Iowa considers 500 foot billboard ban to curb roadside blight
A proposed Iowa General Assembly bill mirrors Maryland rules to ban commercial signs within 500 feet of interstate rights of way. Existing signs become nonconforming and must be removed within three years. temporary sale signs are exempt. The measure aims to prevent new displays and improve highway aesthetics if federal action stalls.
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Congress
Iowa General Assembly
Maryland
Iowa
New York
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Indiana
Ohio
Government Printing Office seeks apprentices in skilled crafts
The Government Printing Office in Washington DC offers apprentice training in bookbinding posing press work and machinist crafts with entrance pay of 1.46 dollars per hour. Some openings may be in other agencies during the five-year program to develop craftsmen. Applications must be postmarked by July 5 and may be obtained from John Hausser at the Joliet post office.
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Washington, D. C
John Hausser
Joliet
Wilmington Sailor Graduates Boot Camp at Great Lakes
Alfred L. Mansfield son of Mr Jenetengese Tenege aremin graduated from recruit training on June 1 at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes. The nine week boot camp ended with a full dress parade and review before military officials and civilians.
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Alfred L. Mansfield
Jenetengese Tenege Aremin
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Joliet Sailor Heads for Six Month Western Pacific Tour
Robert L. Arivett machinist mate fireman USN son of Mr and Mrs Russell Arivett of N Reed Street left San Diego May 21 aboard destroyer USS Halsey Powell for a six month tour of the western Pacific. The ship in destroyer division 171 will visit Pearl Harbor Yokosuka and See bo Japan. Separately the coldest official continental US temperature minus 70 degrees occurred at Rogers Pass Montana in 1954.
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Robert L. Arivett
Fireman
USN
Russell BR. Arivett
N Reed Street
Halsey Powell
San Diego
Calif
Pacific
Destroyer Division 171
Pearl Harbor
Yokosuka
Seebo
Japan
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Opticians
J. W. Gulley
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E. Jefferson St
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Cor
Chicago and Webster
Carpenters
Union
Stetson
la Crosse
Redeem
Wilmington Sailor
Continental United States
Rogers Pass
Mont
Bartelts
Em Cass
Clinton
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