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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1976
Page
2
Cedar Rapids officials welcomed HR 13367 after a late Senate vote and House margin to extend revenue sharing for three years and nine months. The council plans to rebalance the prior $900000 allotment, soliciting department priorities while assurances expand funding beyond eight uses.
The measure could fund direct property tax relief and allow local use of revenue sharing to match grants. New rules require two hearings and three reports, protect minority groups, and bar lobbying. Mayor Don Canney welcomed the funds despite preferring the original senate bill with its five year life and $200 million annual increment.
International squabbles over fishing and ocean rights threaten European unity and widen tensions in Asia and the Middle East. A UPI survey notes deadlock at the UN Law of the Sea conference as disputes grow, with an Irish navy ship firing on a Soviet trawler within Ireland's waters.
The tenth annual B nai B rith art exhibition and auction starts today at 2 p m at Temple Judah 3221 Lindsay lane se with free catalogs and refreshments. Over 100 items will be shown and sold at prices mainly 40 to 100 dollars.
A market snapshot weighs 23-channel sets against upcoming 40-channel PLL units. With about 20 million 23-channel radios in use, the 23-channel format remains common, though price gaps widen as manufacturers dump older synthesized models. Bargains exist now, while 40-channel models command higher prices. choice depends on needs and budget.
Periodic radar checks will be conducted in four quadrants. Northeast includes Oakland and Center Point roads and First and A avenues. Northwest covers Edgewood Road Ellis Boulevard and B and O Avenues. Southeast lists Cottage Grove Second and Mt Vernon Avenues and Nineteenth Street. Southwest targets Wilson Twenty first Sixteenth Fifteenth Avenues and J and Bowling Streets.
A long reader-compiled note honors many local residents with memorials and birthday tributes from families, friends, and employees. Names include Flossie Bailey Anna Melsa Nettie Spjut George Schroeder Obie Vig and others with various gift amounts noted, reflecting community memory and support.
New York AP reports that a mosquito’s wing beat creates its buzz. The higher pitched hum indicates a female, while males produce a lower tone, aiding males in locating mates.
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