Cedar Rapids CPI Up 1.3 Percent in July October Period
Cedar Rapids price index rose 1.3 percent in the July October period, below the national rate over the past year. The cost of living here is up 4.9 percent year over year with housing and transportation leading the rise. Food prices fell for pork, chicken, turkey, vegetables and potatoes while lettice and coffee edged higher.
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Dale Rucer
Cedar Rapids
Towa State University Extension Service
Berlin Meeting Proceeds Amid Berlin Tensions
West Berlin hosts a German CDU session led by Kiesinger as East German harassment of transit to Berlin intensifies. Western ministers insist meetings by West German factions in West Berlin are routine, while Soviet notes protest Berlin diplomacy. The session runs through Tuesday with Western powers backing the gathering.
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Democratic Gee Tet
West Berlin
Kurt Riesinger
Thas
Ing
Cannéclidn
Pyotr Abrassimov
East Germany
Berlin
Kiesinger
East Berlin
U.S
Christian Democratic
ADN
Pontiff to Australia mid journey in 1966 visit
Pope Paul VI completed a 20 hour flight from Manila to Australia via Samoa and American Samoa, becoming the first Roman Catholic pontiff to visit Australia. Thousands greeted him in Sydney while security and crowd control were unusually tight. Prime Minister John Gorton welcomed the 84 year old pope, who has now visited every continent except Antarctica, with authorities noting high security after the Manila attack.
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Sydney
Australia
Manila
Samoa
Paul VI
American Samoa
Western Samoa
Sands
John Gorton
Aristle Jon
Paul
Holy See
Antarctica
Hig Arcival
Clarence theft losses total 47500 in Antrax chemical seized
The Cedar County Sheriff reports a burglary at Felco Co in Clarence with a loss estimated at 47500 dollars for 17750 pounds of Antrax Herblixer in 50 pound cartons and a red 1967 International truck. The crime occurred between 4 pm Sunday and 1 am Monday. The state bureau of criminal investigation aids the inquiry.
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Gagette Clarence
Cedar County Sheriff's Office
Trglars
Felco Co
Antrax
The
State Bureau of Criminal, “Investigation
Sheriff's Office
No Case for Impeachment Douglas Unit
Washington AP report says a special House committee found no grounds to impeach Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas after an inquiry that began last April. The draft report, advisory to the Judiciary Committee, notes no credible evidence for articles of impeachment.
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Douglas
Washington
House
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Fyeman
Feom
House Judiciary Committee
Sperts
Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celier
Special
Judiciary
Millee
Wage gains lift Cedar Rapids factory workers this quarter
The report shows gross weekly earnings rising by 0.61 dollars to boost total earnings, marking the largest quarterly increase of the year and elevating pay by 14.29 dollars versus last year. After taxes and social security deductions, spendable earnings rose 4 dollars in the quarter and 6 dollars year over year, improving purchasing power.
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Ceder Rapids
Rain Hikes Holiday Toll in California
A Thanksgiving weekend storm battered Southern California with 21 hours of heavy rain and gusty winds. The downpour caused mudslides on highways as travelers headed home, with 93 traffic deaths recorded statewide, and two other fatalities in airplane crashes. Downtown Los Angeles saw 4.03 inches of rain in 24 hours, a November record, while Lake Casitas logged 9.50 inches and up to eight inches of snow fell above 8,000 feet in the local mountains.
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Angeles
California
Las Vegas
National Weather Service
Los Angeles
Lake Casitas
Ojai
Ventura County
Thousands pay homage at Gaulle grave in Colombey
Thousands gathered in Colombey les Deux Eglises to pay homage at the grave of General Charles de Gaulle on Monday. The tribute drew long lines of mourners and members of the public to the village in France.
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Colombey-Les-Deux
Dglises
France
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Body Found Might Be Foul Play in Iowa Ditch
Cedar Rapids police suspect foul play after a badly decomposed body was found in a ditch along Olis Road SE Sunday afternoon. Police Chief George Matias said the body appeared bound with rope found near the scene and identification will be difficult due to decomposition.
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Cedar Healds
George Juntina
Nineteenth Street SE
Dale
Dave
Otis Road
Federal
California Gain Tops 70 Census
The Census Bureau reported the US population at 204,765,770, prompting congressional reapportionment. California gains five House seats to total 43, while Florida, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas each gain one. New York and Pennsylvania lose seats amid the reapportionment. Police investigate a found body along a railway near Otis Road with decomposed remains possibly female.
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U.S
House of Representatives
California
Florida
Arizona
Colorado
Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
Four Day Week At Norgren Boosts Hours And Hiring
In Littleton Colorado Paul Patterson Lori Coffelt and 480 other Norgren workers shift to a 27 hour week over four days starting Thursday. The $15 million firm reports 300 percent jump in applications after adopting the plan, with most employees praising the move though some grumble about longer daily hours. The change allows Thursday shipments and keeps two shifts from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. Friday.
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Littleton
Colo
Paul Patterson
Rockies
Denver
Lori Coffelt
George Gregory
Paul
Lori
George
Norgren Co
Norgren
United Steelworkers Union
Gregory
Census Shows Iowa Population Change and State Rank Shifts
The census lists Iowa at 2,846,920 in 1970, up 99,387 from 1960. California becomes the nation’s largest state, Texas climbs to fourth, Florida rises to ninth, while several states like Alabama and Wisconsin each gain one slot. The changes take effect with the 93rd Congress in 1973.
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Iowa
Alabama
North Dakota
Ohio
West Virginia
Wisconsin
California
New York
Texas
Johnson County Stock Thefts a Growing Problem
Johnson County Sheriff Maynard Schneider reported that livestock thefts are a growing issue in the county. The latest case involved 85 pigs missing from Bill Sass's farm east of the five earners and Highway 6, with cattle hog rustling and even turkey thieves noted in recent weeks.
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Gazelle
Iowa City
Johnson County
Maynard Schneider
Bill Sass
Towa Gily
Schneider
Moon Taxes Us All Says Chuckle Analysis
Fragmentary note mocks lunar taxation and fiscal demands, mentioning taxes as the most reliable thing on the Moon. It hints at a humorous or satirical take on fiscal policy and space governance.
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