Cedar Rapids area eyed for annexation over district plan
City officials favor annexation of an outer area to Cedar Rapids arguing better orderly growth and city control of fringe development. Residents outside the district oppose, saying they gain little and would face taxes for services not received. If approved by city voters, the next step is a district court equity suit to finalize annexation, likely a year before completion.
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Cedar Rapids
Prairie Creek
City Plan
Southland
South Side
Plan Commission
C. M. “Doc” Manley
Twenty-seventh Avenue
South
Dial a Prayer Faith by Phone Spreads Across Cities
In New York Scarsdale Reverend Robert W. Youngs voices a 26 second message heard by 1200 daily callers. Cleveland's Earle C. Hochwald answers 10000 calls in two days. Baltimore's YMCA voice F. W. Stahl handles 4000 daily rings. Dial a prayer grows as people seek faith via automated messages. costs and lines strain emerge as ministers praise the reach.
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New York
Scarsdale
Robert W. Youngs
Hitchcock Memorial Presbyterian Church
Cleveland
Earle C. Hochwald
East Cleveland Congregational Church
Dr. Youngs
Lives
Baltimore
F. W. Stahl
YMCA
Stahl
Mr. Hochwald
Narrow motor road crosses the 180th line at Taveuni Island
The only motor road that crosses the International Date Line lies on Taveuni Island in Fiji. The feature marks a rare geodetic crossing where local travel aligns with a global time boundary.
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Taveuni Island
Jis
War on Barnacles Is Won by U S Navy Says Report
The United States Navy has solved hull fouling with a plastic anti fouling paint that releases copper slowly. It allows ships to operate five years without drydocking, reducing fuel use and drag. Barnacle larvae require moving surfaces and fail to attach above two knots, aiding faster vessels.
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Washington
United States Navy
HMS Triton
F. G. Walton Smith
University of Miami Marine Laboratory
Woods Hole Oceanographic Laboratory
Education Assn Speaker Tuesday at Cedar Rapids meeting
Dr Stephen Joseph Knezevich associate professor of education at the University of Iowa will speak at the Cedar Rapids Education Association meeting Tuesday at 730 pm in McKinley auditorium. He has been a high school teacher superintendent and college professor and will discuss Challenges of a Great Profession. The meeting is open to the public.
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Stephen Joseph Knezevich
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids Education Association
McKinley Auditorium
Knezevich
N.Q
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