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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1971
Page
11
Television Today notes Archie Bunker and the All in the Family series win recognition at NBC's Emmy program. The segment critiques midseason CBS entry for its provocative topics including liberals hippies Jews Catholics and protesters while highlighting the show’s human likability.
JOVA CITY The nineteenth annual voluntary service recognition program will honor volunteers at the local VA hospital for the past year as part of National Hospital Week and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Veterans Administration. Awards include 1,000 hour devotions, silver emblems for 2,500 hours, and the fidelity award for over 30,000 hours of service. Mrs Dinsmore began volunteering in March 1952.
A jumbled OCR listing mixes station codes Davenport and Des Moines with program names like Lets Make Deal Bird's Eye View and The Newlywed Game. The fragmentary text reads as a chaotic schedule of shows, times, and channel identifiers with several garbled phrases and inconsistent punctuation.
The See Iowa caravan sponsored by the Iowa Development Commission begins in Sioux Pals and will travel through Iowa's six neighboring states with 12 stops in six days. About 90 Iowans in 29 vehicles promote Iowa vacations, financed by participant fees. Carl Oehl of Amana Colonies joins the tour.
WEST UNION The Anti-Administration Assn appealed a district court decision upheld by District Judge Joseph Keefe. The ruling denied the group an injunction against the North Fayette school board to stop issuing or accepting teacher contracts over alleged open meeting law violations.
In Phoenix the Arizona Republic reports Maj. Gen. W. B. Latta at Ft. Huachuca canceled a Tucson bus run carrying 223 workers to save costs. He leased a Gates Lear Jet Co. plane for official travel at about 200000 yearly, arguing it saves time, guards papers, and costs less than an air force C 131. The bus service faced a price hike demand of roughly 1420000 annually.
Washington AP reports a temporary postage rate hike may take effect this Sunday unless a federal judge blocks it. Eight cent letters, 11 cent air mail, higher second and third class rates, special delivery and registered mail up, with a six cent two penny stamp. Hearings on a permanent $1.45 billion yearly revenue plan begin next week as Judge William Bryant weighs the legality of the interim increase.
Across 200 cities over the weekend, about 639000 volunteers walked to raise funds for hunger and poverty. The American Freedom from Hunger Committee said preliminary totals reached five times the $1 million goal, with pledges from sponsors for each mile. Chicago led turnout with at least 215000 across eight walks, while Boston drew 40000 and Oklahoma City about 5000 trudged through storms. Lt Gov Harry Reid joined the Nevada effort, and 17 suburban Philadelphia high schools aimed for $100000 in a 26 mile route denouement.
Senator Humphrey plans to introduce legislation letting people over 65 pay $1 per drug prescription while the government covers the rest The move aims to ease hospital crowding caused by doctors sending patients to cheaper hospital dispensed medicines under Medicare
Cedar Rapids parkade receipts totaled 9017 for April per the city traffic engineering department monthly report. Cash paid 6263.85, Park and Shop stamps 1651.35, and monthly payments 1108. Tickets issued 22804 at an average 0.77 per day. Peak day April 29 with 1416 tickets. April 28 had 146 tickets.
Gale L. Sissel 49 an Oelwein resident died suddenly Sunday at Mercy hospital. He worked for Morton Salt Co and had lived in Tipton before moving to Oelwein. Funeral Tuesday 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran church Oelwein burial Masonic cemetery Tipton. Survived by Berneice wife daughter Mrs Paul Blouin Salt Lake City son Rainy four brothers three sisters and one grandchild. Friends may call Brant funeral home.
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