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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1966

Page

8

Two Views of Seven C R Playground Directors Drawings

A Cedar Rapids Gazette feature highlights a "draw the director" contest at multiple playgrounds. Children render local directors including Peter Johnson Kathy McNamara Stephanie Ross and others, with captions listing ages and addresses.

C.R Cedar Rapids Playground Ellis Park Mary Nimmer Center Point Road Coe Playground Chris Bowlds B Avenue Steve Feder Red Fox Road Mark McCune Westview Drive Cherry Hill Playground Chris Robbins Hillside Drive Pat Musser Eighth Street Madison School Toni Cecil Chandler Street Hayes School Vicki Logeman Twenty-second Avenue

Washington Notebook Speeches Louder Not Better

Washington Notebook notes the difficulties of public speaking with faulty loudspeakers and hurried text preparation. It highlights a backseat heckler, a senator misreading a line, and a clash between California figures Gov. Pat Brown and Jesse Unruh, who reconcile on a joint press conference as “team players.”

California Ridmund G Pat” Brown Assembly Jesse Unruh Ronald Reagan Brown Unruh

Worm Diggers Win 25-Cent Raise in Maine Strike

Wiscasset Maine AP reports the worm diggers have ended their strike winning a 25 cent per 100 worms price increase from worm dealers. The dispute centered on blood worms used as bait by sports fishermen and shipped along the East Coast. About 300 workers dig worms along the harbor of this historic seaport once linked to clipper ships and the China trade.

Wiscasset Maine

Ferency Question Sparks Debate During Win A Raise

Fragmentary quotes show a heated exchange about Ferency and a demand for a raise. The text cites Digger Darrell Russell and mentions digging at ten degrees as part of the controversy. The passage reflects workplace tension and demands for compensation.

Ferency Digger Darrell - Russell

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Washington Notebook Newspaper Enterprise Assn Washington Jesse Zoltan Ferency Michigan George Romney United Indies Cedar Kenneth L. Perry Mochnick Typewriter Co Second Ave B. W. Joseph Morgan Jostoh 1St Avenue
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