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  • Collection: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Money-Studded Ribbon . . . is cut by Miss Council Bluffs to open the drive-up TV banking service at City National Bank. Assisting with the ribbon cutting are Robert Turner, chairman of the board, and Roland Tornblom, president.

Maps of Four Areas . . . selected for the Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR) pilot program of garbage collection also show on which days collections will be made. Residents of these areas will be receiving free plastic bags on Sept. 10, enough for three…

Demolition Order . . . applies to this three-story structure in downtown Council Bluffs, a landmark dating back to Civil War times.

Planning Engineer S. Herbert Hare presents Master Development Plan to Commission Chairman Henry K. Peterson

A matter of differing tastes... has put this figure in the middle of the debate. Others like her, however have appeared in other locations in Council Bluffs before.

Taking The Oath Of Office . . . from City Clerk Elmer Westphal Saturday is Mayor Ben Hoden who was elected by other city councilmen to the one-year post. Past Mayor John Pogge was elected mayor pro tem.

City's muddy streets are a perpetual problem. But more than 110 blocks of new pavement are on the agenda for next spring.

Heads-On View...shows the advanced design of new model buses to be added by City Transit Lines, Inc. Better driver visibility is a major feature.

photo of City Transit Lines bus, at corner of Vine and N. Main. Man standing outside door of bus, pointing forward; driver in bus preparing to pull out onto street.

Photo of 3 men exiting through door labeled "City Manager Information". Two of the men identified (on back of photo) as Roy C. Rolfe and Ron Kiger.

City Transit Lines, Inc.
CB Bus Line
2800 Ave. A
See Metro Area Transit

A Switch Is Thrown . . . by M.E. Rew, adding the first fluoride to city water. Checking fluoridation equipment from left, are: Robert Young, and Carl Blomgren and Daryl Ebert.

Twisted Ruins of Building . . . flattened by fire late Saturday were in the focus of fire officials attempting to determine the cause Monday. Salvage crews worked Monday to untangle the mass of roof and steel that collapsed during the fire at Arnold…

Frank LeChappel repairs ruptured sewer line on Avenue C. Heavy winter rains cause the cave-in and break.

Grinding a Stump . . . in Fairview Cemetery is Irene Angeroth, employee of the Parks and Recreation Department, which now operates the facility.

City's Newest School...is Washington School on Scott St. and Washington Ave. The $458,000 building will be ready for students when school begins on Tuesday.

Site plan by Steel, Weinstein and Associates, Inc. (Architects and Engineers) for proposed Civic Center, including markings for Arena, Theater, Shopping, and Court.
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