Treasure Dreams Surf Deep Wrecks at Sea-Fair Camp
Beverley Duffy reports on Tom Chehak and Camp Sea-Fair in the Florida Keys where divers hunt Spanish wrecks from 1732. Four of 21 ships salvaged, seekers dive daily for gold or scholarly relics under director Bob Kruse.
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Gazette
Rick Greenawalt
Tom Chehak
Tom
John Chehaks
Cottage Grove Avenue
Florida Keys
Florida
Cottage Grove Avenue SE
Youth Camp Probes San Jose Wreck Finds Hidden Treasures
Camp director Kruse led Sea-Fair divers in Florida state waters to recover artifacts from the San Jose wreck. Campers sifted coral encrusted coins and plates while officials contested loot shares, with a 25 percent state cut agreed. Tom, a 1969 Washington grad, heads home toward studies at Colorado State University and plans for next year’s Mediterranean expedition.
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Tom
Kruse
San Jose
Florida
Camille
Washington High School
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins
Attendance at Camp Wapsie-Y Sets Record of 1223
Camp Wapsie-Y reports 1,223 boys attended this summer, an all time YMCA record. Ninety eight boys used camperships including 188 from the campership fund and 105 from United Community Service. Honor campers were named from Cedar Rapids Waterloo Marion Hiawatha and Iowa City.
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Iowa
Camp Wapsie- Y
YMCA
Jim Springer
United Community Service
Iowa Elks Assn
St. Vincent DePaul Society
Cedar Rapids Sports Club
East Side Kiwanis Club
Marion Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Tama
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Marion
Waterloo
Tipton
Hiawatha
Mt. Vernon
Coralville
Amanas
Springer
Midland Industries Trust
Great Electric
R. J. Building Products
Optimist Club
Steve Wilson
Mark Pittman
Peter Lake
Steve Kray
Bill den Hartog
Charles Crobney
Fairfield
Mike Schultpelz
Steven Switzer
Drew Eginton
Self Service Liquor Store Planned on Center Point
Bob Blake says a new self service liquor store will open at 3939 Center Point Road NE Cedar Rapids across from the shopping center. The facility will offer about the same stock as the downtown store with a $100 000 inventory and nine employees with free street parking.
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Center Pt
Cedar Rapids
Bob Blake
Center Point Road
Mao’s Thought Used to Fight Insects by Red China
Tokyo AP reports China says its troops apply Chairman Mao Tse-tung’s thought to eradicate mosquitoes flies rats and bedbugs. The New China News Agency states the campaign also aims to boost the army’s fighting power.
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Mao
Tokyo
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
New China News Agency
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Guaranty
Tom Nugent
Bob
Guaranty Bank & Trust CO
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bob Rogers
the Beatles
Jefferson Airplanes
Frank Sinatre
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Connie Smith
Eddy Arnold
Sonny & Cher
Buck Owens
Dean Martin
Dim Reeves
Glenn Yarbrough
Twentieth Century Record Collection
Public Library
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Lindale Plaza
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