Washington Wonderland A lighthearted look at Ike aides and New Hampshire ties
Washington Wonderland parcels humorous scenes around Sherman Adams and Secretary Sinclair Weeks including a New Hampshire ring gift, a Styles Bridges dinner party and jokes about Adlai Stevenson, Averell Harriman and Lyndon Johnson. It notes budget anxieties and Humphrey quips as the White House counts days before spring.
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Ashington
INS
Sherman Adams
America
Sinclair Weeks
Eisenhower
Weeks
Massachusetts
Adams
Washington
Sherm
Rock Creek Park
Ike
White House
New Hampshire
G.O.P
Styles Bridges
F Street Club
Estes Kefauver
Styles
Shrine Horse Show Extended To Three Days At Hawkeye Downs
The 1956 El Kahir Shrine horse show will run Friday through Sunday June 8 to 10 at Hawkeye Downs, expanding to five performances. More than 50 classes with over $8,000 in premiums and trophies, plus three new classes, are planned as entries exceed 460 from surrounding states.
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Shrine Horse
el Kahir Shrine
Shrine
Hawkeye Downs
Midwest
Russell Davis
Harry Wendler
Benes and Johnson Theorize 20th Century Diplomatic History
Heritage Parley leader Flanagan helped shape art and education committees while directing Tulsa's Art Center. Dr Edward Benes, nephew of former Czechoslovak president Eduard Benes, pursued public affairs, diplomacy, and academia across Prague, London, Paris, Canada, and the United States. He taught at Indiana University, wrote on current history, and held fellowships after a career that included U.N. work and government service. He earned degrees from Dartmouth, Chicago, and Charles University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
John R. Flanagan
University of Illinois
Eugene Kingman
Joslyn Art Museum
Omaha
Vaclav Benes
Indiana University
Walter Johnson
University of Chicago
Flanagan
North Dakota
Minnesota
Southern Methodist
Newberry
James Hall
Emerson”. Kingman
Yale University
Yale School of Fine Arts
American Association of Museums
Kingman
Senes
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Charles University
Prague
England
Liberation Movement
U.N
San Francisco
Conference of Jurists
Foreign Affairs
Benes
Paris
Canada
Lady Davis
McGill University
Johnson
William Allen White
America
Adlai Stevenson
Ihas
Yalta
Dartmouth
Chicago
Glass Blower at University Keeps Labs Supplied
Forrest Hood at Michigan State University is a full-time glass blower whose quick replacements save time and money for IMSA professors. He learned the trade without formal schooling and envisions do it yourself kits for hobbyists, though heat and expensive equipment pose challenges.
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East Lansing
Mich
Forrest Hood
Michigan State University
Hood
IMSA
Czech Summer School Starts June 11 At Hayes School
The Czech summer school session begins June 11 at Hayes School with morning classes for five weeks. The Czech language program accepts registrations from across the city through Mrs. Mary Chmelicke and Marie Wokoun, with contact numbers 2-9925 and 3-2653.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czech School Board
Hayes School
Mary Chmelicke
Marie Wokoun
Head of the House to be shown by On Leave Society
The On Leave Society of Cedar Rapids will present the film Head of the House at 7:45 p.m. Thursday at the YWCA. The meeting, focused on mental health, is open to the public.
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Midwest
Amana
On Leave Society of
Cedar Rapids
YWCA
On Leave Society
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Washington Wonderland
Ruth Montgomery
International News Service
Repauver
Averell Harriman
New York
Ave
Ike Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Lyndon
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Treasury
George Humphrey
Lucius Clay
George
Humphrey
Maine
Homphees
Napphie
First Avenue East
Third Street
S.E
Heritage
Art and
Joslyn Museum
Rhode Island ‘School of Ign
Acaaemen Art Center
Tulsa
Ber
Gazette
Jeop
Cus
Tomers
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Lowa Electric Light
Cedar Rapids’ Progressive
Craemer's
California
House of Lanz
Dee Lowrance
Craemer
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