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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1966

Page

2

Four Special Days to Wind Up All-Iowa Fair

The All-Iowa fair concludes with four special days Kids day Mayors day Country Music day and Teen-Ager day. New livestock events begin with judging completed in Pig Congress open beef classes and 4 H and FFA junior livestock show. The Kids day features a wild animal show with ostriches camels and more free at 10 am. Mayors and families attend a noon luncheon at Hawkeye Downs. The Browning family debuts with a family show at Hawkeye Downs and Norma Jean Faron Young Willis Brothers and Harden Trio headline country shows. A second Teen-Ager day features a battle of music at 2 pm with eight Cedar Rapids combos competing for cash prizes and a 100 first prize. The Teen Center operates daily with dancing more nights and a half-price teen gate on Thursday. The fair ends Thursday with late model modified and novice stock car races at 8 pm.

Jerry Smith Midwest Holter Bob Johnson Don Canney Frank Boshh Hal Schaefer Dick Jensen Charles Decker Memorial Coliseum Kiwanis Club Iowa Hawkeye Downs Browning Cedar Rapids Ewoldt Dave Schneider KLWW

Student Project Upgrades Negro Colleges

About 150 students from top graduate schools join a summer program to bring small southern Negro colleges into America's mainstream education. The Southern Teaching Program places future teachers at 13 Southern institutions, paying competitive salaries and aiding college faculty with summer sessions at Yale.

New Haven, Conn America Cruit Schulze Yale Yale Law School Fred Schulze STP

New Gold Rush In Nome At Ocean Floor Prospect

Nome Alaska faces a modern gold rush as scientists seek offshore paystreaks beneath Norton Sound. James Williams notes offshore drilling permits issued around Seward Peninsula and Gulf of Alaska, with exploration ongoing though results remain undisclosed.

Nome Alaska Norton Sound James A. Williams State Division of Mines and Minerals Gulf of Mexico Shell Oil Co Seward Peninsula Goodnews Bay Gulf of Alaska Southeast Alaska Panhandle Williams Sound

Sihanouk Sees No Quick End to Vietnam War

Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk told ABC Scope he sees no sign of a near end to the Vietnam conflict. He praised the Viet Cong as the South Vietnamese people's broadest, most representative movement and said Cambodia might soon host a National Liberation Front representative. He blamed U.S. and Thai incursions for border breaches and said ties with the United States and Thailand could be restored if they recognize Cambodia’s borders and halt aggression.

New York Prince Norodom Sihanouk Vietnam Hanoi South ABC Television News Sam Jaffe ABC Sihanouk National Liberation Front Viet Cong Cambodia United States Thailand

Garbee to Speak at St Luke's Hospital Nursing School Graduation

Dr. Eugene E. Garbee president of Upper Iowa University will be the speaker for the August 26 commencement of the St Luke's Methodist hospital School of Nursing. The ceremony at St Pauls Methodist church begins at 8 p.m. Garbee has degrees from Southwest Missouri State George Peabody New York University and has served as president of UIU since 1952.

Eugene E. Garbee Upper Iowa University Fayette St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital Garbee Southwest Missouri State College George Peabody College Nashville New York University Drake University University of Georgia Governor’s Commission On Human Rights Assn. of Iowa St. Paul’s Methodist Church

Sherlockian Group Endorses Candidate in Baltimore

The Baltimore chapter of the Baker Street Irregulars, a Sherlock Holmes study group, endorsed State's Attorney Charles Moylan for renomination. Moylan praised the unusual political backing while noting its qualitative value to a real Sherlockian audience.

Baltimore Baker Street Irregulars Sherlock Holmes Baker Street Charles Moylan Moylan

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