Promised Land source of Arabs and Jews in history
A historical essay traces the idea of the Promised Land from Abraham to modern times, noting the region’s long conquest history, the rise of Zionism, the 1948 founding of Israel, and the ensuing refugee crisis. It explains Arab anger, Jewish homeland passion, and how wars and politics shaped the ongoing Middle East conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle East
Golan Heights
Sinai
West Bank
Jordan River
Israel
Mid-East
Abraham
Promised Land
Fertile Crescent
Britain
Palestine
U. N
Jerusalem
Jordan
Syria
Egypt
Iraq
Gaza Strip
Negev
Galilee
American Friends Service Committee
U. N. Relief and Works Agency
Palestinian Liberation Organization
el Fatah
Black September Movement
Mid- East
Albert Hourani
Hourani
U. S
Soviet Union
Volunteer Group Promotes Cedar Rapids Library Services
A civic volunteer group uses a cartoon character in flyers to highlight Cedar Rapids Public Library services. The effort, led by Library Action Patrons, aims to show the library as an information center and community resource, noting free information, homework help, money and investment ideas, and cultural offerings. Cochairs are Robert Schorg and William Ramstad. other members include union, labor, business, and Friends of the Library representatives, with library board liaisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Action
Cedar Rapides Public Library
Jack Hines
Cedar Rapids
Library Action Patrons Committee
Robert Schorg
The
Teamsters
William Ramstad
Library Board
Richard Bachelder
Plumbers
Doris Peick
IBEW
Charles Swore
Building Trades Council
John Lentz
UAW
Ethan Sproston
United Community Services Labor Liaison
Robert Faxon
Chamber of Commerce
Nancy McHugh
H. A. Schimberg
Gary Ernst
Friends of the Library
Charles Cebuhar
K. F. Sullivan
Air Pollution Weekly Readings and Standards Report
A Linn county health department weekly air pollution report compares particulate matter readings to national standards. Measurements at 445 First Street SW and 2115 North Towne Lane NE show weekly averages 0.10 and 0.023 respectively with multiple daily values. the first site’s instrument remained broken last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Pollution Control Division
Linn County Health Department
First Street
North Towne Lane
Reading
Jane Boyd Community House
Noelridge Rk
Doctor Sees Global Smallpox Eradication Within Reach
Dr Donald Henderson, WHO eradication chief in Geneva, predicts a 50 percent chance of wiping out smallpox worldwide by December next year. He cites only Ethiopia India Bangladesh and Pakistan as endemic and notes two years without new cases would mark eradication, with vaccination and global coordination in final campaign phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
UPI
World Health Organization
WHO
Donald Henderson
Geneva
Ethiopia
India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Henderson
Europe
North America
South America
North Africa
Asia
It’s Your Business Week Schedule for Linn County
List of government and city meetings in Linn County and Cedar Rapids including supervisors health care budget panel planning commissions city councils and board meetings with locations such as Linn County Courthouse City Hall Health Center and libraries and times from Monday through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids City Planning Commission
Linn County Health Center
Third Avenue
Hiawatha Water Board of Trustees
Hiawatha City Hall
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Cedar Rapids City Council
Linn County Supervisors
Hiawatha Library Board
Hiawatha Library
Marion City Council
Marion City Hall
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Linn County Health Care Review Committee
Cedar Rapids Urban Renewal Board
City Hall
County Health Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Cochnar
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Zionist Movement
Russia
Theodor Herzl
Cairo
Beirut
Damascus
Lawrence of Arabia
Lord Balfour
Lord Rothschild
Chaim Weizmann
Free Nations
United Nations
France
Gulf of Aqaba
Strait of Tiran
Nasser
Suez Canal
Palestine UN
Ine
Klinger’s
8Th Ave
Pilcher
Juvenile Residential Coordinating Committee
Paul Building
Hiawatha City Council
Gary Novak
All Makes & Models
Novak
16Th Avenue S.W
Idar Rapids
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!