Cedar Rapids Native Wins Second Pulitzer for Editorial Cartoons
Paul Conrad of Cedar Rapids has earned his second Pulitzer Prize as an editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times. Born June 27, 1924, in Cedar Rapids and raised in Des Moines, he graduated from Roosevelt High School and the University of Town in 1950. He started at the Denver Post before joining the Los Angeles paper in 1964. He previously won Sigma Delta Chi’s cartoon award in 1964 and the first Pulitzer in 1904. His home is Palos Verdes Peninsula, California.
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Los Angeles Times
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Mason City
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City briefs and notices from local events and ads
Various items list hospital visitors in Iowa City, fundraising ads for Lions and Story Hour at the downtown library, a Lebanese food fair at St George church, a talk on divorce law, Mother's Day gifts and flowers, a chicken noodle supper, a birthday dance, a burglary report, wallpaper shop, a mother's death notice, an art display motor theft, a Phi Kappa Phi honor for Mrs Sonka, a bus for Pella Tulip Festival, and a veteran secretary appointment. Names, addresses, and phone numbers included.
Scout Pack Awards At Hayes Coolidge and Cleveland Schools
Cub Scouts Pack 2 awarded members at Hayes School including Mike Erger Terry Wieland and others. Pack 86 awarded Tuesday at Coolidge School with Jeff Toddleben Paul Martin Robin Shaw and more. Pack 33 awards were presented Thursday at Cleveland School to numerous members led by Matt Evans and Greg Cleveland. Sydney AP reports also note a Betty’s Beauty Nook ad and a wreath ceremony offered May 4 to 17 commemorating World War I Coral Sea battle.
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Hayes School
Mike Erger
Terry Wieland
Larry Prank
Gary Wade
Tom Popelska
Mike Delarm
Coolidge School
Jeff Toddleben
Paul Martin
Robin Shaw
Tom Helland
Calvin McFatridge
Leon Dirks
Brad Butler
Mike Dochterman
Steve Foley
Don Jones
Neal Dirks
Jef Nelson
iMike, Masch
Dan Clemens
Scott Koepke
Dick Heaver
Cleveland School
Matt Evans
Greg Cleveland
Jim DevHook
Doug Wenzel
Roby Havlicek
Roger Conine
Mike Swedenheim
Jeff Jurgensen
Wayne Anderson
Scott Marling
Monty
Marty Stuefen
Tom Allison
Scott Willman
Max Emerson
Tom Tharp
Don Rosberg
Ken Crooks
Francis Luzume
Mike Chichelly
DeWayne
Dwight Bahnsen
Steve Yollan
Robert Haley
Dean Jacobson
Ron Lugume
Doug Current
Wayne Amsler
Pam McGowan
Sydney
Australia
U.S
Cedar Rapids gets 12 month extension for Civic Center renewal
HUD approves a 12 month extension for the Civic Center urban renewal project in Cedar Rapids. Completion date shifts from May 1 1971 to May 1 1972 due to a slower economy. City official Ben B Salyer said the request was sent Feb 9 and HUD confirmed the extension by phone with a letter in the mail.
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Cedar Rapids
Civic Center
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Ben B. Salyer
City Planning and Redevelopment
Oak Hill housing project aims to start in June
Cedar Rapids planning officials expect 16 single family lots in Oak Hill to begin in June with federal approval of the sale to Midwest Development Co. The city bid for the lots was 19,450 dollars. HUD approval and title transfer will follow. Houses will use Section 235 mortgage aid and be sold to occupants. Townhouse bids drew no offers.
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HUD
Federal Housing Administration
Donald Canney
Student Named For Design Work On Tree Planting
Eric Faaborg of Cedar Rapids, a recent landscape architecture graduate, will join the city parks department as landscape architect this summer to design tree planting across town. Parks Commissioner Star Reinis said Faaborg will be paid 715 dollars per month, begin work May 47, and focus on extending the city’s reforestation along main streets including First Second and Third avenues east of the Cedar River. Faaborg holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma and is pursuing a master’s degree there.
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Cedar Rapids
City Parks Department
Star Reinis
Reinis
Faaborg
Citr
Rainie
Cedar River
University of Okahoma
Center Point Services for Charles Kennedy
Center Point Charles Homer Kennedy 67 a retired carpenter and lifelong resident died Monday at Veterans hospital Iowa City He was born November 30 1903 in Center Point served in World War II and belonged to United Methodist Church Dye Benson Post 297 American Legion Surviving sister Mrs Everett Bilott Services 130 pm Thursday Murdoch chapel Center Point Rev Dwayne Madsen Burial Center Point Cemetery Friends may call after 11 pm Tuesday Contributions to heart fund suggested
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Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
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Murdoch Chapel
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Center -Point
Heart Fund
City to Contract for Removal of 673 Dead Elms
Cedar Rapids parks commissioner Stan Reims said the city will contract this spring to remove 678 elms from public property in the northeast quadrant as part of finishing elm removal. Bids for the 673 trees to be removed this summer are due May 26.
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Stan Reims
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Students Win Midwest Academic Ribbons
Eight Cedar Rapids Christian School elementary students earned ribbons at the Thirteenth Annual Midwest Academic Spring meet hosted by Wheaton Christian Grammar School. Participants from a four state area included Lorie High Lars Haars Laura Entz Ketri Grimm Bill Abigt Randy Gustafson Denise Balinsen and Barbara Mefferd.
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Cedar Rapids
Wapsie Y Event Open to Non Members in Eastern Iowa
Camp Wapsie hosts a Saturday one day outing from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. directed by Dwight Belknap open to all boys between 7 and 15 years old and their parents. The trip from the Central branch YMCA costs 3.25 dollars by chartered bus and includes a noon meal with advance registration near full.
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Snowmobile Race Participation Share Cited by Massey Ferguson
Snowmobile owners race their machines at low rates with Massey Ferguson estimating under a quarter take part in races. The claim highlights limited participation among owners in competitive snowmobiling events.
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Massey- Ferguson, Inc
UIC President to Visit Cedar Rapids Open House
UIC President and Mrs. Aldrich K. Pail of Upper Iowa College will be honored with an open house and reception in Cedar Rapids on May 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn. Hosts are Ralph Kuehl and Peter Solar with their spouses.
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Aldrich K. Pail
Upper Iowa College
Cedar Rapids
Holiday Inn
Ralph Kuehl
Peter Solar
Iowa Electric declares quarterly dividends on multiple stocks
The Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. board of directors approved quarterly dividends payable July to stockholders of record June 16. Dividends include 60 cents on 4.80 percent preferred stock, 53.5 cents on 4.30 percent, 76.5 cents on 6.10 percent, $2.164 per share on 8.65 percent, and 32.5 cents on common stock.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power
Ico
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