City Hall Budget Sparks Library Outcry Over Subscriptions
The library canceled all standing book orders and will not renew periodical subscriptions as they expire. City officials note funding gaps since 1974 when council redirected regular operations money to capital expenditures from federal revenue sharing, fueling the current shortfall and public protest.
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Carney
Library Board
Friends of the Public Library
Air Pollution Report and Revenue Sharing Notes
The Linn County health department reports particulate and ozone readings across six stations with multiple excesses noted in 1976. The piece also details Cedar Rapids revenue sharing funds, library budget gaps, and council decisions to withhold spending until federal legislation is clarified.
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Linn County Health Department
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Center Point Road
Council Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Sixth Street
Central City
Income gaps in appliance use across income groups
A General Public Utilities Corp survey finds little difference in appliance use by income. Most homes have refrigerator freezers. low income households use electric water heaters more. Air conditioner ownership rises from 28.5 percent to 44.4 percent with income, and color TV ownership shows a large split from 56.8 percent to 83.7 percent.
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New York
General Public Utilities Corp
Color TV
Anti-Semitism Reported Rising in Argentina
A UPI report from Buenos Aires details pro Nazi activity and threats against Jewish targets in Argentina. It cites a group calling itself the Argentine National-Socialist Front claiming bombings at synagogues and a Jewish newspaper, amid a climate of renewed anti Semitic publications and German immigrant ties.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
United Press International
Argentine National-Socialist Front
la Opinion
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Goebbels
Benito Mussolini
Germany
Juan Domingo Peron
Hitler
Europe
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