Swedish exchange student on dating and life in America
John Westberg from Stockholm shares his view of life in Marion high and Cedar Rapids, comparing dating customs, transportation, and dances. He notes Sweden’s ties with the U.S. through migration and trade, and expresses happiness with American hospitality and plans to return someday.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
John Westberg
Marion High
Junior Chamber of Commerce Americanism Committee
Stockholm
Sweden
American Field Service
The
U.S
Promenade Group Concert At Coe Tonight Showcased By Kitchin
Prof Joseph H Kitchin conducts the Promenade Orchestra in Coe auditorium at 8 15 pm with violin soloist Kitchin a long time Cedar Rapids Symphony conductor and Coe faculty member The program features Nocturne Danse Orientale Vieuxtemps Palmgren from The Desert March Ballerina and Polonaise May Night and Gypsies dances among others Open to the public free via recording industry trust funds grant sponsored by Coe and Local 137 AFM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Kitchin
Coe
American Federation of Musicians
Musical Performance Trust
Kitchin
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Lubomirski Ee
Vieuxtemps
Palmgren
Losey
Aon
Cole Porter
Karganoff
Robert Farnon
Minuet Boccher
Tax Man Returns Check For Nothing From Oil Producer
In Dallas a west Texas oil producer sent the IRS a signed check for no dollars and no cents to declare he owed no income tax. The action highlighted his stance against federal taxes.
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Dallas
West Texas
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
Doping of Kids on Way Out in India
United Nations report notes the high cost of opium and education reduce illegal medical use in India. It states mothers no longer rely on narcotics to quiet children or spur growth, and that the practice is fading.
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India
United Nations, N. Y
INS
U. N
Board Sets Hearings On Assessment Protests
Cedar Rapids will hold three sessions this week at 2 p m in City Hall to hear protests on new construction and personal property valuations. The five man board will review only these values and may schedule additional sessions as needed.
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Cedar Rapids
Scolaro
Board of Review
W. J. Brown
L. Curtise Wood
Hans J. Smith
Howard Helscher
L. P. Boudreaux
Great Decisions Program Concludes With Dr. Spector Speak
Dr. Stanley Spector, Washington University professor, will deliver the wrap-up talk on Asia in Ferment for the Eastern Iowa Great Decisions program. The May 11 event at the YMCA Little Theater follows prior sessions on theater and U S foreign policy issues. Spector, returnee from Southeast Asia on Ford Foundation funds, has written books on China and the region.
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Iowa
Stanley Spector
Washington University
St.Louis
John M.ely, Jr
Council On World Questions
Theatora
U. S
Spector
Southeast Asia
Malaya
Siam
Indonesia
Singapore
Ford Foundation
London School of Oriental Studies
China
Mack's Amateur Hour on Channel 9 Sunday Evening
Variety entertainment segment highlights Mack's Amateur Hour airing Sunday at 7 00 p m on Channel 9 with a mix of acts and performances planned for the prime time slot.
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Mack
Channel 9
West Region Short Lines Meet in Cedar Rapids
J M Hood president of the American Short Line Railroad Association will speak at a Western Region meeting in Cedar Rapids at the Roosevelt hotel. The all day program includes a luncheon and a four topic seminar on car shortages atomic energy trailer on flat car and Weeks bill. Claude Ebling of the Soo Line will speak at the banquet. Hood, native of Ohio, serves 306 members with 19095 miles of track since 1935.
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J. M. Hood
American Short Line Railroad Association
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Traffic Bureau of the
Chamber of iCommerce
Earl R. Weimer
Washington
Bureau of Service
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atomic Energy
Sutherland Dows
Iowa Electric Light and Power Domes
Cedar Rapids and
Owa City Railway
E.—. Faulks
Rock Island Railroad
Hood
C. C. Ackerman
ICC
Claude Ebling
Soo Line
Ohio
Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad
Red Bandits Disappearing From Korea
Seoul reports 6000 man guerilla police to move out of southwest Korea in June for first time in five years. Fewer than five bandits remain in the mountainous area and maintenance of the large force is deemed unnecessary. Some stations will see augmented numbers to counter any Red movement.
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Seoul
INS
South Korea
Korea
ROK
Combat police force curbs Reds after five years of fighting
A combat police unit formed in 1951 to hunt guerillas operated alongside local forces. Since its creation the Reds were steadily reduced and the unit was cut to 6,000 men. After five years of bitter fighting officials say the guerilla problem is now under control.
Chicken Thieves: Society Considers Chickens Addition
In Tro, New York the Brunswick Society for the Apprehension of Horse Thieves debated widening its reach to include chicken thieves. No horse thieves have been caught since 1910, prompting consideration of expanding the 40 member society’s target list.
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Tro
N.Y
Brunswick Society For the
Nip Burglar Again Now With an Alarm
Oakland police captured Joseph H. Rechsteiner burglarizing the Cosy Corner restaurant at 3 a.m. The thief, previously jailed in 1950 for the same crime, was stopped after the alarm Dougan installed rang. He faces further charges after the arrest.
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Oakland
Calif
Joseph H. Rechsteiner
San Quentin Prison
Lee Dougan
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