City Hall Notes Invested Idle Funds Earn $115 000
Cedar Rapids operating with a 14 million dollar budget now uses a two year old law to place 30 day to five month terms in short term investments. City treasurer Willian Heins reports about 115000 in interest from twelve months, with half this year earned and plans to invest idle funds from seven functional funds.
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Jerry Elsen
Cedar Rapids
Willian R. Heins
Heins
Iowa
U.S. Treasury
Trust Department
Merchants National Bank
Merchants Bank
Stewart Shank
Shank
Department of Planning and Redevelopment
Iowa Highway Commission
Great Books Orientation Session Planned at Cedar Rapids Library
An orientation event for Great Books enthusiasts is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Cedar Rapids Public Library second floor meeting room. Mrs James Birmingham will lead the session to introduce newcomers and inform past participants about fall groups. Registration via the library readers' assistant at 366 1561.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
James Birmingham
Great Books Foundation
The
Chicago
Long, Long Train Formed by Freight Cars
The freight cars owned by U S railroads could form a train 15000 miles long according to historical estimates.
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U.S
Kansas Tax Cut Brings Retroactive Relief and Conformity
The Kansas legislature reduced the state income tax retroactively to January 1 and adopted a federal tax conformity statute. The move lowers personal and corporate taxes, with an estimated annual savings of about $1.5 per person for individuals filing separately and $20 for joint filers, plus a withholding reduction from 15 to 10 percent of federal withholding. North Carolina also cut taxes but relies on higher personal exemptions. federal tax deductibility differs between the states, favoring Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Kansas
North Carolina
Michigan
Maryland
Montana
Nebraska
Vermont
Iinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Nevada
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Texas
Washington
Wyoming
California
Fire Home Safety Checks Begin in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids fire department starts its home fire safety program on September 11. The voluntary inspections focus on electrical, housekeeping, heating and cooking hazards, with information left at homes and a phone option for scheduling. Chief Jesse G. Hunter stresses the program aims to cut fire causes before fires start and notes nationwide home fires exceed 1,000 daily.
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Cedar Rapids
Jesse G. Hunter
Hunter
Fire Department
United States
YMCA Classes In Gymnastics And Swimming Begin
The YMCA fall program offers water orientation for ages three to seven and gymnastics for six to seven. Ten week sessions start Sept 18 21 and 23 with early registration opening this Wednesday. Fees are 10 dollars per child. contact Mrs. John D. Zimmerman at 365 0088 for details.
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YMCA
John D. Zimmerman
Donald E. Smith
Cedar Rapids Antique Show Opens October 5
The 23rd Cedar Rapids Antique Show runs October 4, 6, 7 and 8 at Memorial Coliseum. Exhibitors from ten states present unique glassware, china, dolls, furniture, coins, silver, and more with items valued around $1,000 each. Highlights include Tiffany, Carder, and Libbey glass pieces and a total exhibit value near half a million dollars. The event is open to the public with American Legion Auxiliary assisting daily.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
J. W. Koehn
Florida
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Frederick Carder
William Libbey
Carder
Steuben
Tiffany
Midwest
American Legion Auxiliary
We Wanted To Be Different Bride And Groom Take Plunge
Jenna McGuire 26 and John Hamilton Smith 29 staged a nonconformist wedding in Newton Ferrers England by entering the church to Onward Christian Soldiers then cutting a black wedding cake and, with the bride in a veil and the groom in a top hat, plunging into a swimming pool as the reception highlight.
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Newton Ferrers
England
UPI
Jenna McGuire
John Hamilton Smith
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City Hall
R. E. Norman
David McGuire
Norman
Water Works
William R. Heins
William R. Brinton
Maico Laboratories
MAICO
Hearing Service
Paramount Lidg
Cedar Rapds
First Avenue
Second S#. SE
Roosevelt Hotel
Mahi
Fite
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Jupiter
Pyota Pecia Dd
Soxens
Ave
3Rd St. SE
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