Linn Park Flowers Listed in Crooked Garden Club Booklet
The Linn County Conservation Board released Wild Flowers of Pinicon Ridge Park a 25 cent illustrated booklet listing more than 40 wildflowers. Cedar Rapids Garden Club members drew the images while four women prepared descriptions and the director noted educators’ interest and the coloring book design for student study in conservation.
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Linn Park
Linn County Conservation Board
Pinicon Ridge Park
Central City
Cedar Rapids
Garden Club
George Mamilton
Leathers
Yule Stamp Goes on Sale in 1969 Christmas Issue
Postmaster Charles J Seda announced that the 1969 Christmas stamps go on sale Tuesday at the new post office and the First Street station in the Federal building. Substations will follow. Patrons are urged to buy early to avoid rush. Christmas cards require a six tent stamp with a return address on envelopes. Sealed envelopes will be forwarded or returned at no extra charge if a return address is included.
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Charles J. Seda
First Street
Federal Building
Soda
House Senate School Groups Meet Monday
The Iowa House and Senate higher education committees meet Monday at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. The program includes a tour of facilities, a question-answer period, and lunch before traveling to the Oakdale campus of the University of Iowa for further meetings led by Senator Joseph Platt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community College
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Linn Hall
Oakdale
University of Iowa
Joseph Platt
Senate Higher Education Committee
Kirkwood College
Kirkwood
Administration Pledges Desegregation Support
President Nixon and aides promised full executive branch aid to implement the Supreme Court desegregation order. Atty. Gen. Mitchell and HEW Secretary Finch pledged enforcement and a goal of ending racial discrimination in schools, amid Southern opposition and calls for resistance.
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Mitchell
Finch
Atty
Gen
Justice Department
Robert Finch
Health, Education and Welfare
White House, Justice
HEW
Mississip
Stoud
Mississippi
Speec
Washington
Nixon
Thhird Party
Warrer
Wourl
Duckworth
Ronald Ziegler
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William C. Gray
Robert B. Davis
Richard D. McConnell
Forrest W. Stewart
McConnell
Hamilton
Titus P. Mothwallet
Hialeah
Jimmy Hatle
G&eww
Pe Straits
House
Senate
A. J. Duckworth
Mississippi Vouchers Association
A. F. Summer
John Bell Williams
Duffy
FBI
Cadar Rapids
Delmer Duffy
Baylor
Zales
Switzerland
Zcles
Zales’ Rawtilars
Lindale Pleza
Neadla
Ays
Lindale Plaza
Earl May
Continental
APO
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