Clinton Township group forms to oppose annexation vote
Cedar Rapids fringe area residents formed Clinton Township Citizens to fight city annexation of a 134 square mile area including Herbert C. Hoover school. Co chairmen R K Alman and Charles Decker were elected with Gerald L Borgstahl secretary. A hearing is set for Thursday at 10 am in council chambers as residents reject benefits of annexation and vow to resist if it proceeds to a vote.
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Cedar Rapids
Clinton Township
Hoover School
R. K. Alman
Herbert C. Hoover
Alman
Charles Decker
Gerald L. Borgstahl
Bus Drivers and Union Begin Contract Talks in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids city bus drivers opened negotiations with Cedar Rapids City Lines as a 10 a.m. Thursday meeting at the company office was arranged. Detroit union official Pat Ganley will participate. Drivers seek a 40 hour week, existing take home pay, and a 22 cent per hour raise from the current 1.54. The current contract runs to September 30.
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Cedar Rapids
Bus Company
Pat Ganley
Detroit
Bus Drivers’ Union
Lions Club Speaker to Talk in Middle East at Roosevelt Hotel
City briefs report Lions Club meeting Thursday at the Roosevelt hotel featuring Prof Frederick Bent of Coe College discussing the Middle East. Also High Twelve meets Friday noon at the same hotel with Charles Novotny describing his trip to Europe. Local notices include speeding fines, office moves, and a break-in investigation at Swenson's service station.
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Lions Club
Frederick Bent
Coe College
Middle East
Roosevelt Hotel
Charles Novotny
Europe
Springville Player Suffers Broken Leg During Sectional Contest
Larry French, 16, of Springville High School baseball, broke his left leg Tuesday afternoon in the sectional contest against Clarence. He was transported to St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids for treatment after the injury at Mechanicsville where Clareton won 7 5.
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Edwin O’brien
Oakland Road
Garfield School
St. Luke’s Hospital
Larry French
Springville
Clarence
St.Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
West Germans invited to Moscow for Soviet trade talks
Bonn reports that several West German parliament members and industrialists have received invitations to travel to Moscow to discuss prospects for Soviet West German trade. The invitation was disclosed on Wednesday.
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Bonn
Moscow
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Memorial Coliseum Armory
Rebekah—Star of Maine
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Marion
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Donald Russell
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Dial
Jack Hicks
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Des Moines
Electrolux
Stalker Electric
Corham
Gorham
Ivory
Chrysler
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Mechanicsville
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