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The new voting machines for Pottawattamie County are starting to arrive. Doug Primmer, county auditor and election commissioner, and Gary Galle, deputy in charge of elections, inspect the first shipment. the 89 machines, which cost $2,206 each, will…

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New County Ambulance that went into service late Tuesday is the first such vehicle in the state that bears the new national standard colors, according to director Wayne McCunn. The new unit is white, orange and black, will replace Squad 1, the…

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This new viaduct, more than 400 feet long, in the Union Pacific yards, was recently completed for the safety and convenience of employes [sic], who formerly were forced to go a roundabout way to their place of employment in the yards. Cost of…

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This locomotive, "old 58", is of the type in use on the Union Pacific at the time of the driving of the golden spike. This engine is now traveling across country and being shown in conjunction with the railroad's latest type locomotives, picture of…

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A new footbridge across the Iowa River leads to the Music Building construction on the arts campus at the University of Iowa. The School of Music will move into the building during the second semester. Ned L. Ashton, Iowa City consulting engineer and…

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Making Plans . . . for the 1972-73 city school budget are Dr. Leonard Gregory, incoming superintendent, and Dr. Robert Benton, outgoing superintendent of schools.

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The Tentative Route . . . of the proposed Interstate Highway through west Council Bluffs is shown by dotted lines. The "X" indicates the point where a new park was to be located.

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Bill Clark, manager of the new B.F. Goodrich store at Broadway and Twenty-fifth Street, said Saturday the store's grand opening will be the first week in December. The store is presently open for business.

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Sheriff Mike Kerns . . . examines a floral greeting he received from Lt. Kerry Cozad and his wife, Janet. It's a giant chrysanthemum designed to represent Sheriff Kerns - complete with glasses, a badge and a light dusting of gray "hair."

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Picking Out Hymns . . . for Sunday's dedication service are the Rev. Richard D. Hogan, pastor of the First Christian Church, and organist Berneil Hanson. Some of the pipes from the 1,800-pipe Wicks Organ in the sanctuary can be seen in the…

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A ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opens King's Food Host here Monday. At the event are John Kerry, manager; Douglas Peters, Chamber of Commerce president; Henry Kaufman, public relations manager; and Mayor Eldon Evans. The restaurant at 317 W.…

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Ready To Open . . . is King's Food Host, which has done extensive remodeling on it s building, an old theater.

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Inside Looking Out . . . is attendant Bob Millett, who checks tourist information on folding display board at the Loveland rest stop on Interstate 80. From this workshop he can view the parking area, still coated in winter white, through the window.

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Travelers along Interstate Highway 29 just south of Council Bluffs take a breather during their driving at one of the two newly opened rest area facilities. Each includes restrooms, picnic areas and a tourist information guide, showing travelers…

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Photograph of "the new power house" under construction. Taken July 10, 1898 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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Edward T. Reity, president of the Chicago Great Western Railway Company, accepts delivery of one of eight powerful new diesels the line is placing into service this month from R.L. Terrell (on left), vice president of General Motors and general…

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Bayliss Park Fountain...will send a frothy film of water 40 feet into the air, then decorate it with lesser jet streams and bubblers. This is an artist's concept of how the project will look when plaza, planters and walks are completed. Park Board…

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A Dodge House Collector's Plate . . . is now available in the gift store at the Gen. Dodge House. The plate features pictures relating to Gen. Dodge, his life and his work.

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Serving Coffee . . . in lounge to an oncology patient's husband, Arthur C. Woolman of Oakland, is Wanda Hessel, a Jennie Edmundson Hospital volunteer.
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