Elm Disease Threat Looms After Storm in Cedar Rapids
City forester warns wind damage could boost Dutch elm disease as about half of an estimated 1,000 destroyed trees are elms. The wind also creates beetle breeding grounds, risking further losses and property devaluation. City crews remove dead wood to curb spread and urge residents to cooperate with removal and bark stripping where possible.
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Evere
Bob Gardner
Cedar Rapids
Gardner
Nineteenthstreet SE
C Street SW
Forestry Department
City Hall
Three Dimensional Radar Tested by FAA
The FAA began field trials of a three dimensional radar system called Alpha Numeric to show altitude and flight numbers on radar. The tests, conducted in Atlanta and Indianapolis, aim to improve airspace efficiency and safety for future national air traffic control.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Atlanta
Indianapolis
Najeeb Halaby
Taxpayers' Questions About IRS Hearings and Household Workers
Answers cover how to request a district audit conference after a proposal is issued, the 30 day deadline for requesting the conference, and receiving the agent's report. It also explains delinquent employer back taxes for household workers, penalties, and how Social Security benefits are affected. It notes exemptions for a college student son and provides IRS contact details in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.
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IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Service
Cedar Rapids
Director of
Internal Revenue
Des Moines
Iowa
Helsinki’s Madame Interpol Captures European Crooks
Eila Kanno, 44, Finland’s Interpol chief, earned fame as a shrewd detective who tracks criminals across Europe. Known for sharp field work and attention to minor details, she rose from a Helsinki police recruit to head Finland’s Interpol bureau and earned the nickname Madame Interpol.
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Elsinki
Finland
Interpol
Europe
Mrs. Kanno
University of Helsinki
Eila Kanno
Denmark
Rapid Rater Clinic Set for Cedar Rapids Insurance Agents
About 100 to 125 independent agents from Eastern Iowa will attend an all-day session in Cedar Rapids to learn the Iowa Rapid Rater manual. Dr. Emmett Vaughan of the University of Iowa will conduct the program, which runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a noon lunch.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Emmett Vaughan
University of Iowa
R. F. Smtil
Cedar Oo Rapids Assn
Additional Plans for Cedar Rapids School Map Distribution
Robert Arnold of the CREA announces expanded distribution of boundary maps. Initial copies go to junior high and elementary schools this week, with high school teachers also receiving copies. The goal is to place a map in every family with children affected next fall, and extra maps are available at all elementary schools for nonresident adults.
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Cedar Rapids Education Assn
Robert Arnold
Crea Public Relations Committee
Arnold
School Boundary Map Details Revealed for District
The map outlines boundaries for 36 public schools including Taft Maurine Augustine and Buchan Harding junior highs plus 28 elementary schools in Washington. Moran and Arnold areas are included with lines marking zones for Worley and Butler. Local officials Shadan Roesch Thomsen and others support the plan.
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Moran
Arnold
Taft
Maurine Augustine
Buchan- Harding
Shadan
Jack Roesch
McKinley
Louisa Peak
Erskine
Dot Irma Thomsen
Kathryn
Worley
Helen Butler
Alies
Washington
Tom Moran
Kasey Rogers
Julie Ann Madison
Per Son
Peyton Place
Maverick
Kcrg-Tv
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Kanno
U. S
Toronto
Ame
Madame Interpol
Georges Simenon
Inspector Maigret
Maigret
Vaughan
Smitil
Morgan-Jones Beach
Ea Ven Folll
Robinson Discount Store
16Th Avenue
Pearl Wick
Famous Label
Fred Arbogast
Heddon
Johnson
L&s, KB
Flambeau
Tartan
Jamaica
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