Cedar Rapids considers funding sewer plan with special assessments
Cedar Rapids weighs using special assessments to fund an $8.3 million storm sewer program sent by 1960 citizen committee. West Kenwood drainage is top priority with 5 000 parcels to be assessed based on elevation area drained and property value. mayor says work could start this year and discusses financing at neighborhood meetings.
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Woody Stolba
Bob Johnson
West Kenwood
Kenwood
Citizens Committee
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Walter G, Brown
Ben Glashing
Ray Happel
Donald Kinch
James Phillips
Donald Schindler
Floyd Thompson
Hall
Johnson
Monkeys Join Zoo Displays as Summer Arrives
Bever Park Zoo presents its full animal lineup with monkeys added to the warm weather display. The farm section reports a duck shortage after Easter gifts wore out their welcome, prompting Supt. Elmer Delaney to consider purchasing replacements.
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Bever Park Zoo
Farm Zoo
Elmer Delaney
School Board Meeting Agenda and Topics
The Board of Education schedules a meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in the Board of Education Building 346 Second Avenue SW Items include wage rates from carpenters and painters locals, letter from Marshall and Stevens Chicago appraisal firm, employment of seven teachers, policy statements on resignations and public utility petitions, special classes and classes for educable mentally handicapped, report on the mathematics program by Richard Schulz. DRIVE SAFELY.
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Board of Education
Second Avenue SW
Inspection Time For Mail Boxes On Rural Routes
Rural Mail Box Improvement Week focuses on inspecting roadside boxes. Supervisors will ride with carriers to check condition and labeling, with emphasis on standard boxes painted white and labeled with the patron’s name for all approaching carriers. Poorly maintained boxes can halt service.
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Post Office Department
Impression of an Installation Shape and Purpose
The fragment discusses the impact of an installation on perception and asks what impression should be created. It reflects on appearance and the intended effect on viewers, suggesting a deliberate design choice to influence interpretation.
Russia Announces Admiral's Death
MOSCOW AP Moscow newspapers report the death of Admiral Arseni Grigorevich Golovko first deputy commander in chief of the Soviet Navy He was 55 and a prominent naval figure with a long career in the armed forces.
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Moscow
Adm
Arseni Grigorevich Golovko
Canadian Firms Urge No National Medicare Plan
The Canadian Manufacturers Assn urged against adopting a national health plan now. In a 27 page brief to the Royal Commission on Health Services it urged private voluntary plans be encouraged. CMAs L F Wills said current coverage to 8.5 million Canadians works well, favors free enterprise and efficiency.
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L. F. Wills
Cmas
Wills
Canada
John Wayne Film on KCRG TV Tonight
John Wayne stars in The Sands of Iwo Jima airing on KCRG TV 9 at 10:30 PM IMOVIE 9 block. The program showcases the wartime epic with Wayne in a lead role among Tuesday night listings.
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John Wayne
Iwo Jima
Kcrg-Tv
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