Cedar Rapids Parks Candidates Focus on Expansion and Greenhouse Need
Seven candidates for Cedar Rapids parks and public property commissioner, including the incumbent, face a primary next Tuesday. They debate expanding the parks system and the urgency of a new greenhouse and conservatory, with plans tied to city growth, flood plain land protection, and urban beautification.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
S. Richard Zier
Hinkley Avenue
U.S. Post Office
David J. Stone
Edgewood Road
City Department of Planning and Redevelopment
Stewart R. Clapp
Second Avenue SE
Kenneth L. Perry, Jr
Thirty-second Street
Quaker Oats Co
Thomas W. Klug
Prairie Drive
Smulekoff
Charles L. Decker
Johnson Avenue NW
Stanislaus Reinis
Belmont Parkway NW
City Parks Department
Bever Park Zoo
Noelridge
Eisenhower silverless dollar coin sparks wampum talk in House
The House voted 257 to 65 for a copper nickel clad dollar bearing Eisenhower and an Apollo 11 emblem, while debate touched on 40 percent silver Kennedy halves and odd proposals like wampum and washers. Senator Nixon opponents echoed. Representative Gross touted beads and jokes about “funny money” as he urged alternative coin ideas.
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Washington
Eisenhower
H. R. Gross
Iowa
House
Treasury Department
Senate
Gross
James McClure
Idaho
Nixon
Record $4.423 Million in Imressionist and Modern Paintings Sale
Parke-Bernet set records with 83 paintings selling for 4 423 250 led by a Degas Danseuse sur la Pointe Premier Sujet at 550 000 to the Norton Simon Foundation. Magnin collection fetched 1 952 000 including six paintings. Eliot Handler bought two Renoirs for 470 000 and 230 000, while Cassatt Mer et Enfant fetched 140 000. Van Gogh still life Zinnias in a Vase sold for 310 000 to a New York collector.
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New York
Edgar Degas
Parke-Bernet Galleries
Sotheby & Co
London
Norton Simon
Ann Magnin
J. Magnin & Co
Eliot Handler
California
L’escalier
Algers
Mary Cassatt
Zinnias
Nigerian Air Force Commander Killed In Crash Landing
Lagos AP says Col. Shittu Alao aged 32, commander of Nigeria's air force, died when his aircraft crash landed on a football field amid bad weather, according to government reports.
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Lagos
Shittu Alao
Nigeria
Air Force
Nineteen Held in Spy Ring In South Korea
Seoul police said the National Intelligence Service arrested 19 people tied to a communist recruitment drive targeting laborers and students for espionage.
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Seoul
UPS
South Korean
Central Intelligence Agency
Report Soviet Visitors Welcomed in China
Soviet visitors are welcomed at the Canton biannual trade fair in Guangzhou as the Soviet flag flies over the fairgrounds. Reporters note the flag's prominent display and the warm reception for Russian guests at the one month event opening on Wednesday.
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China
Hong Kong
Soviet Union
Canton
Want ads offer the greatest selection of home offerings
Classified column highlights extensive home offerings in want ads. Readers are urged to browse listings for furniture, appliances, decor, and real estate options. Local agencies and sellers promote affordable buys and seasonal deals.
Hidden gun detector aid deployed by Eastern Air Lines
The FAA confirms a government developed device used by Eastern Air Lines to detect guns on board. Details remain undisclosed and no airports are named. The program, begun in 1968, aims to warn authorities without passenger searches.
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Washington
Eastern Air Lines
Federal Aviation Administration
John Shaffer
Shaffer
Eastern
FAA
Lawmaker seeks local control over sex education funds
Rep. Glenn Cunningham introduces a bill to bar federal funds for sex education in grades and high schools unless approved by the local school board. He argues the measure would shift decision making to local and state educators.
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Washington
Glenn Cunningham
R-Neb
Cunningham
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North Towne Lane
Kenwood Transfer
Center Pt. Rd
Blairs Ferry Rd
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Higley Bldg
Third Avenue
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