Fair Manager Decker Focuses on People at All-Iowa Fair
Charles Decker the All-Iowa fair's new manager pushes a people centered plan for 1973 to involve exhibitors staff and fairgoers. He aims to please groups within groups with varied grandstand acts outdoor entertainment and targeted promotions while solving venue and contracting challenges.
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Charles Decker
Decker
Iowa Fine Arts Council
Hawkeye Downs
Des Moines
Grandstand
Columbus Sets Sail From Paris on First Voyage
Columbus departed for the Americas from Paris on August 3 1492 beginning his historic first voyage.
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Columbus
Paris
Spain
America
Chemical saves elms by high pressure injection
New York report from UPI notes benomyl antifungal chemical may protect American elms from Dutch elm disease. Scientists FE B Himelick of the Illinois Natural History Survey and Winlard K Hoch with the USDA ShoadeTree and Ornamental Plants Lab describe a high pressure injection method delivering up to 20 gallons of chemical into large trees in 10 to 30 minutes.
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New York
UPI
FE. B. Himelick
Illinois Natural History Survey
Urbana
Winlard K. Hoch and
Public affairs program on prejudice in Cedar Rapids
A three session educational program titled Helping Ourselves and Others on prejudice runs April 26 May 3 and May 10 at the Linn County Health Center Cedar Rapids. It is sponsored by the Iowa State University Extension Service with Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce Junior League Cedar Rapids League of Women Voters and Churches United. The sessions cover prejudice awareness development and race relations with films plays and group discussions. Reservations call Linn County Extension Service 366 2411 extension 408 or write B 01 Federal Building.
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Linn County Health Center
Third Avenue SE
Iowa State University Extension Service
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Extension Service
Federal Building
Tire Kicking Origins Tied to Clincher Tires
Akron AP reports Goodyear experts trace tire kicking to early 1900s clincher tires held by clamps to test fit and inflation. Old tires averaged about 50 miles, while modern Goodyear tires carry a 40 000 mile guarantee making kicking them unnecessary except for superstition or frustration.
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Akron, Ohio
Goodyear
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