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Railroading Veteran . . . Ben Hoden will take a City Council seat Jan. 1.

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Councilman Joseph Katelman, right, summarizes the council's accomplishments for 1970 during the final meeting of the year Saturday. The new council chambers included a raised, one-piece desk for the councilmen, and carpeting. Drapes are still to…

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In Sanctuary . . . of East Side Christian Church is Jack Maffitt, 320 Adrian Ave., Russell Starr, 224 Pickardy lane, and Mrs. John H. Hansen, 343 E. Graham Ave.

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Checking Operations . . . of new waste compactor at Jennie Edmundson Hospital are Katherine Grote, assistant director of housekeeping, Audrey Coffman, director of the Housekeeping Department and Charles Kidder, a custodian.

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First Church of the Nazarene . . . and its adjoining properties extend a half of the block west from the church proper. Building plans are now underway to replace the church itself with a new edifice and ample Christian Education facilities. Many of…

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Top - New Annex Of First Baptist Church . . . is of harmonizing red brick. The new structure is attached to the church building by modernistic glass fronted corridors and white stone paneling.

Middle - Spacious Classrooms . . . such as this are…

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A Simple And Attractive Design...makes up the interior of the sanctuary. Blocks of cedar paneling cover the front wall. Pulpits are at either side of the center aisle. The sanctuary has a seating capacity of 325.

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The new Broadway Christian Church...at Twenty-seventh St. and Avenue A. The $90,000 sanctuary is on the right,m adjoining the old remodeled church.

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An Unusual Feature...is the rough concrete pattern on the church exterior. The Rev. Fred Coley and W.D. Shadwick, chairman of the building committee, examine the design.

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Construction of the new sanctuary of First Church of the Nazarene, Twenty-sixth Street and Avenue A, is well under way. A construction crane this week put arches and purlins in place which will support the roof. The Rev. A.D. Foster, pastor of the…

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A contract for construction of the new Community Baptist Church on Renner Drive in Twin City Plaza was signed at the building site Thursday evening. The $37,290 Building will be constructed by the Jack L. Peters Construction Co. of Council Bluffs. …

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Standing before lecturns [sic] ...in the new Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) in the Twinn City community are the Rev. Jose Ventilacion and wife, Esther. They are natives of the Philippines. Nonpareil photo by Virginia Pendgraft

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Entrance to the new children's library . . . strikes the visitor with its brightness and color. Just inside the entrance is the circulation desk. Seated is Mrs. Ruth Plummer, assistant in the children's department. --Nonpareil Photos.

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Picture book desk . . . in foreground are of special design for young readers who life the wide pages of picture books. At the table, left to right, are Lorraine Hodge, 7, and Rita Walsh, 7. In background, at "browsing" shelf, is Margie Hodge, 10.…

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The new children's library . . .provides a new setting for the world of children's books. Note how the shelf areas, reading tables and the circulation department are all designed to fit "little people." - Nonpareil Photo.

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The reins of leadership were transferred to new officers of the Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet Monday night at the Lakeshore Country Club: (from let) Tony payne, outgoing Chairman of the board of directors; Mike Theisen, New…

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For pier number 9 a cell 90 feet in diameter is being formed with sheet piling. It will be filled with sand before construction of a coffer dam. Thirteen caissons, six feet in diameter, will be augured 99 feet to bed rock, and continue 11 feet into…

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Delta piers for Spring Street Bridge are taking shape as the reinforcing steel fans out on the number 11 pier on the Iowa side of the river. Grading for the Nebraska approach can be seen in upper background. The substructure is scheduled for…

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Teeth Joints...at various points in the bridge surface allow for expansion and contraction. Beyond south rail of the new span is Ak-Sar_Ben Bridge, and in distance the Union Pacific Bridge.

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Roller Bearing...on the council Bluffs abutment of the I-480 Bridge is inspected by William J. Kontor.
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