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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1978
Page
20
Weather observer E O Frye of Marion reports March average daily high 41.7 degrees and low 22.8 in Cedar Rapids, with snow depth totaling 47.1 inches and 89 days with over one inch of snow on the ground. The readings differ from The Gazette airport figures, and March totals exceed normals in degree days and snowfall.
In Manila Dan Irish finishes a meticulous restoration of General Douglas MacArthur’s 1937 Cadillac roadster. The car, one of two built, features a liquor cabinet and dictaphone with MacArthur’s five star flag. Five months of work by 41 craftsmen yielded 12,000 hours and 416 square feet of sheet metal with only the engine, chassis, wheels and some braces original.
Brussels based Bouglione Circus enters its 108th year under family ownership. Sampson Bouglione notes the one ring format centers on acts and audience contact, with 40 family members involved. The operation tours about 280 towns yearly, keeping 300 people and many animals fed and paid, while auditioning new acts annually.
The Berlitz School of Languages celebrates its centennial by sending a 12 ft 4 in by 8 ft 2 in world’s largest birthday card. Since 1878 it has taught over 30 000 people including Deke Slayton Nicholas II Enrico Caruso Barry Goldwater Nelson Rockefeller and Princess Anne. The 60 pound card will carry greetings in 100 languages across 200 Berlitz schools in 21 countries on five continents.
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