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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1978
Page
11
ChicagoFest at Navy Pier runs 18 days with free openings and many paid performances. An 18,000 seat main stage plus three 3,000 seat theaters host rock blues jazz and country acts including Eddie Money The Coasters Waylon Jennings and Muddy Waters drawing hundreds of thousands through midweek as organizers report record attendance for the summer festival.
The ChicagoFest presents a multi day pier celebration with a free music lineup and many attractions. Budget friendly pricing offers four dollars to enter, or one dollar for seniors and free for under 13 with a parent. Free shows and exhibits abound while food and drink are extra. The event features Mitch Ryder Andy Gibb John Lee Hooker Herbie Mann and Helen Reddy among others across blues jazz rock country and ethnic acts. Parking is tight with tow warnings and shuttle buses from Soldier Field Michigan Avenue Grant Park and Northwestern garages. Information line 744-6555 and address for ChicagoFest provided.
American aid to Bolivia restarts after a month suspension following General Juan Pereda Alban’s coup. State Department says aid will resume with the exception of military aid, which remains under review.
Leon Levy, longtime director of the Columbia Broadcasting System Inc from 1927 to 1977, died Wednesday at his Philadelphia home at age 83.
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