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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1968

Page

14

All-Iowa Fairlines Up Varied Entertainment Schedule

Nationally known groups headline eight days of shows at Hawkeye Downs beginning Sunday through Aug. 18. Fair President W. H. Wenkstein notes free grandstand admission, a $1.50 gate ticket, and varied acts from Young Americans to a demolition derby. Amid livestock shows, TV personalities, rodeo finals, and the Golddiggers, the fair features Czech music, marionette acts, and a rocket lead stunt by Joie Chitwood.

W. H. Wenkstein Hawkeye Downs Wenkstein Julius Wechter Don Rice Waukon Herb Alpert Tijuana Brass Joie Chitwood

New Cancer Cluster Draws Science Attention

A trio of brothers all died of liver cancer within six years, prompting study by Drs. Ruth Hagstrom and Thurman Dee Baker. They lived near a cottonseed meal mill and grain mills. possible causes include aspergillus flavus byproducts and plant byproducts. No definitive exposure found. scientists seek subtle factors behind liver cancer clustering.

New York UPS Ruth Hagstrom Thurman Dee Baker Vanderbilt University Nashville

Boy Eats Cement Cement Mix Ups Lunch

Two and a half year old Philip Kerley in Bournemouth England drank from a can of cement while his mother attended visitors. He was hospitalized the next day for treatment of cement ingestion.

Bournemouth England UPI Philip Kerley

Dolphins Migration Mystery Probed Off California

Marineland researchers join Navy Sea-Lee project tagging 20 dolphins off Pt. Mugu to track migrational habits. Dolphins will carry white nylon tags and two will wear radio transmitters to map surges, with postcards sent to report sightings. Scientists seek feeding, breeding grounds, and migration patterns amid observed size differences near shore.

Palos Verdes Estates Calif UPI Marineland of the Pacific Navy Pt. Mugu Marineland John Prescott Dushin William Evans

Forger Is Sentenced to Church and Work

Cincinnati man Ronald H. Smith, 22, is placed on three years probation requiring weekly church attendance and no missed work days. If violated, he faces prison for cashing a forged U.S. Treasury check. Judge Timothy Hogan urged Smith to take his wife to church.

Cincinnati Ohio Ronald H. Smith U.S. Dist Timothy Hogan U.S. Treasury Hogan Smith

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