Opportunity Now Kick Off Dinner in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids kickoff dinner Tuesday 7 30 p m marks the Opportunity Now black economic development project led by the Black Self Help Enabler union. Curtis McClinton of the 1969 Kansas City Chiefs and Des Moines businessman Silas S Ewing head speakers. The event launches a year long fund drive and a six week lecture series at McKinley school to aid minority entrepreneurship with white community support noted. Tickets available at Jane Boyd House Armstrongs and Gage Memorial door.
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Parole Board of
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McKinley School
Cedar Rapids
Jane Boyd
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Gage Memorial Union
West Virginia shows signs of economic recovery and growth
West Virginia state officials report a firm recovery from long-term poverty. Coal production rose to 143.1 million tons last year, with new mines opening. road-building contracts hit 265 million last year and may exceed 300 million this year. Manufacturing expands, and United Aircraft plans a Bridgeport helicopter engine plant next month.
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Cedar Rapids Third in State for Home Building Permits
Cedar Rapids ranked third in Iowa for August dwelling permit activity with 48 new single and two family permits, near August 1970 levels. Davenport led with 67, Des Moines 65, Ames 21, while Cedar Rapids issued 296 remodeling permits, about one third of Iowa’s 856 total.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Cities
Iowa Health Department
Environmental Engineering Service
Davenport
Des Moines
Ames
Waterloo
Dubuque
Skinks Swim Through Desert Sand Using Flippers
Small lizards in Saudi Arabia maneuver beneath the desert surface using fin like limbs. The behavior showcases extraordinary adaptation as these skinks move through sand to evade heat and predators.
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Saudi Arabia
CLEAN Camp Out at Pinicon Ridge Park
The Citizens League for Environmental Action Now CLEAN stages a camp-out at Pinicon Ridge Park Central City from Friday to Sunday in sections 1 and 2. A nature hike is planned Saturday with a picnic and entertainment for children on Sunday. Call 393 2145 for details.
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Pinicon Ridge Park
Citizens League For Environmental Action Now
CLEAN
Central City
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