina fell over 25 percent. South Carolina Arkansas Alabama Georgia Mississippi also posted large drops though Mississippi remained highest at 33.5 percent.
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Tufts University
Center On Hunger
J. Larry Brown
Midwest
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S
South Carolina
Arkansas
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Yeltsin Backers Tear Into Referendum Strategy
Yeltsin's camp frays after surviving impeachment as aides discuss a self held plebiscite to counter Congress approved referendum. Reformists warn, military discontent grows while gunning for strategy shifts. Congress four day session ends with power struggle unresolved despite attacks mounting.
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Boris Yeltsin
Congress
Yeltsin
Congress of People’s Deputies
Gleb Yakunin
Yakunin
Itar-Tass
Communist Party
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