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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1968

Page

2

Collins Radio Expands Horizons for Colorado School System

Collins Radio Co wins a 40 million dollar contract with Lockheed Aircraft Co. A $1800 transceiver unit bought by a small Colorado school district under Educational Radio Network ERN aims to let students hear history as it happens. The ERN brainchild is Charles Clark Meeker Public Schools Title III director and targets Sept. 2 full operation.

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Meeker School To Use Collins Radio For Global Links

Walter Sullivan of Wyoming Iowa prepares a Collins KWM 2 transceiver for Meeker Colorado’s school system. The device anchors an ERN radio network intended to link students with foreign nations and distant educators, enabling global conversation and on site learning.

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Notable Minds Struggle With Spelling Says Doctor

London based Dr. Lloyd Thompson reported at an international mental health congress that famous figures such as Edison Rodin Wilson and Einstein shared spelling difficulties. He cited childhood letters and noted dyslexia may spark emotional issues affecting reading and writing skills.

London UPI Hart Lloyd Thompson Trists International Mental Health Congress Thomas Edison Auguste Rodin Woodrow Wilson Albert Einstein Thompson Edison Rodin Wilson Woodrow I.Q

83-Year-Old Delivers Papers To Stay Fit

Horace Fisher aged 83 marked his 50th wedding anniversary by delivering newspapers at dawn. He says the routine keeps him feeling young and fit and that being up early does a man good.

Grendon England UPI Horace Fisher

Convicts Schooled In Social Graces at Hannover Prison

In Hannover Germany about 120 inmates dine at tables with chinaware and white cloths as part of a rehabilitation meal program. Director Paul Nienhaus notes convicts chosen for willingness to reform attend these meals three or four times monthly to learn social grace.

Hannover Germany Paul Nienhaus

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