White House fete honors Duke Ellington on 70th birthday
In the East Room, Duke Ellington ached with warm jazz as President Nixon awarded him the Medal of Freedom. An all star jam followed a black tie dinner with Mahalia Jackson, Benny Goodman, Cab Calloway, and Dizzy Gillespie. Ellington signed autographs and played piano while guests toasted the "greatest Duke of them all."
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Nixon
Duke Ellington
White House
Ellington
Duke
Washington
Billy Eckstine
Dizzy Gillespie
Lem Garmant
Marine Band
Ruth
Mercer
Edward K. II
Gaye
Benny Goodman
Cab Calloway
Mahalia Jackson
Richard Rodgers
Thomas Whaley
Whaley
Duke Duke Ellington's Enduring Pace and Humor Revealed
A dialogue about aging in music features Duke Ellington noting he performs mostly outdoors at concerts and avoiding routines beyond live shows. Lou Rawls recalls sharing a joke about soul food with a president, who laughed at the anecdote.
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Taft — Hoover
Lou Rawls
Rawls
Duke
Czech Reds See Party Membership Cancellations Rise
Prague AP report says the watchdog body of the Czechoslovak Communist party notes rising cancellations of party membership since 1967. The central control commission reports declines in use of educational measures and punishments while seeking majority agreement on the party board.
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Prague
Czechoslovak Communist Party
CTK
Central Control and Auditing Commission
Jensen
Jensen Urges Better Name for Area Ten College
Area Ten Community College Board Chairman B A Jensen told about 60 Cedar Rapids students that a better name might exist. The board retained the Area Ten name for now and discussed three alternative proposals Kiowa, Shadow Hills, and Cedar Valley. The research committee remains. a name change could be enacted next year for the following school year.
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Jensen
Area Ten Community College Board of Directors
Cedar Rapids
B. A. Jensen
Area Ten
Kiowa Community College
Shadow Hills Community College
Cedar Valley Community College
Students pursue human name change for Area Ten college
Students petitioned the Area Ten board to rename the college to a more human title. A Committee for Change on the Campus organized a Tuesday meeting and a weekend action aimed at pressing the board to approve a new name.
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Area Ten Board
Area Ten
Committee For Change
Selden Reappointed as Iowa Comptroller by Ray
Des Moines UPI reports State Comptroller Marvin R. Selden Jr., 47, was reappointed Wednesday by Gov. Robert Ray. Selden, a Cedar Rapids native, first took the post March 1, 1961, under Gov. Norman Erbe and was later reappointed by Gov. Harold Hughes.
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Des Moines
UPI
Marvin R. Selden, Jr
Robert Ray
Selden
Norman Erbe
Harold Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette info and rates from 1883 issue
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It lists subscription options by carrier and mail with monthly and yearly rates and notes no main subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press grants exclusive republication rights for focal news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ceda Rapids
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Focal
Iowa Medical Society Honors Three Doctors
The Iowa Medical Society awarded four service honors to three physicians and the Iowa Commission for the Blind. Dr. Carroll Adams of Mason City earned the merit award for outstanding medical service. Des Moines’ Philip Irwin received the John F. Sanford award for leadership in prepaid health care. Dr. W. D. Paul of Iowa City won the Ben T. Whitaker teaching award for his roles at the University of Iowa.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Medical Society
Iowa
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Carroll Adams
Mason City
Adams
Philip Irwin
John F. Sanford
Washington Freeman Peck
Ben T. Whitaker
W. D. Paul
Iowa City
Paul
Division of
Physical Medicine
University of Iowa
Pole Trip By Peary Recounts 1901 Sledge Journey
Robert E. Peary undertook a sledge journey toward the North Pole in 1901. The voyage marked an early exploratory effort as he and his team pushed through Arctic conditions.
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Robert E. Peary
North Pole
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