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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1969

Page

4

Cedar Rapids Home Show Awards Highlight 1969 Exhibits

A chilly night drew 2 087 attendees to Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Downs for a four day Home Show. Judges named three outstanding exhibits from Iowa Electric Light and Power Co House of Fireplaces and Kitchens Unlimited with displays of a radar range a glass doored dishwasher and a 50 foot carpeted fireplace. Local 11 firefighters marked their 100th anniversary with an 1872 hose cart and replicas of old horse drawn rigs. The event runs 6 to 10 p m tonight and 1 to 10 p m Saturday and Sunday.

Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Downs Iowa Electric Light and Power Co House of Fireplaces and Kitchens Unlimited Margaret Yankey The the Gazette Linda Schoninsky Coe Robert Naujoks Wmt-Tv Chicago Town Assn Local 11 Home Builders Assn

California Structures Win Civil Engineers Award

The 77 foot Oroville dam and Edward Hyatt power plant in California were chosen as the outstanding civil engineering achievement of 1969 by the American Society of Civil Engineers at its Louisville meeting.

Louisville Oroville Dam Edward Hyatt California American Society of Civil Engineers

Beam presents credentials in Moscow seeks stable world order

Ambassador Jacob Beam submitted his credentials at the Kremlin and urged U S and Soviet cooperation to foster a more stable and peaceful world order.

No Discrimination Found in Duff Water Department Case

The Cedar Rapids mayoral commission on human rights found no evidence of racial discrimination in the Duff case. Robert C. Duff, 22, a former water department storekeeper, claimed inhuman treatment by foreman Daniel Senft, 63, who denied the charge. Duff admitted striking Senft after being struck by a helmet. Senft was demoted. The commission suggested improving department procedures to prevent misunderstandings.

Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission Duff Daniel Senft Senft

Bowles Lauds Nixon in Goodbye to India

In New Delhi AP report Bowles praises President Nixon at a farewell news conference saying he is one of the few Presidents who have been to India and that visit gives him a head start on understanding the country.

Bowles Nixon India New Delhi U. S Chester Bowles

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