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Victory Sign At Ak-Sar-Ben
Former Vice President Richard Nixon flashes the victory sign to a huge crowd assembled at the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum on Oct. 29, 1970. He was in Nebraska to campaign for GOP hopefuls. He later returned to Nebraska Jan. 14, 1971, to honor the University…
This Is Part Of The Crowd . . .
This Is Part Of The Crowd . . . of more than 8,000 people which jammed Bayliss Park in 1960 to hear Richard Nixon in his bid for the presidency. Mrs. Nixon, noting all the reporters and photographers present for the occasion quipped that she now knew…
Sidelights Of Nixon's Visit - In Council Bluffs
Introduction By Nixon . . . of A.M. Piper catches The Nonpareil editor by surprise. Nixon termed Piper "one of my best friends and even if I had no other reason for coming to Council Bluffs, it would be to say hello to him." That's Rep. Ben Jensen's…
Council Bluffs: Living Our Dreams and building more!
This scale model of downtown redevelopment shows the sites for the proposed hotel and convention center, on Kanesville between Scott and Main Street (at top center); a proposed office complex on Broadway between Scott and Main Streets (in front of…
Redland building nears construction start
Sale of land for a three-story building in downtown Council Bluffs is scheduled to be completed Thursday, Acting Community Development Director Rod Phipps said. The city will transfer the deed for the property to the building's developers in…
Soon-to-be-gone block slowly empties
A view of the Theater Block from two angles. On the left, the portion that faces Broadway and includes the Crest Theater, the Baird property, and two bars. On the right, the portion that faxes Sixth Street and includes a number of small businesses…
Soon-to-be-gone block slowly empties
A view of the Theater Block from two angles. On the left, the portion that faces Broadway and includes the Crest Theater, the Baird property, and two bars. On the right the portion that faces Sixth Street and includes a number of small businesses…
Building design unveiled; wins approval from panel
The proposed Knudson-Morgan downtown office building (center) is triangular and features a plaza area (left) and parking lot (Far left). The dark area to the right is the shadow of the building. Cars would exit from the parking lot to the alley…
Bluffs' fairy tale coming true; Fairy godfathers for downtown plan?
The Theater Block...between Pearl and Sixth streets on the south side of Broadway will undergo drastic change under the urban renewal plan. The buildings shown here are scheduled for demolition.
Downtown Redevelopment
Demolition and ground preparation for Redland Building at 6th and Broadway. Downtown buildings shown include Iowa Clothes, Wickham Building, Beno's, Council Bluffs Savings Bank, First National Bank
City ponders 'welcome sign' to the Bluffs
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.
Corning unveils statue
Lt. Gov. Joy Corning, in Council Bluffs Saturday to unveil the statue "Family, an Everlasting Heritage", by Bill L Hill, a noted western artist, said the bronze, located in the viewing garden of the Mormon Tabernacle, "captures the spirit of Iowa…
The Steeple
The Steeple of the old Emmanuel Lutheran Church is being converted into a playhouse by Lauren Kersten of Harlan. Kersten purchased the old church and is converting it into an apartment complex. The steeple was taken down in one piece and put onto a…
County Funds Water Study
Michael Platt, Green Valley Cemetery sexton, gave Pottawattamie County Supervisors a tour of less desirable places in the cemetery Monday in hopes of gaining support to clean up trash and make needed improvements at the county-owned cemetery.…
Teen Dies in Crash
A pickup truck with its roof crushed sits on an unmarked road near Treynor Saturday. A rural Council Bluffs teen was killed in the accident.
Sister City mayors get together
Tobolsk Mayor Arcady G. Yelfimov (left) shares a few private moments with Council Bluffs Mayor Thomas P. Hanafan and interpreter Sergei M. Ageyev after the Sister City charter signing ceremony held at Community Hall this morning as part of a visit by…
Mural Wall on Hite Center comes down
Motorists driving east on West Broadway have watched the mural painted on the side of the Hite Center by Michael Brannigan slowly disappearing, row by row. By now, it is just a pile of colorful bricks. Jim Myers of Anderson Excavation and Wrecking…
Soviet catches up with tour
R.H. Fanders (left) and Sergei Ageyev greet Tobolsk Petrochemical General Director Vladimir Judin and Tobolsk Mayor Arcady Yelfimov.
Russian visitors enjoy Council Bluffs
At the Sister Cities charter signing ceremony, toasts were made by Council Bluffs Mayor Thomas P. Hanafan (left in photo) Tobolsk Mayor Arcady Yelfimov, interpreter Sergei Ageyev and Jan Sutherland, president of the Sisiter Cities Association board.
Chipping Away
Leroy Latiker, an employee of Andersen Construction of Council Bluffs, was on top of things Tuesday as he chipped old plaster off the south of the American Legion building on Pearl Street. The wall will be replastered and repainted.